Administrative License Revocation Hearings (DWI)

Texas Driver’s License Suspension Lawyer

At the Law Office of Kimberly Griffin Tucker, located in Carrollton, Texas, there are a variety of innovative strategies that Mrs. Tucker employs in defending clients facing DWI penalties. An important component of this strategy involves your administrative hearing (ALR), where she will seek to prevent the suspension of your driver’s license but most importantly she will begin investigating the strengths and weaknesses of your DWI.

Some clients (and lawyers!) consider the ALR to be of minor importance. Mrs. Tucker views the administrative hearing as an invaluable opportunity to help you keep your driving privileges AND secure evidence for your impending DWI criminal case. As she puts it, "Winning the DWI starts at the ALR." In fact, it is this unique viewpoint that led to her winning every DWI trial in Denton County in 2006 and so far in 2007!

At the ALR hearing, the police officer who arrested you for DWI will be subpoenaed to appear. If the police officer does not appear, you will win by default and there will be no driver’s license suspension. However, if the police officer does appear, Mrs. Tucker will be able to obtain key details and prepare herself for how to handle the officer at your criminal trial.

Later on, she will also make an open records request on the officer to review his or her training records, personnel file, and internal affairs file. With a certified transcript of the ALR hearing, Mrs. Tucker can also see if a different answer to the same question is given at the criminal trial. Mrs. Tucker knows this can be powerful evidence because juries don't like it when officer's give inconsistent answers!

In preparation for your criminal case, Mrs. Tucker will obtain copies of the police reports, inventory logs, driving records, and information from the jail booking. Essentially, she will try to recreate the District Attorney’s file. The information she learns at the ALR hearing usually means she comes to court with even more information than the DA. Testimony and evidence are only part of the bigger picture at the Law Office of Kimberly Griffin Tucker. The firm also has an expert witness at their disposal who is a former police officer certified in field sobriety testing.

Contact the Law Office of Kimberly Griffin Tucker at (972) 492-2889 or (972) 306-3330 so Mrs. Tucker and her staff can immediately begin helping you with your driver’s license suspension hearing. Before your first appointment, fill out the Client Information form and prepare a detailed written statement of all the events surrounding your arrest as soon as possible. If there are any witnesses, get their contact information and have them draft a brief statement. They may prove invaluable should you decide to go to trial.