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Posted on Dec 26, 2012 By Herman Martinez
One of the most difficult things when talking to someone that has never been arrested for a crime much less DWI is that this could happen to anyone that has a drink and decides to drive. The police ...
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Posted on Jun 19, 2012 By The Martinez Law Firm
Facing criminal charges is never easy. At the Martinez Law Firm, we are whole-heartedly devoted to helping clients in stand up for their rights in the courtroom – even in the face of a DWI ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Herman Martinez
I want to be clear that I am not of a fan of Black Friday. I have never understood the frantic nature of consumers headed out to the mall, fighting traffic, unable to find a parking spot, and fighting ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI lawyer I often get asked about what type of people get arrested for DWI. The most complete answer is anyone that has a drink, and drives a car may be stopped by the police and may be ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2011 By Herman Martinez
A lot of my clients are in the dark about Breath Alcohol Ignition interlock Device (BAIDD) providers. Below you will find a list of providers that service the Greater Houston and Harris County, Texas ...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Last night as I exited the parking lot of one of my favorite restaurants, Sorrentos, on Westheimer Road a police officer started following me. Initially, I did not give it a second thought. I had one ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Herman Martinez
A few of the Harris County, Texas Judges were reluctant to accept the DIVERT program when it started. In fact, there is still one judge that does not allow the program in his court. One of the main ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2011 By Herman Martinez
The DIVERT program initiated in Harris County, Texas has some good and bad points. I will not rehash them here. A client was kind enough to allow me to publish their email to me. The following is ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Herman Martinez
It seems like every year someone wearing the Breathalyzer costume for Halloween is arrested for drunk driving. I wonder if that person realizes that if they are stopped by a police officer while ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2011 By Herman Martinez
One of the many pitfalls of having a commercial drivers license and being charged for a DWI is that an occupational license is not available if the administrative license revocation hearing (ALR) is ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By Herman Martinez
The recent arrest of a Galveston County, Texas prosecutor for drunk driving is unfortunate. I will not belabor that point since Murray Newman's blog has a well written piece on this subject. What I am ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Now that the DIVERT program has reached its one year mark and contracts have been fulfilled cases are being dismissed daily in Harris County, Texas' misdemeanor courts. The tricky part is that the DWI ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Thisseems to be the newest line that search engine sales people are using when calling our law firm. For the most part, my assistant does a great job screening these calls, but when I am "on call" ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was at a picnic for Golden Retrievers with my dog, Dawson this weekend. Yes, you read that correctly. This is what people sometimes do that do not have children with their weekends. Actually, it was ...
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