My recommendation is the following: if you are searching for the best DWI lawyer in Austin than you need to do a little home work on your own. The facts are that there are very capable DWI lawyers in Austin that all can do a great job in representing your case. There are several different ways to finding such a lawyer. First, you can do a search on Martindale. They have a rating system of lawyers rated by their peers. The second thing you can do which is probably not always the best, is to search your local yellow pages and pick the attorney with the biggest add. Typically these are the attorneys that can afford to place large adds, hence they are the ones with the deep pockets, hence they are the ones that are probably doing the best because they can afford such an add. The third thing is to start search the internet for an Austin DWI lawyer. My recommendation regarding all three options would be to hire a lawyer that is located in Austin that specializes in DWI cases. If a lawyers main focus is representing DWI’s this is probably a good indication that they are the most experience in this sort of representation. My other recommendations would be to stay away from those attorneys that practice multiple practice areas with little concentration in criminal law / DWI representation. Many lawyers tend to practice outside of their sweet spot in hopes of supplementing their main focus. A good example are personal injury lawyers. Many personal injury lawyers will take on other cases mainly because personal injury cases take a long time to win and they don’t get paid unless they win these cases.

While its important to hire an experience attorney, I do believe it is equally important to hire an experienced attorney that represents your immediate need which is DWI’s in Austin. By the way, Austin is a great town.

What was your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)? Did they administer a sobriety test on you? Did they give you right to seek legal counsel before, during or after the questioning? Tell us a little more about your case. Like any state, Texas is no different than the rest. If you consumed over the legal limit than you can be charged with a DWI. Because of the demographics of Austin, there are tons of good DWI lawyer throughout the city. I’m almost guessing that the main practice area in Austin is DWI’s / DUI’s. Can you be a little more specific? Perhaps I can help lead you in the right direction.

If what you said is true than you have a legitimate shot at beating your DWI. The only problem that you will run into is its your word against their word. Because you denied the breathalyzer, this makes you look guilty. But because they were going to administer it after about 2 hours well they mishandled the situation. Now what you lawyer will need to do is either A. Get this thrown out or B. prove that you were indeed not intoxicated and that you were falsely arrested. In either case you indeed need a good DWI lawyer and since the incident occurred in Austin, I would recommend hiring an Austin DWI Lawyer, mainly because that is where your case is being tried. Here is what you need to do. Contact 2-3 DWI attorneys in Austin and find out if they have handled similar cases and what were the results to each case. Hire the one that you feel most comfortable with to get the job done correctly. Your situation is a bit unique so make sure when you sit down for your consultation you outline it to the lawyer exactly how you outlined it on this site. Also, if I were you I would right down why its still fresh in your memory the whole incident from start to finish. Good luck.