Lubbock Defense Attorneys

Lubbock Defense Attorneys - DWI / DUI Lawyer for The State Of Texas

"Stephen Hamilton is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization"


Lubbock Criminal Defense Attorneys

Stephen Hamilton Criminal Defense Attorney

Nicky Boatwright Criminal Defense Attorney

Both Nicky and Stephen have had completed training by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to administer standardized field sobriety tests.

Both attorneys are members in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.

Both attorneys are members of the Lubbock County Criminal Defense Association.

Both attorneys are members of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association.

Both attorneys are members of the National Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association.

Both attorneys have a Juris Doctor degree.

Both Lubbock defense attorneys spend time each month to researching the latest cases, legal treatises, scientific literature, and articles on the subject of drunk driving defense allowing them to be on the cutting edge of driving while intoxicated - DWI defense at all times.

Both Lubbock defense attorneys are licensed in the State of Texas and the Northern District Court (Federal Court) of the State of Texas.

Both are members of the State Bar College of Texas.

Both attorneys are doggedly independent, and believe in challenging everything for their clients' defense to be successful.

As a matter of course, they are ready to fight your case by bombarding the District Attorney with extensive pre-trial motions, demonstrative evidence, photographs, witness testimony, videos, defense experts, essential cross-examination of the prosecution's witnesses, and, of course, your testimony.

Stephen Hamilton has a certificate of completion of the Robert F. Borkenstein course. This is the same training the state intoxilyzer experts attend. As a result of this training, I am able to better contest any intoxilyzer evidence that the prosecution introduces.

Stephen Hamilton has completed training under the Department of Transpiration regulations as a breath test operator and technician. Because of this I know the strengths and weaknesses of this particular intoxilyzer...and I can use this knowledge to better defend you.

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The law firm owns its own Intoxilyzer 5000 and Portable Breath Test Machines.

Stephen Hamilton has been invited to lecture to attorneys throughout the State of Texas on the Intoxilyzer and breath test cases.

Stephen Hamilton has completed training in blood alcohol analysis and forensic blood analysis. Because of this training I know the errors and fallacies of a blood test that the prosecution will introduce.

Clients come from across Texas to retain their services. Both defense attorneys focus on criminal cases with the emphasis of their practice devoted to DWI / DUI defense cases. They focus on cases in the West Texas and in the Texas panhandle.

"Stephen Hamilton is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization"

Why is this important? Well consider that in the entire State of Texas, there are over 67,000 licensed attorneys and there are only 826 Board Certified Criminal Lawyers!! In Lubbock County, at last count, there are over 600 licensed attorneys and only 6 are Board Certified in Criminal Law -- and one of these is a prosecutor! That means that less than 1% of all the lawyers in Lubbock County are criminal law specialists. In fact, hiring a board certified criminal lawyer means that your lawyer has satisfied various requirements that few lawyers (LESS THAN 1 % IN LUBBOCK) meet.

So What is a Criminal Law Board Certified Attorney?

An attorney who is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law must have experience in the preparation and trial of serious criminal matters. The attorney must also have extensive knowledge of state and federal constitutional law, evidence, procedure and penal laws involved in the trial of these matters. A relatively small percentage of all Texas lawyers are board certified in a particular area of specialization.

To become Board Certified in Criminal Law, an attorney must have:

---- Been licensed to practice law for at least five years
---- Devoted a required percentage of practice to criminal law for at least three years
---- Handled a wide variety of criminal law matters to demonstrate experience and involvement
---- Attended criminal law continuing education seminars regularly to keep legal training up to date
---- Been evaluated by fellow lawyers and judges
---- Passed a day-long written examination covering state & federal criminal law

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was created by, and operates under the authority of, the Supreme Court of Texas. Its members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas. The Board administers the program by which an attorney may earn a certificate of special competence in a particular field of law. The program is voluntary and is funded entirely by fees imposed on participating attorney.

Lubbock Texas Criminal Defense Attorneys

The Law Office of Boatwright & Hamilton 1005 Broadway Lubbock, Texas 79401 806-747-8002 - Office 806-747-8110 - Fax

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Nicky Boatwright and Stephen Hamilton are Criminal Defense Trail Attorney's in the state of Texas covering Amarillo, Canyon, Andrews, Abernathy, Acuff, Amherst, Anton, Arnett, Bledsoe, Brownfield, Cotton Center, Crosbyton, Dickens, Floydada, Hale Center, Idalou, Lamesa, Levelland, Littlefield, Lockney, Loop, Lorenzo, Lubbock, Meadow, Morton, Muleshoe, New Deal, New Home, O'Donnell, Olton, Petersburg, Plains, Plainview, Post, Ralls, Ransom Canyon, Shallowater, Slaton, Smyer, Tahoka, Wolfforth, Seminole, Tulia, Midland, Odessa.