Rockwall County DUI Attorney

A Texas DUI conviction can have a huge impact on your life. Hiring an experienced Texas DUI attorney can make a difference in the outcome of your case. To get immediate help with your drunk driving arrest, contact Rockwall County Criminal Defense Lawyer John Cook by calling (214) 808-4586 or filling out the Free Rockwall County DUI Consultation form to the left.

Warning! You need to act now if you want to save your Texas Drivers License, as you have only 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing. If you do not request this hearing, your license will be revoked. Rockwall County Texas DUI Attorney John Cook can help you keep your license.

How a Texas DUI can affect your life

The consequences of a Texas DUI conviction can be serious. A criminal record may affect your ability to find or keep employment. Your auto insurance rates will certainly go up, if your carrier doesn't cancel you outright. The criminal punishments for a Texas DUI conviction are as follows:

First Texas DUI Offense:

Texas Criminal Status: Class B Misdemeanor.

Jail: Minimum 72 hours, or 6 days if open container is present.

Texas DUI Fines/Costs: Fine not to exceed $2,000. Other administrative and evaluation fees may be assessed. TX imposes a “surcharge” for a DUI on top of regular fines. The surcharge is $1,000 per year for three years for a first DUI offense and $2,000 if the person’s BAC level was double or more the legal limit (.16).

Texas License Suspension: Yes, 1 year. Attending DUI Education class may avoid this. Occupational license may be granted based on need.

Texas Conditional License: A conditional, or occupational license, may be issued based on "essential need" and usually only when the court orders an offender into alcohol assessment/rehabilitation. Offenders who have been granted occupational licenses within 10 years are ineligible. For definitions of “essential need”, see Transportation Code Section 521.241. The fines and punishments become more severe with each offense level and number of prior convictions.

Rockwall County DUI Lawyer John Cook will protect your freedom and rights!

My approach is simple. I will use my vast experience as a former police officer and prosecutor, knowledge of Texas DUI laws and proven trial skills to aggressively represent you. My creative approach often is the difference between a drunk driving conviction and a dismissal, reduction in the charge, or being found Not Guilty on the drunk driving charge. I have achieved these results for my clients even when:

• There was an accident involving drunk driving;
• My DUI clients have failed all field sobriety tests;
• The DUI breath test results were over the legal limit;

• and DUI blood test results were over the legal limit.

The results obtained depend on the facts of each case, but as a Rockwall DUI Attorney I do not want you to have a conviction on your permanent record. My goal is to successfully fight for your rights and try to make a difference in your case. Hopefully I will earn your confidence so that you would, without hesitation, refer me to others in need of DUI defense.  The only way I can do that is to win your case.

About Rockwall County, Texas DUI Attorney John Cook

Rockwall DUI Lawyer John Cook is a graduate of Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama majoring in Law Enforcement with a minor in English. He received his law degree from the South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi honorary legal fraternity and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Procedure. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Cook was a police officer for 6 years with the City of Mesquite, Texas Police Department, with the last two years as a Detective in their criminal investigations division.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Cook served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. He is now in private practice and has limited his practice to the defense of Texas criminal cases in both Texas state and Texas federal courts with most of his cases involving Texas DUI's. Rockwall County DUI Lawyer John Cook has previously lectured on jury selection in Texas DUI cases at the Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Annual Texas DUI Seminar. He is a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense lawyers and the National College of DUI Defense.

Through his years of defending Texas DUI cases, Rockwall County, Texas DUI lawyer John Cook has the experience and background to successfully represent you in this difficult time. Call Rockwall DUI attorney John Cook today for a free initial consultation.

Cities and Towns served by Rockwall County DUI Attorney John Cook:
Fate, Heath, Rockwall and Royse City, Texas.

Rockwall County DUI Lawyer John Cook

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