Stephen Lyle Hamilton

Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney Fighting Daily to Protect Your Rights!

10+ Years of Experience

Board Certified in Criminal Law, AV Rated, tried over 100 jury trials and a published author, I wrote the book on DWI defense. Before you talk to ANY lawyer get a copy of my DWI Survival Guide, A Citizen’s Protection Manual for a DWI Arrest. While other lawyers “advertise” expereince I will show you how my trial experience of over 100 trials can help in your case. My name is Stephen Hamilton; I am a Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney who focuses on DWI cases. I have spent my almost 20 years of practice on the defense side. I began to focus on DWI cases in early 2000 after becoming a member of the National College for DUI Defense. I have hundreds of hours of continuing legal education on criminal law issues and specifically on DWI/DUI defense. Because my practice focuses on DWI defense and criminal law, I often speak and lecture to other lawyers about how to try a DWI case. Local media in cases and issues involving DWI or other intoxication issues has interviewed me. My goal is to focus on each case that I take and provide personal client attention. I try more cases in a year than most criminal lawyers try in ten years and I believe that is for several reasons. First, I like my clients. If I can help them in their time of stress I want to do whatever I can. Second, I like trials. I enjoy the stress that comes with being in trial. I believe that when I walk in that courtroom, as arrogant as this might sound, I am in charge and the goal is to help my client.

DUI & DWI
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
White Collar Crime
Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Texas
Since 1998
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Languages

  • English

Lead Trial Attorney and CEO
Texas Criminal Defense Group
2021 –

Current

Lead DWI Trial Attorney
Stephen L. Hamilton, P.C.
2009 –

2021

Partner and Trial Attorney
Boatwright & Hamilton, P.C.
1999 –

2009

Attorney at Law
King & Gregory, PLLC
1998 –

1999

Oklahoma City University
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1998

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Superb Rated Attorney 2015
Avvo
2015
Fellow Award
College of the State Bar of Texas
2015
Top Lawyers of Texas 2015
Texas’ Top Lawyers
2015
AV Preeminent 2015
Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Client Distinction Award
Lawyers.com
2015

Nation’s Top One Percent-2015
National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015
Top Rated Lawyer Appellate
Martindale-Hubbel
2015
Client Distinction Award
Martindale.com
2014
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2014
Avvo
2014
Certificate of Membership
Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
2014
AV Preeminent 2014
Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Forensic Principles of DUID I
Axion Training Institute
2014
Fellow Award
College of the State Bar of Texas
2014
Top Lawyers of Texas 2014
Texas’ Top Lawyers
2014
Top Lawyers of Texas 2013
Texas’ Top Lawyers
2013
AV Preeminent 2013
Martindale-Hubbel
2013
IACP Field Sobriety Testing Practitioner Class
Platt & Associates
2013
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2013
Avvo
2013
15 Year Anniversary Service Award
Martindale-Hubbel
2013
Client Distinction Award
Martindale-Hubbel
2013
Course Director-Defending a DWI with Breath/Blood Evidence
International Legal & Forensic Science Services Inc.
2013
Certificate of completion of DNA analysis
Dr. Hampikian DNA Class
2013
Fellow Award
College of the State Bar of Texas
2013
Forensic Drug Analysis II Course Completion
Axion Training Institute Certificate of Recognition
2013
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2012
Avvo
2012
Certificate of Excellence-Fundementals of Gas Chromatography
Shimadzue Lab Certificate of Excellence
2012
Intoxilyzer 5000 One Day Boot Camp Completion
International Legal & Forensic Science Services Inc.
2012
Certificate of Completion
The Scientific Truth About HS-GC-FID & Pharmacology of Etoh, Marijuana, & Benzodiazepines
2011
Certificate of Completion
Mastering Scientific Evidence in DWI/DUI Cases
2011
Membership
American Chemical Society
2011
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2011
Avvo
2011
Certificate of Completion
Dr. Paul Homoly Communication
2010
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2010
Avvo
2010
Fellow 2010
State Bar of Texas
2010
Board Certification in Criminal Law-5 Year Recertification
Texas board of Legal Specialization
2010
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2009
Avvo
2009
Gas Chromatography: Fundamentals and Troubleshooting
American Chemical Society
2009
Avvo–Superb Rated Attorney-2008
Avvo
2008
Certificate of Completion Forensic Blood/Urine Seminar
Headline Marketing Coproration
2008
Graduate of NCDD Summer School-Harvard
National ;College for DUI Defense
2007
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Behavioral Perspectives
Steve Rubenzer, Ph.D., ABPP–Diplomate in Forensic Psychology
2007
Board Certification in Criminal Law
Texas board of Legal Specialization
2005
Instructor Qualification for Intoxilyzer 5000
C.E.S. Consulting
2004
Operator Course Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Test Instrument
C.E.S. Consulting
2003
Maintenance Course Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Test Instrument
C.E.S. Consulting
2003
Borkenstein Class on Alcohol and Highway Safety
Indiana University Center for Studies of Law in Action
2003
Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI Cases
NCDD
2003
Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases
NCDD
2002
Student Course Completion of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration via LaPier & Associates
2001
Certificate of Recognition
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
2000

Texas State Bar

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Member
1998 –
Current
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Articles & Publications
What Every Texas Tech Student Should Know if They Get in Trouble with the Law
2016
A Citizen’s Guide to a Domestic Assault Arrest in Texas
2015
A Citizen’s Guide to a Marijuana Arrest in Texas
2015
A Citizen’s Guide to a Theft Arrest in Texas
2015
Strategies for Defending DWI Cases in Texas
Inside the Minds (Aspatore Books)
2013

Strategies for Defending DWI Cases in Texas
Inside the Minds (Aspatore Books)
2012
Texas DWI Survival Guide
2012
Mandatory Blood Draws by the Police, Coming to Your Local 7-11 Parking Lot?
Lubbock Law Notes
2009

Websites & Blogs

Website
Board Certified Criminal Law, AV Rated DWI Trial Attorney

Dallas Office
1341 W Mockingbird Lane
Suite 647
Dallas, TX 75247
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700 Milam
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Houston, TX 77002
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San Antonio Office
700 N St Mary’s Street
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San Antonio, TX 78205
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Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Lubbock Office
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Lubbock, TX 79401
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303 W Wall Street
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Midland, TX 79701
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Amarillo Office
600 S. Tyler
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Amarillo, TX 79101
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