Now that you’ve decided that you really do need the one, it’s time to find the best Texas DWI lawyer. This isn’t as hard as you think, and you don’t need to fork over half of your yearly salary just to get one. Just follow a couple of steps, and you’ll be all right.

• Emphasize experience.

An unexperienced attorney isn’t going to make the best Texas DWI lawyer anymore than you’re going to represent yourself best. Obviously there are differences, but no matter what amount of book learning a lawyer has, the best training they have is in the court room. If your attorney doesn’t have that, they aren’t worth much to you. Not only should your lawyer have a couple of years at least of experience, but that experience should be at least half in DUI cases.

• Get to know them.

Before you hire a lawyer, go to a consultation with them. These are almost always free. Have a talk with the lawyer and see how you feel about them, whether they seem to know their stuff. Do some light research beforehand so you have some basis to decide this.