If you have been struggling with getting back behind the wheel legally - if you are in a cycle of driving while license invalid (DWLI) charges, suspensions, and failure to appears - and you don’t know what to do to get your license back, you have found the right lawyer. I do not stop until you get legal and out of this unjust punitive cycle.
Many, many things can cause you to lose your driver’s license in Texas. In my practice, I unravel this tangle of issues and prevent any further ones from arising.
Here are some examples of what I can do:
Certain convictions, like for DWLI and DWI, carry mandatory suspensions. If you are under a mandatory suspension, I can often get you an occupational license to keep you driving until the suspension is up.
Failure to appears on Class C citations entered into the OMNI database will not suspend your license if it is current, but they will block you from renewing your license once you expire. Driving on an expired license puts you at risk of further charges of DWLI. If you have entries in the OMNI database anywhere in Texas, I will track these down. If they are “open” tickets and you have never pled, I will represent you in these cases and do everything I can to get a disposition that does not result in any further suspensions. If they are in commitment/capias status because you have already pled and agreed to pay, I will work to get you on a better payment plan so you can close the case and get it out of OMNI.
If you are charged with DWLI in Central Texas, I will represent you on that case and work to restore your driving privileges as part of that representation. Often, if you get your driving privileges restored, I can get a result worked out that will allow you to avoid a conviction for the DWLI – which will prevent further suspension.
If you have pending Class C citations (tickets) and are not eligible to drive, you need to call me before you do anything on those cases. Paying a moving violation – i.e., a ticket you got for violating a traffic law while driving – is automatically a plea of no contest. This is an admission of driving on an invalid license, and DPS will move to suspend your license for such. When I represent clients on moving violations, I work to get a disposition that does not include a final conviction, protecting the client’s driving privileges.
If you’ve never had a license, you can indeed be charged for driving while license invalid (DWLI) for driving. DWLI encompasses driving when you’ve never tested and gotten a license. You can be placed under suspension, assessed surcharges, and denied your ability to test for a license for offenses that happen when you’ve never had a license before. If you want to get a good license and have things preventing you from testing, I can work on these problems just as I could if you had a regular license.
Lastly, if you have a hearing pending with DPS in front of a judge, either a JP or Municipal Court judge, in which DPS is moving to suspend your license or revoke your license for medical reasons, you need to call me. There may be ways to keep DPS from being successful in that motion.
If the problems I’m describing sound familiar, you need to call me. I will do a free consultation to go over the issues you face and develop a plan to eliminate them one by one. There is a way out of this cycle – and I’m the lawyer to get you back behind the wheel with no fear of further arrest.