Biography

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.

Practice Areas

• DUI & DWI
• Criminal Law
• Domestic Violence
• White Collar Crime
• Cannabis & Marijuana Law

Education

• Oklahoma City University
  1998

Professional Experience

• Texas Criminal Defense Group
  Lead Trial Attorney and CEO
  2021
• Stephen L. Hamilton, P.C.
  Lead DWI Trial Attorney
  2009
• Boatwright & Hamilton, P.C.
  Partner and Trial Attorney
  1999
• King & Gregory, PLLC
  Attorney at Law
  1998

Awards

• 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

Associations

• Texas State Bar # 24007311

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