Blending Big Firm Experience With Small Firm Service As a small firm, we at Hoelscher Law Office have the ability to provide each client with personalized and highly responsive legal representation. As dedicated advocates, we take time to educate you and your family about the law, respond to your calls and emails promptly and keep you informed throughout the duration of your case. In addition to our personalized services, we have a vast network of resources that allow us to handle the most complex types of cases. In every case we handle, we look to determine the deeper truths and facts to create sustainable and efficient strategies that go beyond the courtroom ultimately we look to help individuals and families find answers, achieve peace of mind and move forward with their lives toward a better future. Our firm’s founder and primary attorney, Joseph Hoelscher II, uses his personal experiences to inform the compassionate and dedicated methods that have come to define our firm. Highly involved in the local as well as legal communities in San Antonio, attorney Hoelscher and the rest of the staff at our law office believe in our efforts to protect the rights and interests of all our clients.
If you have been arrested for drunk driving (DWI/DUI) in San Antonio, you realize the serious implications the charges hold for you both personally and professionally. To avoid a possible suspension of your driver’s license or jail time, you want to secure representation from a skilled attorney. At Hoelscher Law Office, we will step in on your behalf and explore all available options for pursuing a dismissal or a reduction of the charges against you. Joe Hoelscher joins a panel of DWI lawyers to challenge Bexar County’s DWI blood draw program. Forensic alcohol testing is expensive but often slipshod, causing the innocent and guilty alike to be treated unfairly. Joe Hoelscher continues to attack DWI blood draw cases both in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion. DWI Our Experience Is Your Best Defense Against A DUI/DWI Having handled numerous DUI/DWI cases, we know what to look for when gathering evidence to fight the charges. If the results of a Breathalyzer test are inconclusive, tampered with, or otherwise brought into question, we may be able to have the results thrown out as evidence. Additionally, law enforcement officials can make mistakes, such as pulling someone over without reasonable suspicion or improperly conducting Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (“SFSTs”). If the circumstances around your arrest signal an opportunity to challenge the state’s evidence, we have the investigative and forensic resources to explore violations of proper procedure, poorly maintained or calibrated Breathalyzers, and potential violations of constitutional rights. In fact, Hoelscher Law Office has been on the cutting edge of DWI defense since its founding. We have repeatedly forced the District Attorney to reinvestigate not only our clients’ cases, but those of other persons accused of Driving While Intoxicated and other intoxication cases. For example, Hoelscher Law Office was the first to discover major errors by the Bexar County Breath Test Technical Supervisor, Deb Stevens. In 2012, Stevens performed maintenance on a breath test device (Intoxilyzer 5000) in San Antonio, Texas, that had a bad computer chip, compromising its results. Stevens failed to realize that the breath test machine was defective, leaving it in operation for more than a month. Hoelscher Law Office discovered the defective Intoxilyzer and forced the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office to place Brady disclosures in the files of affected defendants by forcing them to release an email from their leadership admitting that prosecutors had knowledge of the issue but had failed to alert criminal defense lawyers. Hundreds of cases were affected and Deb Stevens’ error, now documented, forms a regular part of DWI defense lawyers’ cross examination of this frequent expert witness in DWI/DUI cases in Bexar County. In late 2014, Hoelscher Law Office forced Elizabeth Feller of Integrated Forensics Laboratory (“IFL”), the Bexar County DWI blood testing lab, to testify about irregularities in IFL’s blood testing procedures. During that suppression hearing, Feller repeatedly perjured herself (lied under oath) in order to avoid responsibility for lab errors. Hoelscher Law Office obtained proof of her perjury. As a result, the newly elected District Attorney, Nico LaHood, has publicly announced that his office will no longer use IFL’s blood test results to prosecute DWI cases. Thousands of cases have been affected. For more information on the Bexar County blood lab scandal, read here. Whether this is your first DWI arrest or your third or more, we can help you fight the charges. Our knowledge of both science and procedure have achieved uncommon results. Some common types of cases we see pertaining to DWI/DUI include: Multiple or felony DWI/DUI Intoxication manslaughter Intoxication assault License suspension and revocation ALR hearings Further Information for Bexar County Arrestees Mistakes Happen, But You Shouldn’t Have To Pay For Them For The Rest Of Your Life If you or a loved one has been arrested for a DUI/DWI, one of the first calls you should make is to an experienced criminal defense attorney handling DUI/DWI defense. Although it’s a stressful time, having a skilled lawyer by your side can ease your worry and help mitigate the potential consequences. Whether you are in the military, a commercial driver or work in any other field, you don’t want to lose your driving privileges or suffer the consequences an arrest can have on your record. Not only will your ability to get around be compromised, but your profession may be on the line as well. Hoelscher Law Office works diligently with a variety of specialists to assist our clients with their unique needs, whether they are protecting a Commercial Driver’s License, Nurses’ License, are veterans or active duty military personnel, or just concerned about their reputations and freedom. Every client is unique to us. We will work hard for the second chance you need, even we have to challenge the criminal justice system to protect your future.