2026 Videos

47 videos published in 2026 by Board Certified Houston criminal defense attorneys and former prosecutors.

• Police Can Lie to You — Stay Respectful and Use Your Rights

  Video: Houston criminal defense attorney explains that police are legally allowed to lie during an investigation — and why the right response is not to argue or correct them, but to stay polite and ask for a lawyer.

• A Trial-Tested Defense Attorney Can Change How a Case Is Handled

  Video: Why prosecutors treat a case differently when the defense lawyer is known to try cases — from a former Harris County Felony Chief who now defends clients in Houston.

• Biggest Mistake After an Arrest? Trying to Explain Your Way Out of It

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor explains the single most damaging thing people do after an arrest — trying to talk their way out — and why silence is the strongest position you can take.

• Voir Dire Is About More Than Questions — It Is About Connection, Trust, and Listening

  Video: A Houston trial attorney explains what jury selection (voir dire) is really for — not interrogating jurors, but building trust and listening for the people who can see your side.

• The First Offer Is Often a Starting Point, Not the Finish Line

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor explains why the first plea offer in a criminal case is almost never the best one — and how the offer improves as the defense does its work.

• Telling Your Story at the Scene May Not Help — But It Can Be Used Later

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains why the statement you give at the scene rarely prevents an arrest — but almost always shows up months later as evidence against you.

• Trial Is the Client's Call — Weigh the Offer, the Risks, and the Next Step

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains that the decision to accept a plea or go to trial belongs to the client alone — and how a good lawyer lays out the offer, the risks, and the realistic outcomes so that decision is an informed one.

• The Grand Jury Process Is a Powerful Tool for Prosecutors

  Video: A former Harris County Felony Chief explains how the Texas grand jury works — secret proceedings, no defense lawyer in the room, a probable-cause standard — and how the defense can still influence a no-bill.

• Juries Can Sense When Something Feels Forced — Authenticity in the Courtroom Matters

  Video: A Houston trial attorney explains why jurors respond to authenticity over performance — and why the lawyer who is honest about a case's weaknesses earns the credibility to win its strengths.

• Police Make Arrests, But Prosecutors Decide the Charges

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor explains the difference between an arrest and a charge — why the DA's intake division, not the officer, decides what you are actually charged with, and why that matters for the defense.

• What You Say Can Shape Your Case — Choose Your Words Carefully

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains how a single phrase — to an officer, on a jail phone, in a text to the complainant — can define the prosecution's theory of your case.

• Resolving a Case Takes Urgency — But Also Strategy, Patience, and Reason

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains the balance between moving fast — preserving evidence, meeting deadlines — and being patient enough to let the State's case show its weaknesses before resolving.

• Showing You've Learned from Your Mistake Can Go a Long Way Toward Resolving a Case

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor explains mitigation — how counseling, classes, treatment, and community service completed before the case is resolved persuade prosecutors and judges to reduce or dismiss.

• The Truth Does Not Always Come Out on Its Own — Court Rules Matter

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains why a trial is not a search for truth in the abstract — it is governed by rules of evidence and procedure, and the lawyer who knows those rules controls what the jury hears.

• Innocence Isn't Enough — The System Is Complex and Guidance Matters

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains why being innocent does not protect you from a conviction — and why navigating bond, discovery, deadlines, and trial rules requires someone who knows the system.

• Voir Dire Is About Listening and Finding Jurors Who Can See Your Side

  Video: A Houston trial attorney explains the real objective of jury selection — identifying the jurors who cannot be fair and the ones who can — and why listening matters more than talking.

• Silence or Conviction

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor lays out the choice in the plainest terms — the cases that end in conviction are the ones where the defendant talked, and the cases that end in dismissal are the ones where they didn't.

• Changing Your Story Can Hurt You Later — Even Innocent People Get Details Wrong

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains how memory works under stress, why innocent people get details wrong, and how prosecutors turn honest inconsistencies into 'lies' in front of a jury.

• One of the Biggest Police Myths? They Do Not Always Know Everything

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney debunks the myth that officers already know what happened — and explains why the appearance of certainty is an interrogation tactic, not a fact.

• The Justice System Is Not a Normal Conversation — Acting Fast Can Make a Difference

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains why the rules of ordinary conversation — be helpful, explain, cooperate — do not apply in a criminal investigation, and why the first days after an arrest decide the case.

• Being Innocent Isn't Always Enough — Having a Lawyer Who Understands the Process Matters

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor explains why innocence must be proven through the process — evidence, motions, negotiation, trial — and why a lawyer who has worked inside that process is the difference.

• Your Words Can Become Evidence

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains the rule of evidence that lets prosecutors use anything you say against you — and why the same rule does not let you use your own statements in your favor.

• In the Heat of the Moment, What You Say Can Follow You — Be Careful Before You Speak

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains how angry words during an argument — threats, insults, 'I'll kill you' — become terroristic threat charges and evidence of intent in assault cases.

• The Criminal Justice System Is Adversarial — Having an Attorney Who Understands That Matters

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor explains what 'adversarial' actually means — the State's job is to convict you, not to find the truth — and why the defense lawyer is the only person in the room whose job is you.

• One Mistake Doesn't Define Your Life — With Preparation, It Can Be Handled

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney on the paths available after a first arrest — pretrial diversion, deferred adjudication, dismissal, expunction and nondisclosure — and why preparation is what turns a mistake into a closed chapter.

• Defense Is About Protecting People, Their Rights, and Their Future

  Video: Former prosecutor Brian Foley on why he became a defense lawyer — and what criminal defense actually protects: the individual in front of the State, the constitutional rights everyone shares, and the life a client still has to live.

• Supreme Court's Decision on Marijuana Users and Firearm Rights

  Video: Houston criminal defense attorney on the Supreme Court's recent decision involving marijuana users and the federal ban on gun possession by unlawful drug users — and what it means for Texans who own a firearm and use marijuana or THC.

• 5 Critical Mistakes to Avoid After a DWI Arrest in Houston

  A Houston DWI attorney walks through the five most damaging mistakes people make after a DWI arrest in Harris County — and how to avoid them.

• Field Sobriety Tests Are Subjective — Small Details Make a Big Difference

  Video: A former Vehicular Crimes prosecutor explains why the standardized field sobriety tests depend on the officer's judgment — and how footwear, road surface, weather, injuries, and improper instructions change the result.

• 5 Things to Know Before Talking to the Police in 2026

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains five things to know before talking to the police in 2026 — your right to leave, to refuse searches, and to remain silent.

• Texas Smoke Shops and Buyers Do Not Always Have the Same Protection

  Video: A Houston drug defense attorney explains why a product sold legally over the counter at a Texas smoke shop can still be a felony in your pocket — the gap between hemp retail rules and the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

• Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCA Are Not Listed in the Texas Health & Safety Code?

  Video: A Houston drug defense attorney explains the legal status of delta-8, delta-10, and THCA in Texas — why they are not named in the Controlled Substances Act, how prosecutors charge them anyway, and where the defense lies.

• Did You Know a Vape Pen in Texas Could Be a Felony?

  Video: A Houston drug defense attorney explains why a single THC vape cartridge is charged as a state jail felony in Texas — Penalty Group 2, weighed with the oil — while a bag of marijuana flower is a misdemeanor.

• If Police Ask to Search Your Car, Do You Know Your Rights?

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains what to say when an officer asks to search your vehicle — you can refuse, refusal is not probable cause, and consent waives every challenge to what they find.

• Just Another Day — Until It Isn't. Not Knowing the Law Can Change Everything

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney on how ordinary people become defendants — a vape in the console, a handgun in the wrong building, an argument that got loud — because they did not know the line was there.

• Carrying a Firearm into the Wrong Location Can Turn Legal Ownership into a Felony

  Video: A Houston weapons defense attorney explains Texas Penal Code § 46.03 — the places where carrying a handgun is a felony even for a lawful owner under permitless carry: bars, schools, polling places, courthouses, airports, and more.

• Ever Felt Overwhelmed by Police Encounters?

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney on why police encounters feel overwhelming — the lights, the commands, the authority — and the three things to hold onto: stay calm, stay polite, and ask for a lawyer.

• Ever Wondered What to Do When the Police Stop You?

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor walks through a traffic stop step by step — pulling over, documents, questions, searches, sobriety tests — and what to say at each stage to protect yourself.

• 2026 Houston DWI Survival Guide

  Video: A Board Certified Houston DWI attorney's 2026 survival guide — the 15-day license deadline, field sobriety and chemical tests, penalties, and how to protect your record.

• 5 Things to Avoid if Charged with DWI in Houston

  5 Things to Avoid if Charged with DWI in Houston — Board Certified Houston DWI attorneys and former prosecutors Brian Foley and Luis Baez explain the mistakes that can sink a DWI case in Harris County.

• Did You Know You Have the Right to Refuse a Police Search?

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains the Fourth Amendment right to refuse a search of your car, your home, your phone, and your person — and why consenting waives the defenses a lawyer would otherwise raise.

• "I Have Nothing to Hide, So I'll Just Talk to the Police." Think Again!

  Video: A former Harris County prosecutor takes apart the most common reason people talk to police — 'I have nothing to hide' — and explains why innocent people's statements are the ones that convict them.

• You Have the Right to Remain Silent — and in a DWI Case, That Right Matters

  Video: A former Vehicular Crimes prosecutor explains why the right to remain silent matters most in a DWI stop — the drinking questions, the sobriety tests, and the roadside admissions that become the State's whole case.

• What Counts as "Intoxicated"? The Legal Definition in Texas

  Video: A Houston DWI attorney explains the two-part legal definition of intoxication in Texas Penal Code § 49.01 — loss of normal use of mental or physical faculties, or an alcohol concentration of 0.08 — and why both matter at trial.

• Breakup, Drinks, Bad Drive Home — Let's Talk DWI

  Video: A Houston DWI attorney on the most common DWI story there is — a bad night, a few drinks, and the decision to drive — and what to do in the days after when it ends with an arrest.

• DWI in Texas: What You Need to Know

  Video: Board Certified Houston DWI attorney and former Vehicular Crimes prosecutor Brian Foley explains how a Texas DWI works — the stop, the tests, the 15-day license deadline, penalties, and defenses.

• If an Officer Knocks on Your Door, Do You Know What to Say?

  Video: A Houston criminal defense attorney explains what to do when police knock — you do not have to open the door, you do not have to step outside, and without a warrant they cannot come in. What to say through the door.