Chambers County Texas DWI Defense Attorney

Attorney Chris Samuelson had proudly defended people accused of drunk driving in Chambers County since 1997.

Training and Memberships: During his career, Mr. Samuelson has sought out and trained with top DWI trial attorneys from across the nation. He is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, and has attended and participated in programs in advanced DWI defense techniques. He is also a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

DWI Author and Teacher: Chris has authored numerous articles on drunk driving defense-related topics. He has also taught other attorneys, judges and expert witnesses locally, nationally and internationally at a variety of legal legal education seminars about DWI defense strategies. In addition, articles Chris has written have been published in TCDLA's 'The Voice' and NACDL's 'The Champion' numerous times.

Frequently Consulted Expert: He is frequently called upon by the media to provide commentary on DWI related stories, and has been quoted in such publications as H-Texas Magazine, The Houston Chronicle, The Galveston Daily News, and the Wall Street Journal.  He is a regular legal commentator for local and regional media outlets such as NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX.

Respected Authority on Impaired Driving Topics: Mr. Samuelson's materials have been published and/or presented at both state and nationally attended DWI seminars, including the intensive annual summer program presented at Harvard Law School by the National College for DUI Defense.

Representative Publications

• Samuelson, Chris; Motion of the Month.  Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Vol. 30, No. 9 (November 2001)
• Samuelson, Chris; Trichter, J. Gary; DWI Defense Witness Preparation: How to Compete With the Testimony of Experienced Police Witnesses.  The Champion, Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (January/February 2000).
• Samuelson, Chris; Trichter, J. Gary; DWI Defense Witness Preparation: How to Compete With the Testimony of Experienced Police Witnesses.  Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.  Vol. 28, No. 6 (September 1999).
• Samuelson, Chris; Trichter, J. Gary; Pilots, DWI, the FAA and Legal Malpractice: How to protect two licenses at the same time.  Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.  Vol. 28, No. 5 (June 1999)
• Samuelson, Chris; Trichter, J. Gary; Pilots, DWI, Suspensions & Legal Malpractice.  The Champion, Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (June 1999)
• Samuelson, Chris; Cassel, Jason; Trichter, J. Gary; A Citizen’s Guide: Knowing the DWI Laws and Your Rights. Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.  Vol. 27, No. 6 (July/August 1998)
• Samuelson, Chris; Trichter, J. Gary; Breath Test Refusals, Some are Relevant, Some are Not.  Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.  Vol. 26, No. 2 (March 1997)
• Samuelson, Chris; Trichter, J. Gary; Challenging the Relevance of the Breath Test Refusal. The Champion, Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, (January/February 1997)

Continuing Legal Education Teaching/Speaking Topics, Papers and Dates

• July 21, 2005: Corpus Christi, Texas; Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, DWI, Breath and Blood Testing, State Bar of Texas.
• June 24, 2005: Dallas, Texas; Criminal Law Primer - DWI, State Bar of Texas.
• May 21, 2005: Houston, Texas; Interpretation of Texas DWI Laws, All Ages Driving School.
• April 6, 2005: League City, Texas; Arrest, Search and Seizure, League City Police Department In-Service Academy.
• November 19, 2004: Houston, Texas; Strategies in Handling DWI and DUI Cases in Texas, Lorman DWI seminar.
• October 22, 2004: Houston, Texas; DWI Defense Overview, 2004 Criminal Law Institute, Houston Bar Association.
• August 26-27, 2004: Plano, Texas; Course Director, 2nd Annual Forensic Evidence Seminar, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
• August 13, 2004: Houston, Texas; Top Guns of DWI Defense II, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
• July 2-8, 2004: Cozumel, Mexico; Alcohol Tolerance and Novel Defenses; Innovative Techniques for DWI Defense III, Southshore Seminars.
• March 19, 2004: San Antonio, Texas; Defending Against the DRE Assault.  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
• March 5, 2004: Arlington, Texas; Defending The “Total Refusal” DWI.  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
• February 19-24, 2004: Carnival Cruise Lines CLE at Sea; DWI and Your Texas Driving Privileges.  Harris, Fort Bend, and Galveston County Young Lawyers Associations.
• January 9-10, 2004: Lubbock, Texas; Defending Against the DRE Assault.  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, Criminal Defense Advocacy Training Seminar; Texas Tech University School of Law.
• August 28-29, 2003: Plano, Texas; Forensic evidence in DWI cases.  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Forensic Evidence Workshop.
• July 4-10, 2003: Cozumel, Mexico; Legislative update 2003, the Driver Responsibility Program and other legislation affecting DWI defense in Texas.  Innovative Techniques for DWI Defense II, Southshore Seminars.
• February 16-23, 2003: Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas CLE Cruise; DWI and your Texas driver’s license.  Tarrant County Bar Association.
• August 12-18, 2002: Cozumel, Mexico.  Maintaining an ethical DWI practice.  Innovative Techniques for DWI Defense, Southshore Seminars.
• April 18, 2002: Los Angeles, California; Witness preparation for California DUI cases.  Current Issues in DUI Defense.
• February 12, 2002: Houston, Texas; Everything a civil lawyer needs to know about DWI.  North Harris County Bar Association.
• December 18, 2001: Houston, Texas; DWI and administrative license revocation hearings.  Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association.
• September 8, 2001: Corpus Christi, Texas; Defense witness preparation and ten common mistakes made by defense attorneys.  DWI Defenders on the Bay II, DWI Defenders, Inc.
• March 30, 2001: Arlington, Texas; Ten common mistakes made in DWI cases.  Second Annual Premier DWI Trial Lawyers Seminar.
• January 17-19, 2001: Austin, Texas; Witness preparation for a DWI trial.  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association DWI 2001 seminar.
• September 8, 2000: Houston, Texas; effective pretrial witness preparation.  Lorman DWI seminar.
• July 1-8, 2000: Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies; ALR strategies and the admissibility and use of character evidence during trial.  Lone Star Seminars, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar.
• May 18, 2000: Houston, Texas; what the civil attorney should know about DWI: a defense perspective.  Houston Young Lawyers Association.
• March 10, 2000: Fort Worth, Texas: effective pretrial witness preparation.  Cowtown CLE, The Premier DWI Trial Lawyers Seminar.
• February 25, 2000: Galveston, Texas: effective pretrial witness preparation.  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, DWI 2000.
• April 1999: Fairfield Bay, Arkansas; trial preparation for defense witnesses.  First-annual Arkansas DWI/DUI Defense Seminar.
• January 29, 1999: Houston, Texas: jury persuasion during voir dire.  Mainland County Bar Association.
• January 14-15, 1999: Midland, Texas; trial preparation for defense witnesses.  Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, Practice Tips from the Plains.
• April 24, 1998: Conroe, Texas; strategies for successful administrative hearings.  NE Harris County Bar Association.

Chambers County Texas DWI Attorney Samuelson cover cases in the following areas: