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Chris
Samuelson practices from the Houston/Galveston
metropolitan area of Texas, where he has been defending
DWI related offenses exclusively since 1997. Formerly a
partner with a nationally known defense firm, Chris has
trained with some of the best DWI trial attorneys in the
country.
He is
a member of the National
College for DUI Defense, and has attended both the winter and
summer programs in advanced DUI 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.
He has
authored numerous articles on
DUI/DWI related topics, and has lectured both
nationally and internationally at a variety of legal
seminars about DWI defense strategies. Chris has made
numerous television and local news appearances.
Recently, he has been contributing to the Ask the
Experts column for H-Texas Magazine. Chris
has been published in TCDLA's "The Voice" and NACDL's
"The Champion" numerous times. He has been called upon
to provide media commentary on DWI related stories, and
has been quoted in such publications as the Wall Street
Journal. His materials have been published and/or
presented at nationally attended DWI seminars, including
the intensive summer program presented at Harvard
Law School by the National
College for DUI Defense.
Publications
H Texas Magazine: Ask
the Experts. Monthly Columnist. January 2007 –
present.
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)
Seminars Where
Lectured and/or Paper Presented
September 21, 2006: Houston, Texas; Street Law Series –
DWI, University of Houston.
July 28, 2006: Dallas,
Texas; Advanced Criminal Law – DWI, State Bar of Texas.
April 21, 2006: Houston,
Texas; Defending Against Total Refusal in DWI and DUI
Cases in Texas. Northeast Harris County Bar Association.
February 16, 2006: El
Paso, Texas. DWI 101 Seminar; Texas Criminal Defense
Lawyers Association.
January 20, 2006. Tyler,
Texas; DWI 101 Seminar; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association.
September 8-9, 2005:
Houston, Texas; Nuts & Bolts – DWI, State Bar of Texas.
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.
Legal Education
South Texas College of
Law, Houston, Texas. Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)
1997. Course emphasis in trial and appellate advocacy.
Honors and Awards:
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President’s Leadership Scholarship, 1996/97
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Governor, American Bar Association Law Student
Division 1996/97
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President, South Texas College of Law Student Bar
Association, 1996/97
Undergraduate
Education
Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas. B.A. Political Science, 1993.
Honors and Activities
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Presidential Leadership Award, 1991 through 1993
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National Vice-President, Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society, 1990/1991
Bar Leadership and
Professional Associations:
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Houston Young Lawyers Association
Board
Director, 2000/2001, 1999/2000 and 1996/97
CLE committee co-chair 2000/2001
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Houston Young Lawyers Foundation
Chair,
2002/2003
Vice-Chair, 2001/2002
Secretary, 2000/2001
Trustee, 1997-2002
Founding Fellow
Criminal Justice section
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Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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National College for DUI Defense
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American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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College of the State Bar of Texas 1998-present
If having your license and your
freedom play a large part in your life, call me at
281-332-5600, now for your appointment.
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