Dornburg Law

Wouldn’t waste your money or time. They will take your money and do nothing.

In 2025 I fell upon an extremely difficult situation because of our "so called" justice system. It resulted in an UNWARRANTED DWI charge. I had a perfect driving record, no criminal history, and had driven for the same company commercially for 28 years. In fact I had LITTERALLY just passed my DOT physical. This incident happened in the parking lot of The Texas Health Center. All of this cost me a 28 year career at the age of 61, just in time for retirement. I suffered a loss of income, medical insurance, seniority, and seven weeks of vacation at 100,000/ year.

I was arrested and spent a night in jail, lost my job, and as of today I have no income. It's been seven months since the incident, and I am just getting my lab results from the STATE OF TEXAS. The lab work only showed the presence of a legal prescription, nothing illegal and no alcohol.

I paid this attorney 6250.00 to take my case, to defend me, WORK, for me because I didn't think a public defender would be enough.

I was told if the case went to court, it would be another 6250.00. THAT'S IT.

In the seven months since the incident, this attorney WAS able to get a "letter of declination" from the prosecutor, which I appreciate, and this is BEFORE my lab work came back. It didn't save my job because the DWI charge was still on my record.

This attorney however NEVER STAYED IN TOUCH, not even once a month unless I contacted her, either email or text. I asked her early on to keep me posted. She did not, UNTIL she was able to get the letter of declination from the prosecutor.

Just recently, I contacted her to see if my lab work had ever been returned from the state. (text) She said she had no knowlege but would contact the prosecutor, in other words, if I hadn't checked with her I would never know if it returned and the results.

I asked her for a copy and about expunging my record of the charge in the past, and recently when the lab results came back.

There wasn't any discussion of an additional 950.00+ a 400.00 filing fee. I think this attorney was suspicious of me and how my labs would come back, you know, GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT?!

Anyway, when I recently inquired about the lab results and they came back just as I told her they would, she was all too ready to charge me more money KNOWING, my current circumstances and that I had lost a 28 year career over something that was nothing more than a medical emergency caused by a prescription.

SO, rather than offer to get my record expunged of the DWI charge, I received the message below, demanding 950.00 and 400.00 for filing, all up front. I couldn't believe it, after paying 6250.00 up front for her services, I was going to get hit again, when I have NO INCOME. No compassion from this defense attorney, just "give me more money".

STAY AWAY FROM THIS ATTORNEY. FOR 6250.00, I DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF DECLINATION BUT NO EXPUNGING MY RECORD OF THE CHARGE, NOT UNLESS MORE MONEY WAS PAID OUT! RIDICULOUS!!

A defense attorney who kicks her client when he's at rock bottom!! I should have gone with the public defender!!

Terry went above and beyond! She was very honest about what the outcome could be and walked me through them and the steps that I could take to help me. She is worth every penny and is a good hearted woman!