Stephen D. Handy
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Stephen D. Handy

1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100
Hurst, TX 76503

Phone: 817-284-2263

Website: fortworthcriminallawyertx.com

National Task Force Task-Force-Member General Member

About Stephen D. Handy

Practice Stephen D. Handy represents individuals being accused, investigated, or charged with criminal cases, especially DWI and DUI. The majority of my current work is in DWI and DUI defense. Education » Baylor University » Bachelor of Arts, 1991 » Texas Wesleyan University School of Law » Juris Doctorate, 1995 Specialized Training / Presentations » DWI Top Gun Advocacy Course » Intoxication Manslaughter Course » Mastering Scientific Evidence in DWI cases » Featured Speaker – Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association “Assault Bodily Injury fm cases and their consequences in family law and child custody matters.” Also, “Protective Orders and their consequences in family law and child custody matters.” Bar Admission » Supreme Court of Texas, 1996 Work History » Tarrant County Assistant Criminal District Attorney (1996 – 2000) » Private Practice in Hurst, Texas (2000 – Present) Memberships » Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association » Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association » Tarrant County Bar Association » State Bar of Texas My Life and Purpose As a Christian and a Criminal Defense Attorney it is not uncommon for people to ask, “how are those compatible? Don’t you just get people off?” I don’t condone sin or bad behavior, but I’m also not free from it. There are several reasons I have such an incredible passion for my work. First, we live in a country that requires the government to prove you are guilty beyond all reasonable doubt before you are convicted of a crime. Until you are put in a position to defend your name and your future those words won’t have much meaning. But to me, and the people who trust me to protect them, it means that a good defense with the protections and rights of the Constitution is the only thing standing between government and the result the government wants. We don’t live in a country where someone says you committed a crime, and now you have to prove your innocence.


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