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Michael Gerard Peña

Michael Pena - Attorney and Counselor at Law

8441 Gulf Freeway
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Houston, TX 77017

Phone: 713-222-0000

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About Michael Gerard Peña

Board Certified in Criminal Law (Since 1999) - Texas Board of Legal Specialization - State Bar of Texas (Admitted to practice 1994). Super Lawyer Honoree since 2012. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - DWI Warrior Certification 2020. Co-author: DWI/DUI Field Sobriety Testing Revisited: A Common Sense Voir Dire & Cross Examination to Show the Tests are Designed to Cause and Score Failures, The Champion, Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, August 1996; 0.10 ALR Suspensions and DWI Prosecutions: Double Dipping into Double Jeopardy Territory, Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, September 1995; The Ten Commandments for Detoxifying the Intoxilyzer 5000: Getting the Truth Out in DWI Cases, Voice for the Defense, June 1995; DWI Demonstative Evidence in DUI Cases, The Champion, May 1995; DWI Demonstrative Evidence: Show and Tell the Easy, Voice for the Defense, April 1995; 1994-1995 DWI Law Changes: A Client Handout, Voice for the Defense, November 1994; Assistant Feature Articles Editor, Voice for the Defense. Speaker at numerous CLE Seminars for Criminal Defense Lawyers throughout the state. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association.

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Interview With an Amicus

06/27/2025

Written by Michelle L. Behan Amicus Curiae (Latin for "Friend of the Court") refers to a brief that is filed by an interested, non-party to the matter under consideration. This is often done in cases where organizations and entities wish to provide the reviewing court with their point of view, be it social or public policy implications, or special interest agendas....

Keeping FSTs Out of a Trial

04/23/2025

Written by Neil Halttunen I want to address a common issue that DWI practitioners are facing, trying to keep FSTs out of a trial. One way is to take the position that FSTs are scientific evidence and make the prosecutor lay scientific foundation which they rarely can do. The HGN test was the result of several studies. See Generally Session 8 of...

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