Brian Foley and Luis Baez are both former prosecutors who were selected to serve on the elite Vehicular Crimes Team — the unit dispatched to the scene of intoxicated-driving offenses involving serious bodily injury or death. These are the most serious driving cases a prosecutor's office handles, and both attorneys got hands-on experience from the very beginning of the police investigation all the way through prosecution. That firsthand training can make the difference in your case.
The Stakes Are Higher Than a Standard DWI
Not every driving case is the same. A standard DWI is serious, but when a crash involves injury or death the charges escalate dramatically. Intoxication Assault — an intoxication offense that causes serious bodily injury — is a third-degree felony punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison. Intoxication Manslaughter is a second-degree felony carrying 2 to 20 years in prison. These cases are investigated more aggressively, prosecuted more seriously, and demand defense lawyers who have actually worked them from the inside.
They Know How Blood Evidence Is Tested
As members of the Vehicular Crimes Team, Brian and Luis learned DWI blood-draw investigations from start to finish. In an intoxication case, that blood or breath result is often the centerpiece of the State's evidence — and it is far from infallible. The stop, the arrest, the blood draw, the storage of the sample, the calibration of the instrument, and the chain of custody all have to be handled correctly. Our attorneys understand where those procedures can break down, and they know how a jury actually weighs the evidence and the defenses available at a criminal trial.
From the Crash Scene to the Courtroom
Because Brian and Luis responded to these scenes as prosecutors, they understand how the evidence is collected in the critical first hours — the accident reconstruction, the officer's observations, the witness statements, and the forensic testing. They know how the State assembles all of it into a case, which means they know where it is vulnerable. That is the perspective they now bring to your defense.
Brian Foley is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and Luis Baez is a former felony prosecutor and trial attorney. Together they put a specialized, former-prosecutor perspective on your side.
Don't wait to get started — if you or a loved one has been arrested for DWI, Intoxication Assault, or Intoxication Manslaughter in Houston, contact Houston Criminal Defense Attorneys PLLC today for a free, confidential consultation.