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	<title>Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer &#124; DWI / DUI Attorney in Austin Texas</title>
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	<description>Bristol Myers is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.</description>
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		<title>Great Texas Roundup arrests begin March 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement agencies from more than 250 agencies across Texas will begin making arrests Saturday, March 6, as part of the Great Texas Warrant Roundup.
This major, multi-jurisdictional push kicked off Feb. 19 with the mailing of thousands of notices warning people with outstanding warrants of the impending arrest effort. The last day to clear warrants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2010/03/05/great-texas-roundup-arrests-begin-march-6/</link>
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		<title>My Win/Loss Record</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What&#8217;s your winning percentage?&#8221;
This is a common question for potential clients to ask.  Because our criminal justice system is an adversarial one, the question seems natural.  After all, when two sports teams compete, there&#8217;s usually a clear winner and a clear loser.  Why should lawyers butting heads in a courtroom be any different?
My most recent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2010/02/10/my-winloss-record/</link>
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		<title>Happy Holidays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The law firm will be open during limited hours over the holiday season.  Please call ahead to confirm someone will be in the office to receive you if you have business you would like to attend to in person, as we may be opening late or closing early during the weeks of Christmas and New Year&#8217;s.
If you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/12/27/happy-holidays/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Board Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was the only lawyer from Travis County who passed the test last year.
About a year ago, I took the exam to become Board Certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  Only half of the criminal lawyers who took the test were able to pass it.
As of last year, out of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/10/08/the-importance-of-board-certification/</link>
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		<title>Shut your Face(book)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My advice?  If you are facing criminal charges&#8230;or if you might be involved in litigation of any sort&#8230;get off Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and any other social media you are currently using.
This article from Texas Lawyer writer Miriam Rozen reinforces the point that the life you&#8217;re exposing to all your &#8220;friends&#8221; can and will be used against you in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/08/30/shut-your-facebook/</link>
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		<title>Tragedy or Child Endangerment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a heart-breaking story from the Austin American-Statesman. A father is being prosecuted for child endangerment after his infant son died from hyperthermia in his car.
 The remainder of this father&#8217;s life will be lived as an apology to his son.  What is gained by prosecuting him?  Will branding this man a criminal make you a more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/08/18/tragedy-or-child-endangerment/</link>
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		<title>Look what the cat drug in&#8230;a federal offense!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A good friend reminded me that dove hunting season is just about two weeks away.  In that spirit, take a look at this brief article from our friends at the Wall Street Journal Law Blog.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/08/13/for-exxonmobil-the-bird-is-now-a-criminal-word/
It is yet another example of over-criminalization of our laws and over-federalization of our criminal jurisprudence. Granted, Exxon has a bad environmental [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/08/16/look-what-the-cat-drug-in-a-federal-offense/</link>
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		<title>Motion to Suppress Granted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Every case is different.&#8221;  Usually criminal defense lawyers tell that to folks to downplay previous successes.  Sometimes, as in today&#8217;s case, it&#8217;s a reminder to stay aggressive.
It was just about the worst kind of DWI: the client wrecked into a pole and blew over twice the legal limit.  The airbags had deployed, so I figured I might be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/08/12/motion-to-suppress-granted/</link>
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		<title>DWI while on probation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m opening my blog with a solution to a fairly common problem.  The call to my office starts something like this:  &#8220;I&#8217;m on probation, and I picked up (another) DWI.  Should I tell my probation officer?  Am I going to jail?  What do I do next?&#8221;
First, check your conditions of probation.  Most Texas counties require that you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bristolmyerslaw.com/2009/08/10/dwi-while-on-probation/</link>
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