DUI and traffic defense · Houston
The criminal case moves at the court's pace. The license case moves faster: the window to ask for a hearing closes days after the arrest. Call at any hour, and Rania Haddadin will tell you which date comes first.
Cases
Rania works each case herself, from the first call to the last hearing. Pick the one that fits yours.
First and repeat charges, breath and blood cases, and test refusals.
Read about DUI defenseThe separate case against your license, with its own short deadline.
Read about license hearingsSpeeding, red lights, no insurance, and the points and surcharges after.
Read about traffic ticketsA criminal charge of its own, and sometimes offered in place of a DUI.
Read about reckless drivingCDL holders, for whom one conviction can mean a lost route or a lost job.
Read about CDL ticketsLower limits and stricter license rules, with the same short deadline.
Read about underage DUIOffices
Downtown Houston is the main office. Richmond and Conroe open on court days and by appointment, so you meet near the court that has your case.
Garage parking on Fannin St, validated at the front desk
Directions to the downtown office to the Downtown Houston officeStreet parking on Morton St
Directions to the Richmond office to the Richmond, Fort Bend County officeStep-free entrance on the side street
Directions to the Conroe office to the Conroe, Montgomery County officeClients
“I called at two in the morning from a parking lot. She picked up, told me the license deadline, and the hearing request went in that day.”
“She went through the video from my stop with me, minute by minute. For the first time I understood what the case was really about.”
“My CDL is my whole income. She laid out what a conviction would cost me before I paid her anything.”
Every case is different. What happened in these clients' cases doesn't predict what will happen in yours.
First call
As soon as you can. The window to ask for a license hearing is counted in days from the arrest, and if it passes, a suspension usually starts on its own. The criminal court date comes later.
Not always, and not right away. It depends on the test, your record and whether a hearing is asked for in time. Rania can't promise you'll keep it, but she will tell you plainly what's likely.
Some are; many aren't. She reads the report, the video and the test records before saying anything about how yours might end, and she never promises an outcome.
After the first call you get a flat fee in writing, before you sign anything. Court costs, fines, and the cost of an expert or a transcript are separate.
The one nearest the court that has your case. If you don't know which court that is, call the main number and she'll look it up.
A five-minute call tells you the date that matters most. The phone is answered day and night.