Biography

AV-rated attorney Deandra Grant is the Managing Partner at Deandra Grant Law. A graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio and SMU Dedman School of Law, she is a national speaker on DWI law and science and the co-author of the annually updated book, The Texas DWI Manual (James Publishing). Deandra is a Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor and has completed the Drug Recognition Overview course. She has completed coursework in DWI forensic blood and urine testing and was trained as an operator and maintenance technician of the Intoxilyzer 5000. Deandra has certificates in Forensic Chromatography: Theory & Practice (2011 & 2015), Forensic Analysis of Solid Drugs (2014) and Forensic Principles of DUID (2015) issued by Axion Labs and the American Chemical Society. In 2015, Deandra earned the distinction of being named an ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist. She is a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Board Member 2011-2016), the Dallas Bar Association, the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Board Member since 2007). Deandra is a Charter Member and President-Emeritus of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association. She is also a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. D Magazine has named Deandra to its list of Best Women Lawyers and Best Lawyers in Dallas. She’s been named a “Texas Super Lawyer” and one of Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers. Best Lawyers in Dallas named her one of the Top 10 DWI Lawyers in Dallas. Deandra completed a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine and a Masters Degree in Pharmaceutical Science - Concentration in Forensic Science from the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy in 2016. In 2019 Deandra joined the faculty at Axion Analytical Labs as an Assistant Chromatography Instructor for the American Chemical Society.

Practice Areas

• DUI & DWI
• Criminal Law
• Domestic Violence

Education

• University of Florida
  2016
• University of Florida
  2016
• Southern Methodist University
  1993
• Trinity University
  1990

Professional Experience

• Deandra Grant Law
  Managing Partner
  2021
• Hamilton Grant PC
  Managing Partner
  2018
• The Law Offices of Deandra M. Grant, PC
  Founding Attorney
  1995
• Dallas County District Attorney's Office
  Assistant District Attorney
  1994

Awards

• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2022
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2022
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2021
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2021
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2020
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2020
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2019
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2019
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2018
• Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  2018
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2018
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2017
• Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  2017
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2017
• Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyer
  Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog
  2017
• Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog
  Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog
  2016
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2016
• Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  2016
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2016
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2015
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2015
• Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  2015
• Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog
  2015
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2014
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2014
• Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  2014
• Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog
  2014
• Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  Texas' Top Rated Lawyers
  2013
• Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Dallas Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Blog
  2013
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2012
• Texas Super Lawyers
  Thomson-Reuters
  2011
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2011
• Best Lawyers in Dallas
  D Magazine
  2010

Associations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• NORML Legal Committee
• American Chemical Society
• American Academy of Forensic Science
• State Bar of Texas # 00787578
• Denton County Criminal Lawyers Association
• Dallas Women Lawyers Association
• Plano Bar Association
• National Women Trial Lawyers
• Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• College of the State Bar
• DUI Defense Lawyers Association
• Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

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