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My Dallas Criminal Lawyer: A Former Prosecutor Who Trained Police on DWI Enforcement

Justin Barrett Wilson spent his early career as a misdemeanor and felony chief prosecutor for the Collin County District Attorney’s Office — a role in which he trained other prosecutors and, notably, taught DWI enforcement classes to police academy cadets from a lawyer’s perspective. He’s since built My Dallas Criminal Lawyer around that same technical grounding in how DWI stops and testing are supposed to work. This profile is part of Awesome Attorneys’ coverage of Dallas DWI attorney options.

At a Glance

Origin & Background

Justin Barrett Wilson began his legal career at the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, advancing to serve as both a misdemeanor and felony chief prosecutor and earning a special commendation for training new prosecutors. He is certified to administer Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) — the same protocol training law enforcement receives — and has taught Collin County police academy classes on DWI enforcement from a defense-informed perspective. He does not hold Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in any specialty, a distinction this profile notes because several other Dallas DWI and criminal defense attorneys in this directory do hold that credential. The firm, headquartered in Frisco with additional offices in Addison and Dallas, is a multi-attorney practice; senior associate Justin Harris is also frequently named in client testimonials as lead counsel on individual matters.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles criminal defense broadly — domestic violence, sex crimes, violent crimes, drug crimes, theft and property crimes, and juvenile crimes — alongside a dedicated DWI/DUI defense practice covering first offense through felony DWI, intoxication assault and manslaughter, DWI with a child passenger, and public intoxication. The firm’s Dallas office is one of three locations (Frisco, Addison, Dallas); its review volume and client base are concentrated more heavily around its Frisco headquarters and Collin County practice roots, which prospective Dallas clients should know when evaluating the firm’s specifically Dallas-based track record.

Track Record

These results are drawn from the firm’s own published, dated case-results log (Collin County matters specifically). Past results do not guarantee future outcomes, and the firm’s own site includes this disclaimer. Awesome Attorneys could not independently verify docket-level outcomes against court records.

Client Voice

The firm’s Google review presence is strongest at its Frisco headquarters (60 reviews) and its other Dallas-area office at 14800 Quorum Drive (27 reviews), with the specific 10100 N. Central Expressway Dallas location carrying only 2 Google reviews at the time of this research — a genuine gap in location-specific signal this profile is disclosing directly. Firm-wide client testimonials are consistently positive:

“Justin is a truly talented lawyer. His ability to think critically, and analyze quickly, are just a couple of traits that make him an excellent advocate for anyone charged with a crime… it is truly amazing to see him connect with a jury.” — client review, firm website

“Absolutely the best team you could ask for. From start to finish, the entire office was professional, compassionate, and truly dedicated… you can tell they genuinely care about their clients and their outcomes.” — client review, firm website

Awesome Attorneys did not identify negative reviews of the firm during this research, though the overall review volume specific to the Dallas office location is thin.

Beyond the Courtroom

Wilson’s work training Collin County police academy cadets on DWI enforcement — from the defense side of the aisle — is a genuinely unusual credential: it means he has direct, structured knowledge of the exact protocols officers are trained to follow, which he can apply to identify departures from those protocols in individual cases. The firm was voted Best in DFW’s People’s Choice 2025 by The Dallas Morning News, a reader-voted regional recognition.

Recognition

Wilson holds no TBLS board certification, so this profile does not describe his practice using the term “specialist.” His recognitions — Texas Super Lawyers badges (2021–2023), an Avvo Clients’ Choice award (2015), and the Dallas Morning News reader-voted regional honor — are legitimate but lower-rigor credentials than board certification, resting on peer nomination, review volume, and reader voting respectively rather than a state-administered exam and peer-reference process.

Texas Legal Backdrop

A first DWI in Texas is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas Penal Code § 49.04 if BAC is under 0.15 (up to 180 days in jail, up to a $2,000 fine, license suspension up to a year); a BAC of 0.15 or higher elevates a first offense to a Class A misdemeanor. A driver has 15 days from arrest to request an Administrative License Revocation hearing under Texas Transportation Code Chapters 524 and 724 to contest an automatic license suspension triggered by a failed or refused chemical test. Texas law enforcement is required to follow NHTSA-standardized field sobriety testing protocols; deviations from that standardized administration — the area of Wilson’s specific training — are a recognized basis for challenging test results in both the criminal case and the ALR hearing.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Justin Wilson’s prosecutorial background and specific SFST training credential are genuine and directly relevant to DWI defense — training police academy cadets on the defense-relevant nuances of field sobriety testing protocol is a distinctive, hard-to-replicate qualification. The firm’s dated, published case-results log (rather than vague aggregate claims) is a good-faith transparency practice this profile credits directly.

The honest limitation specific to this listing: the firm’s Dallas office carries a thin independent review record (2 Google reviews) compared to its Frisco headquarters and other North Texas location, and the firm’s practice roots and regional recognition are more concentrated in Collin County than Dallas proper. A Dallas-based client should confirm which office and which attorney (Wilson or a colleague such as Justin Harris) will handle their case, and should weigh the firm’s strong overall reputation against its comparatively newer, lower-volume Dallas-specific footprint.

Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (mydallascriminallawyer.com, including its About Us, DWI Defense, Testimonials, and Case Results pages), the firm’s Google Business listings for its Frisco, Dallas (14800 Quorum Dr.), and Dallas (10100 N. Central Expy) locations, and Justia’s attorney directory listing for Justin Wilson. Statutory citations were checked against the Texas Penal Code and Texas Transportation Code. No case results, credentials, or quotes were invented; all case results are drawn from the firm’s own dated, published case log and identified as the firm’s claims where independent court-record verification was not performed.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by My Dallas Criminal Lawyer prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placements clearly labeled as such, but no payment of any kind determines inclusion in, or the content of, this editorial profile. This article is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader and My Dallas Criminal Lawyer or Awesome Attorneys.