David D. White

David White has practiced criminal defense exclusively in Travis County, Williamson County, and surrounding Central Texas counties since 2004. He earned his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2004, where he tried cases as a student prosecutor in the criminal prosecution clinic. That experience confirmed criminal defense as his career path, and he has handled no other practice area since. In 22 years of practice, he has handled DWI, drug, assault, family violence, federal, and post-conviction matters from intake through trial, plea negotiation, and appellate review. He founded the Law Office of David D. White, PLLC in 2008 and serves as managing attorney. The firm operates from offices at 608 W. 12th Street, Suite B, in Austin, and 706 Rock Street in Georgetown.

The firm's working method is straightforward: obtain the police report, read the file in full, identify the state's evidentiary weak points, and only then develop a strategy. That sequence sounds obvious, but many clients arrive at the firm having interviewed multiple attorneys who quoted a fee and proposed a plea posture before reading discovery. David's view is that case strategy that precedes the file is guesswork, and guesswork costs clients leverage at every stage of the case.

Cases at the firm are handled by a named attorney from the first meeting through resolution. Clients are not handed off to whichever attorney is at docket call. The attorney who explains the case at signing is the attorney who appears at every setting.

David handles:

• DWI defense, including first-offense, repeat, felony DWI (third and subsequent, BAC .15 or higher, passenger under 15, intoxication assault, intoxication manslaughter), and Administrative License Revocation (ALR) hearings

• Drug crimes, including possession of controlled substance Penalty Groups 1 through 4, manufacture and delivery, and federal drug conspiracy

• Assault, including misdemeanor assault, aggravated assault, and assault on a public servant

• Family violence, including assault family violence, assault family violence impeding breath or strangulation, and continuous violence against the family

• Sexual assault and indecency cases, including pre-indictment Grand Jury defense

• Federal criminal defense in all four Texas federal districts (Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern)

• Expunctions and orders of nondisclosure under Texas Government Code Chapter 411

David has tried cases to verdict in district and county courts in Travis County, Williamson County, Hays County, and Bell County. He has obtained no-bills at Grand Jury, dismissals at the prosecutor level, deferred adjudication outcomes (including DWI deferred adjudication under HB 3582, available in Texas since 2019), and Class C reductions on cases the state initially charged as Class A misdemeanors.

In keeping with Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 7.02, the firm does not publish case results that imply a similar result is guaranteed in any future case. Outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the venue, and the assigned prosecutor.

The firm employs two associate attorneys and a senior paralegal.

Associate attorney Taylor Kacir works from the Georgetown office every workday and was previously a prosecutor at the Bell County District Attorney's Office. In Williamson County, Taylor won an Administrative License Revocation hearing on the merits in a contested DWI case in which law enforcement detained the driver in a parking lot. The ALR win led to dismissal of the underlying DWI charge.

Associate attorney Kenneth Hines leads the firm's expunction and nondisclosure practice and handles trial-level defense in misdemeanor and felony matters. Kenneth manages the firm's expunction workflow from eligibility analysis through petition drafting, hearing, and order entry.

Senior paralegal Christi manages discovery, scheduling, and client communications across both offices. After-hours calls reach Kenneth and Taylor through the firm's call routing system.

Fees at the firm are flat and published in dollar amounts on the firm's website, including:

• DWI first offense: $5,000

• DWI second offense: starting at $6,000

• Felony DWI: starting at $7,500

• ALR hearing (standalone): $1,500 (included when DWI fee is paid in full at onset)

• Class A and B misdemeanors: $5,000

• Class C misdemeanors: $1,000

• Felony drug cases: starting at $7,500

• Felony violent cases: starting at $10,000

• Federal criminal defense: starting at $40,000

• Expunction in Travis County: $1,900

• Expunction outside Travis County: $2,500

Initial consultations are free and available in English and Spanish. Half of the flat fee is collected at signing as good faith; the balance is structured around the case schedule. Fee disclosure during the consultation is in writing.

The firm has more than 250 five-star client reviews across Google, Avvo, and other legal review platforms. Reviews are answered personally by David within 48 hours of posting.

Phone: (512) 369-3737

Website: https://www.wm-attorneys.com

Austin office: 608 W. 12th Street, Suite B, Austin, Texas 78701