DWI In Texas? The Hangover Your License Can’t Shake
What happens to your career as a licensed professional after one bad night ends in a DWI arrest? In this episode, host Cimone Murphree is joined by Hunter Biederman, partner at the Law Offices of Biederman & Burleson in Frisco and founder of TexasRecordClearing.com, to explain what licensed professionals need to know when a criminal case reaches their licensing board.
Hunter spent years as a Collin County prosecutor before focusing on DWI defense, and knows exactly what police are looking for during a stop, why your employer and your licensing board are two separate problems, and why hiding an arrest almost always makes it worse. He explains why outcomes may vary so much by profession, like how certain licenses may need a full acquittal, while other licensees can move forward after receiving deferred adjudication. Some of the most surprising information comes when he breaks down the difference between sealing and expunging a record in Texas.
Hunter’s takeaways are simple: be honest with your attorney, act early, and never assume your record cleared on its own.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro & Disclaimer
01:02 From prosecutor to DWI defense
06:40 “Dismissed” doesn’t mean erased
07:46 Why licensed professionals have more at stake
10:03 Don’t hide it from your regulator
14:10 Your employer vs. your regulator
16:03 What to do during a DWI stop
20:32 What happens after the arrest
26:59 Repeat offenses and the board’s timeline
33:43 What counts as a “win” depends on your job
34:44 Sealed vs. expunged
37:50 Can a first-time DWI be cleared?
46:27 Final takeaways
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Want more straight talk on DWI and criminal law? Check out Hunter’s show, One Bad Night, at https://www.onebadnightpodcast.com. You’ll find every episode there, plus links to everything else he does.
Think something might still be on your record? Hunter’s free 5-minute check will tell you if it can be cleared: https://www.texasrecordclearing.com
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Get more information, details and resources on Know Your Regulator – https://www.belolaw.com/know-your-regulator/