Acknowledgments

• Author: Deandra M. Grant/Kimberly Griffin Tucker
• Pages: 9-9

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many great DWI lawyers and experts have been my “teachers” over the past 20 years. My

contributions to this book would not be possible without their shared knowledge and expertise. I

would like to thank the following lawyers in particular for their encouragement and for all that I have

learned from them: David Burrows (Dallas), John Gioffredi (Dallas), John Cook (Dallas), Doug

Wilder (Dallas), Larry Boyd (Dallas), Jamie Balagia (San Antonio), Sharon Curtis (McKinney),

Stephen Hamilton (Lubbock), Chris Hoover (Dallas), Mark Thiessen (Houston), Michael Mowla

(Dallas), Macy Jaggers (Dallas), Brent de la Paz (San Antonio), Seth Sutton (Waco), Mark Lassiter

(Dallas), Gary Redman (Dallas), Jim Medley (Houston), Mike McCollum (Dallas), Tyler Flood

(Houston), Marcos Garza (TN), Bubba Head (Georgia), Tim Huey (Ohio), Michael Kessler

(Florida), Harley Wagner (West Virginia), Justin McShane (Pennsylvania), Josh Lee (Oklahoma),

Glynn DeLatte (Louisiana), Michele Tjader (Wisconsin), Kim Keheley Frye (Georgia), Linda

Callahan (Washington), Evan Levow (New Jersey), Marcos Garza (TN), John Thurston (KS),

Jeremy Brehmer (California), Rhidian Orr (Colorado), and Scott Wonder (Washington).

In addition, I would like to thank the following professionals who have been so generous in

sharing their particular expertise: Jan Semenoff (Canada), Lance Platt, PhD (www.waldenplatt.

com), Charlie Smith (www.duianddreexpert.com), Dr. Stefan Rose, MD. (Florida), Dr. Al Staubus

(Ohio), Dr. AW Jones (Sweden), Dr. Fran Gengo (New York), Dr. Jim Booker (Texas), Dr. Gary

Wimbish (Texas), Charlie Foster (Texas), Dr. Jimmy Valentine (Mississippi), Dr. Harold McNair

and Dr. Lee Polite (Axion Labs, Chicago), Heather Harris (Pennsylvania), Terry MacCarthy (the

one and only) and Terry Robinson (Technical Supervisor for Area 23 in Texas).

Thanks to law student Kevin Bailey, Texas Tech School of Law, and Kathryn Owens, Texas

Tech School of Law Class of 2014, for all the research help to keep the case law current.

Thanks to Cheryl Currie, Tracy Taylor, Laura Buehner and Clay Graham for all that you do.

Kimberly Griffin Tucker is a rock star mom (literally!), an awesome lawyer and a great friend.

I’m so grateful we have been able to collaborate on this project.

A special thanks to my wonderful husband, Eric, and our two children, Keegan and Rowan, for

letting mommy have “book time”. As always, thanks to my parents, Bob and Ginger, and my

mother in law, Pat, for all of the encouragement – and babysitting!

Sandi – Sea Breezes on me!

Deandra M. Grant

Many people have encouraged me over the years, but none more than my family. So, I thank

them all for their love and support, especially my mom (for helping me study for the Bar Exam)

and, of course, my three men, Bryan (my wonderful husband) and Dylan and Griffin (my boys,

my loves, my angels).

Professionally, I thank Mike McCollum. He certainly started it all and I am forever in his debt

for teaching me how to be a trial lawyer.

Kimberly Griffin Tucker