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Ethics Rules for Prosecutors Amended by Texas Supreme Court – Sorta.

Proposed changes to the Ethics Rules applicable to all lawyers licensed to practice in the State of Texas have been made by the Texas Supreme Court. You can read them in their entirety at the Texas Supreme Court’s website. Earlier this month, the Court forwarded its proposed changes to the State Bar of Texas…

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch |

Prosecutor Caught Withholding Evidence from Defense – AGAIN

Last week, Assistant District Attorney Stephanie McFarland stood before a Texas district court judge for the second time in 15 months to hear the court’s findings that she had illegally and improperly withheld evidence from the defense. That’s right. A prosecutor in front of the bench being told she’s done something wrong. The same thing, for…

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Uncategorized |

Texas DA’s Drug Investigator Busted for Drugs He Got Via Forged Prescriptions

In every district attorney’s office across the State of Texas, there are men and women employed as investigators for the State. They’re gumshoes just like the private detectives you see on television — they go out and talk to people, track down facts, get information that the attorneys then use to supply evidence in support…

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch |

Former District Attorney Out On Parole After Serving 20 Months of a 15 YEAR Sentence

Former Rockwall District Attorney Ray Sumrow got caught with his hand in the till, literally, and was tried, convicted, sentenced, and thrown in jail for being a thief. And less than two years later, he’s out. Ray Sumrow has an interesting story. He was the head prosecutor in Rockwall for SIX terms. He was named “Prosecutor of the Year”…

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch |

Can We Trust the Prosecution to Play Fair? No.

When you watch TV, the prosecutors are always the good guys. Just check out Law & Order, for example. Heroes, right? Well, things are different out in the real world. Policeman Gives Sworn Statement, Dallas County Prosecutor Told Him (as Sole Eyewitness) Who to Point Out At Trial Just this past week, another Texas scandal…

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

DA Watch: Montgomery County Tweets DUI Arrests this New Year’s Eve

Over in Montgomery County, District Attorney Brett Ligon has announced that on New Year’s Eve 2009, law enforcement will post all drunk driving arrests on Twitter. Actually, he’s been tweeting about drunk driving arrests – among others – for awhile now (since Christmas). This is getting lotsa attention for DA Ligon. For example, plaintiff’s personal…

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

DA Watch: Yolanda Madden Freed by Judge After 4 Yrs – DA Failed to Turn Over Exculpatory Evidence

You may remember the case of Yolanda Madden because of the notorious YouTube video awhile back showing the Odessa cops being caught on video by Kopbusters. (We wrote about the Kopbusters story last December and you can watch the video on that post). Well, after being in jail for four years — yep, 4 YEARS — Yolanda…

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops, DA Watch |

DA Watch: Death Row’s Henry Skinner sues Fed Prosecutor Lynn Switzer for Withholding DNA Evidence He Says Clears Him

The United States Supreme Court is already considering Henry Skinner’s petition for certiorari (09-7784), which he filed after his 1999 petition for writ of habeas corpus with the Amarillo federal district court (Skinner v. Quartman) was denied, and after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals initially granted him a certificate of appealability on two issues relating to…

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Death Row |

DA Watch: Students’ Hard Work Results in Exoneration of Two Men After 10 Years Into Their Life Sentences

Justice has been victorious all because of the hard work of students involved with both (1) UT-Austin’s Texas Center for Actual Innocence and (2) the Innocence Network at UT-Arlington. Long after the criminal justice system placed Claude Alvin Simmons, Jr., 54, and Christopher Shun Scott, 39, into Texas prisons for life and threw away the…

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch |

Cop Watch: Local Police Depts Have to Pay for Crime Lab Testing Now

Times are tight and getting tighter, so counties across the State of Texas are finding all sorts of ways to cut costs. Here in Dallas, that means something to the criminal defense bar and prosecutors alike because who’s footing the bill for testing of DNA, firearms, blood, etc. has changed. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office isn’t…

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Crime News, DA Watch |

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My special needs families, listen up! If you find yourself in the shocking and surreal world where your adult child's behaviors related to IDD and mental health trauma are treated as criminal, Michael Lowe is who you call. When I was calling around initially, I found so few lawyers who understood or even cared to try to understand my son's disability and I felt so uneasy talking to them. I can not put into words the level of panic and fear racing through me during this time of utter shock and bewilderment as to the fact it was even happening! But then I spoke to Michael, and I immediately felt peace and knew by his kindness that he understood and I finally felt heard, and I felt hope. Our first meeting with Michael, he put my son with Down syndrome at ease and assured him everything would work out. As a single mom, his empathy and compassion towards my finances were also appreciated as he charged me a flat fee only, and our case took 2.5 years to complete. The goal was always to have the case dismissed and Michael accomplished that goal. My son has now been treated for his mental health, is healing from his trauma and is leading the life he was meant to have. We could not be be more grateful to Michael for his genuine compassion, generosity, gifted strategy and brilliant efforts in insuring this outcome. I never in a million years thought my family would go through something like this, and I had zero awareness until now that our special needs community needed an advocate for our adult kids who suddenly land in the criminal justice system. Since this experience, I have met other families in similar situations with less favorable outcomes and realized even more so how not only valuable, but imperative Michael Lowe and his services are to our community. I hope by writing this review, other families are able to get the help and successful outcome that we did from having Michael Lowe in our corner.

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Cesar Ruiz 3 months ago

This guy went above and beyond my expectations. I was burnt out from 2 previous lawyers before him who only sweet talked me and didn’t do a single thing for me. Michael did the opposite, he under promised and over delivered!!! He helped me on a case that very few lawyers had hope for! Words can’t explain the level of gratitude I have for this man. He truly is one of the best in his field. I have so much respect and love for this man now! Thank you Michael!

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Rogue Print 5 months ago

I had a complex legal question crossing two State's and Federal jurisdictions.

I contacted 11 Lawyers in two states for help. Some of the Lawyers specifically said they dealt with these situations on their website. 10 of those Lawyers would not even consider the case.

Michael Lowe took up the issue and PROMPTLY provided real legal advise for my circumstance. He researched and personally advised me with the applicable law and appropriate course of action. Even though he could not be retained and get paid, because he does not practice where I have to file, This Man helped out of the goodness of his heart, He did not have to. He got nothing out of it. But he did it anyway. There are so few people out there that are willing to help someone else.
I am so very grateful for him!

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Liosvel Vazquez 6 months ago

Mr Lowe is the best on what he is doing.. he resolved my case really fast. Super thankful.

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Sales M7 7 months ago

Michael represented me on a federal case. I came to Michael at the lowest point in life after removing my previous counsel. Michael & I met for an hour and it kind of felt as a good fit from the beginning hence I retained his services. He was empathetic and listened.

During representation we spent countless hours talking about my case to fine tune our strategy and were able to find a solution. He spent all this extra time without asking for any extra fees. I will always be thankful and grateful for what he has done for me. He really went above and beyond to help me.

Thank you, Michael!

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