Steve Oliver Gonzalez

Position: Attorney

Education:

• Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, FL, 1988, Football
• Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin 1988-1990, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Football
• Trinity University, Bachelor of Arts: Spanish and Sociology, 1992, Football, Phi Beta Kappa
• University of Houston School of Law, J.D., 1997, Dean Scholarship Recipient, HLSA member
• NHTSA Field Sobriety Test Administrator Certified
• Certification in Maintenance and Repair of the Intoxilyzer 5000 Series, June 24-25, 2005
• Certified as Maintenance Technician of the CMI, Inc. Intoxilyzer 5000 Series, November 19-21, 2004
• Certified as Operator of the CMI, Inc. Intoxilyzer 5000 Series, November 19-21, 2004

Employment History:  Assistant District Attorney, Brazoria County, 1997-2000
President, Steve O. Gonzalez, P.L.L.C., 2000 to present

Affiliations:

• Brazoria County Bar Association
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• National College of DUI Defense Member Since 2004
• Official Competition Judge Thurgood Marshall School of Law, James M. Douglas Board of Advocates

Participant in the Texas District and County Attorney Association, 1998 Prosecutor Trial Skills Course, July 5-10, 1998

Participant in the 12th Annual Texas Department of Public Safety DWI Prosecution Course, 1998

Participant in the National District Attorney Association, National Trial Advocacy Center, Trial Advocacy I Course, February 8-12, 1999

Participant in the State Bar of Texas 26th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2000

Participant in the State Bar of Texas 27th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2001

Participant in the State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2002

Participant in the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association DWI Seminar, 2002

Participant in the State Bar of Texas 29th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2003

Participant in the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Top Gun DWI Seminar, 2003

Participant in the 30th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course 2004, San Antonio, TX, July 26-29, 2004

Participant in the 10th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence Seminar, Atlanta, GA, April 22-24, 2004

Participant in the 10th Annual Summer Session of the National College for DUI Defense, presented at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, July 21-24, 2004

Participant in the 2005 Winter Session of the National College for DUI Defense, presented in New Orleans, LA, January 20-22, 2005.

Participant in the 12th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence in DWI/DUI Cases, Sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association & National College for DUI Defense, presented in Dallas, Texas, April 28-30, 2005.

Participant in the 11th Annual Summer Session of the National College for DUI Defense, presented at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, July 21-23, 2005

Participant in the Trial Tactics to Win a DWI Breath Test Case, The Center for American and International Law, Plano, TX, August 26, 2005

Participant in the NCDD Winder Session, Amelia Island, FL, Jan. 19-21, 2006

Participant in the 5th Annual Absolute Criminal Litigators Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 3-4, 2006

Languages: English and Spanish

Future Plans: Continue to devote his life to seeking out justice for his clients in the most zealous and honest way possible.