Background
Peńa, Michael was born on September 24, 1967 in McAllen, Texas, United States.
Peńa, Michael was born on September 24, 1967 in McAllen, Texas, United States.
University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, 1991). University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1994).
Worked at Trichter & De Louisiana Garza. Admitted to the bar, 1994, Texas. United States. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Company-Author: "Driving While Impaired/Driving under the influence Field Sobriety Testing Revisited: A Common Sense Voir Dire & Cross Examination to Show the Tests are Designed to Cause and Score Failures," The Champion, Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, August 1996. "0.01 ALR Suspensions and Driving While Impaired Prosecutions: Double Dipping into Double Jeopardy Territory," Voice for the Defense, Journal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, September 1995.
"The Ten Commandments for Detoxifying the Intoxilyzer 5000: Getting the Truth Out in Driving While Impaired Cases," Voice for the Defense, June 1995.
"Driving While Impaired Demonstrative Evidence in Driving While Impaired Cases," The Champion, May 1995. "Driving While Impaired Demonstrative Evidence: Show and tell the Easy," Voice for the Defense, April 1995.
"1994-1995 Driving While Impaired Law Changes: A Client Handout," Voice for the Defense, November 1994. Assistant Feature Articles Editor, Voice for the Defense.
Speaker, Continuing legal education Seminars for the Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Member: State Bar of Texas. American Bar Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. National College for Driving under the influence Defense (Founding Member).
Member: State Bar of Texas. American Bar Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. National College for Driving under the influence Defense (Founding Member).