Steve Gonzalez

Attorney Steve Gonzalez is the founder and owner of Steve O. Gonzalez PLLC in Alvin, Texas. A nationally ranked trial lawyer with more than 23 years of total legal experience, Mr. Gonzalez provides unmatched counsel and support to clients Brazoria County, Galveston and Galveston County, and the surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• DUI defense
• Criminal defense for all other felonies and misdemeanors

Among his impressive list of legal credentials, Mr. Gonzalez has earned designation as an expert in the administration and scoring of the NHTSA approved Standardized Field Sobriety Tests battery. He also holds his certification in the maintenance and repair of the Intoxilyzer 5000 Series as well as being a certified maintenance technician and operator of the device. He is also certified in forensic blood and urine as well as forensic chromatography.

As a defense attorney, Mr. Gonzalez has achieved a long record of securing acquittals, dismissals and reductions of charges for the accused, and he has earned consistent top ranking and endorsements from his peers for his outstanding professionalism and legal abilities, including an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, he has received 10 out of 10 client ratings on Avvo along with the site's Clients' Choice and Top Lawyer Awards.

A 1992 graduate of Trinity University with degrees in Spanish and sociology, Mr. Gonzalez obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston School of Law in 1997, graduating a member of the dean's list. He holds his admission to practice before the Texas Supreme Court as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Gonzalez is a member of the Brazoria County Bar Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National College of DUI Defense, the Harris County Criminal Law Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, among his other professional affiliations.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.