Harold Danford

Top rated DUI-DWI attorney in Kerrville, Texas

Danford Law Firm, PLLC
Harold Danford
Danford Law Firm, PLLC

Practice areas: DUI-DWI, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Texas since: 1992

Education: St. Mary's University School of Law

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026
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Danford Law Firm, PLLC

813 Barnett St
Kerrville, TX 78028 Visit website
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Harold J. Danford is the lead attorney at Danford Law Firm in Kerrville, Texas. He has proudly represented clients charged with criminal offenses across the Texas Hill Country for almost three decades, particularly in the communities of Kerrville, Boerne, Fredericksburg, and Bandera. He has successfully handled thousands of cases, represented hundreds of clients at trial, and won numerous cases on appeal.

He began his career as a local prosecutor and rose to become the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s DWI/ALR Program, where he oversaw dozens of lawyers across the state. Known as “The DWI Guy” to colleagues and clients alike, he is a leading attorney in this area of criminal law.

As a former prosecutor, Harold has vast experience fighting all kinds of criminal charges. He knows what it takes to build a case and what it takes to win. Over the course of his career, he has successfully defended clients in drug, theft, assault, and even murder cases, and his work has been featured in local and national media outlets. A trial lawyer first and foremost, he has also helped many clients recover significant awards for personal injuries.

The greater legal community regularly taps Harold's knowledge and experience and he has been called on to teach tactics and strategies to other lawyers at numerous seminars. He is a former board member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and was honored with The Presidential Award in 2013. 

He is rated “Superb” on Avvo, 10/10 by Justia, Lead Counsel by Thomson Reuters, and Distinguished* through Martindale-Hubbell. He previously served as Municipal Judge for Ingram, Texas, and currently presides as President of the Kerr County Bar Association.

Mr. Danford is an alumnus of Angelo State University and earned his Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1992, the same year he was admitted to the State Bar of Texas. 

*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 Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Assault & Battery, Brain Injury, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Dram Shop Laws, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, False Accusations, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Parole, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Probation, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Slip and Fall, Theft, Traffic Violations, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 50% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
  • 40% Criminal Defense
  • 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1992, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.thedwiguy.com/about-us/harold-j-danford/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Former Board Member 
  • Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, DWI Resource Committee, 2023
  • Kerr County Bar Association, President, 2018

Educational Background

  • B.B.A, Angelo State University

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

Other Outstanding Achievements

  • Qualified for Appointment as First Chair Counsel in Capital Cases in which the Death Penalty is Sought - Sixth Judicial Region of Texas, 2018

Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America Honoree 2026, The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
  • Peer-rated "Distinguished" for high professional achievement, Martindale-Hubbell., 2024
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Kerr County Bar Association, 2022
  • Lead Counsel - DWI Defense, Thomson Reuters, 2019
  • Top Attorneys of North America, Who's Who Directories, 2018
  • Rated "Top Attorney", Avvo, 2018
  • Presidential Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2013
  • Outstanding Young Attorney, Kerr County Bar Association, 1993

Office location for Harold Danford

813 Barnett St
Kerrville, TX 78028

Phone: 830-783-4628

Selections

3 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026

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