Davidson Law Office, Thad Davidson

02/15/2024

"You look like an as***le."

So sayeth a man in my office today looking for legal representation.

The man is an Army veteran who was injured in Iraq. An honorable discharge on complete disability. He has significant problems, including the criminal allegations against him. He has no prior record.

My first duty today was to keep this man alive. To keep him from committing su***de. I believe I have been successful--and will continue to be successful--in that objective.

With effort and work, timing and tactics, I likely can keep the man out of prison and keep him from getting a felony conviction. These two objectives, however, are on down the road. Future projects.

The man was visibly suffering in my office, a huge guy quivering and shaking like a leaf, sweat pouring off him like a waterfall. I spent the first 45 minutes of our time together getting him calmed down and giving him reasons to stay alive. I made him give me his word that he would not kill himself.

I eventually asked the man why he had chosen me or looked for me to be his lawyer. The man hesitated. He said, "Can I be honest with you?" I said, "Please."

He said, "I looked through lawyers on line, read their profiles. You look like an as***le."

05/03/2023

https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/the-fight-for-texas-house-bill-218-to-be-passed-as-a-law-continues-to-the-state-legislature/501-3826b913-67ee-4260-8f95-23d6775708b4

Texas may be one step closer to decriminalizing ma*****na, but the bill still needs approval in the senate and Governor Greg Abbott's signature to become a law.

07/06/2022

On Being a Defense Attorney

Recently I received a letter from a client I briefly represented nearly a decade ago. The client had been arrested on multiple felony charges. The client entered into an agreement with me. I began my investigation. I discovered evidence that the charges were without substance. I took my evidence to a detective, a man who had the integrity to listen, and together he and I went on a clue hunt. He soon came to the same conclusion that I had already made: the client was innocent of the charges against him/her. That same day, the client was released from jail and went home.

One significant problem for me, if slight problem or no problem for the client for a very long time: I was never paid. Not a dime.

An excerpt from the letter:

"I know I owe you money and I left on bad terms * * *

I thank you so much for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I would have slipped through the cracks of Smith County!"

Now the former client wants me to represent him/her on a new matter, one just as serious as what I saved him/her from those long years ago.

But I was never paid on the original matter.

So . . .

On Being a Defense Attorney