October 2016, I was pulled over in Tyler Texas on suspicion of a DWI. Having never been arrested before, I didn’t handle the situation very well. When taken to jail, the officer told me I would lose my driver’s license for 90 days if I signed permission to take a blood /breathalyzer test, and... 180 days if I didn’t sign. Feeling this was blackmail, I refused to sign. After I placed bail, I found excellent reviews concerning Erick Platten. I hired him. That was the best decision I ever made. Through his skill, I did NOT lose my license for 1 day. It took 10 months to finally go to court and during that time Erick treated me more as a friend than a client. I found him to be very thorough. This meant so much to my wife and myself. He not only saved me from having a DWI, he carried me when I thought there wasn’t any hope. I will be forever grateful to Erick. Erick is far more than just a great attorney. He is a GREAT MAN.

Mr Platton stuck with me all the way to the end. I was charged with 2nd DWI and felony evading arrest with a motor vehicle. What could have ended up being 10 years probation with a felony conviction ended up being 14 months probation and a few weekends in jail. Although I am innocent on the evadin...g arrest Eric advised me that the safest option would be a deferred adjudicated felony with 2 years probation that or put my fate in the hands of a jury. I chose the 2 year probation which was plea bargained down from a 10 year probation the DA was trying to get. Mr Platton promised to get me early termination and he did!! I will follow up on the outcome of a excessive force case Mr. Platton is working on. The cops threw me down on the ground by tripping me up smashed my face in the rocks scraped and bruised my face broke my prescription glasses and shattered my Iphone. All of this with no resistance whatsoever. Stay clear of Smith County justice system it's not worth it. Thanks to Mr. Platton it could have been a lot worse!!

In 2014 I got pulled over and charged with a DWI in Denton, TX. I did not feel like I was impaired at all otherwise I wouldn't have gotten behind the wheel. If anyone knows Denton's reputation, they charge and convict a lot of DWI's with little forgiveness. I passed the field sobriety test but fa...iled the breathalyzer. After a 3 year fight, Erick got the charge lowered from a DWI to an obstruction of highway which is rare here in Denton. Erick never gave up on me and fought every way he could to make sure this didn't go on my record. Throughout my time in court I saw other lawyers throwing in the towel on similar cases. Erick has helped my family on similar cases before and I would recommend him to anyone who is faced with an unfortunate situation such as mine.