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Biography
Jonathan O'Hara is an award-winning DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney in Kerrville, TX. He represents clients throughout the Texas Hill Country, including in the communities of Boerne, Bandera, and Fredericksburg, TX. He has successfully handled cases across the region, in several appellate courts, and before the Supreme Court of Texas.
He focuses his practice on criminal defense with an emphasis on DWI & Drug Crimes. He is the only attorney in the Hill Country to have earned the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation, the highest form of scientific recognition for lawyers. As a lawyer-scientist, he has highly advanced knowledge of alcohol and drug testing, which he brings to bear for his clients.
He was named a 2025 "Rising Star" in Criminal Defense by Texas Super Lawyers and "DWI Trial Scholar" by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
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Payment Methods
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Licensed in Texas for 8 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2017
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Location
Danford Law Firm
813 Barnett St., Kerrville, TX, 78028
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Experience
Honors
2025
Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers
2024
CJA Federal Criminal Defense Mentorship Program, Western District of Texas
2024
ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Designation, American Chemical Society
2023
DWI Trial Warrior Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
2022
Recognition for Professional Involvement, Lawyer Legion
2020
Future Indigent Defense Leaders, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
2015
Blask Fellowship Award, American Bar Association
2014
JIOP Award, American Bar Association
Work Experience
2021 - Present
Senior Associate, Danford Law Firm
2021 - 2021
Associate, The Law Offices of Jed Silverman
2020 - 2020
Assistant Public Defender, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc.
2017 - 2020
Associate Attorney, Danford Law Firm
2015 - 2016
Law Clerk, Bires Schaffer & DeBorde
2015 - 2015
Judicial Intern, Hon. Ignacio Torteya, III, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Associations
2024 - Present
Federal Bar AssociationMember
2022 - Present
National College of DUI DefenseMember
2022 - Present
Kerr County Bar AssociationVice President
2022 - Present
National Organization for the Reform of MarijuanaLegal Committee Member
2022 - Present
DUI Defense Lawyers AssociationMember
2021 - Present
American Chemical SocietyMember
2021 - Present
College of the State Bar of TexasMember
2017 - Present
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationMember
2017 - 2022
Kerr County Bar AssociationTreasurer
Sample of Legal Cases
State v. Resendiz
Motion to Suppress Granted
State v. Daniels
Not Guilty
State v. Amaya
Case Dismissed
State v. Martinez
Dismissed
State v. Schauman
Not Guilty Verdict
State v. Reyna
No-billed by Grand Jury
State v Ramirez
Dismissed
Ex Parte RPGP
Won at Supreme Court
State v. Nieto, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1794 (Tex. App. Dallas, Mar. 7, 2019)
DWI Dismissed
State v. Reilly
Assault - Not Guilty
State v. Millican
DWI Reduced to Ticket
State v. 1997 Chevrolet 1500, 2018 Tex. App. Lexis 8219 (October 10, 2018)
Case Won On Appeal
Education
2024
Axion Labs
ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Program
2023
CJA Panel, Western District of Texas
CJA Federal Criminal Defense Mentorship Program
2022
NHTSA/Platt & Associates
Certificate - Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
2019
Texas Criminal Trial College
Certificate
2017
University of Houston Law Center
JD - Juris Doctor
2013
Texas A&M University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2025
The Way of the Warrior - Waco, TX
Attorney/Client Mental Health Awareness
2021
IPD Training
Report Writing and Testifying
Publications
2025
Voice for the Defense (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Marijuana DWIs
2022
The DWI Guy Blog
Is Delta 8 THC Legal in Texas?
2021
The DWI Guy Blog
After A Texas DWI Arrest: What You Need to Know
2021
2019
The DWI Guy
Occupational Licenses & DWI
2019
Petition for Discretionary Review
Ex Parte RPGP
Languages
English
Spanish
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
I recently got arrested for a dwi 2 offense what is the maximum sentence you get if I decide to get probation here in Texas?
28 Jun 2019
Q&A
Can I have a kid with a 17 year old girl who turns 18 in 6 months if I’m 20 and turn 21 in 5 months ?
29 Jun 2019