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Bryan Orihel is a native San Antonion and avid Spurs fan. Bryan graduated from Clark High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a Minor in Business Foundations. Bryan then attended St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2011. During this time Bryan studied International Comparative Law at the prestigious University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria, which was taught by the current Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
Since joining the firm in 2012, Bryan has gained significant trial experience in Bexar, Comal, Kerr, Kinney, and several other counties around South Texas. Bryan is currently a member of the Texas Bar Association, San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA), the Texas DWI Defense Lawyer's Association (TDDLA), and the National College for DUI Defense. His special area of practice is with DWI Defense, especially with DWI Blood cases. With the specific training and certifications Bryan has received, he has been able to develop into one of the top DWI Defense lawyers in the city and was featured as one of the Top DWI attorneys in San Antonio Scene Magazine 2014 and was voted as one of the Top 30 Criminal Defense Attorneys in San Antonio in San Antonio Scene Magazine 2015.
Bryan is a Certified Practitioner of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and has been able to get favorable decisions for our clients by Judges who found the officer demonstrated or graded the sobriety tests incorrectly. Bryan has attended multiple DWI seminars to update his knowledge and training in DWI cases such as the Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar in 2013, Forensic Toxicology for Attorneys 2103, and DWI: The Future in 2014. Bryan has also completed the Through this training and continuing legal education Bryan has been able to keep up with the current DWI trends including being able to efficiently defend the increasing DWI blood draw cases. With his experience and training, Bryan has successfully suppressed Blood and Breath Test evidence on multiple occasions that could have been used against his clients. His legal education has also allowed him to become very familiar with the practices of forensic chromatography and blood alcohol analysis that is being used more and more in the DWI field, including hands on training with the Perkin Elmer Claris 500 Gas Chromatograph machine.
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540 S Saint Marys St, San Antonio, TX, 78205-3418
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Posted by John | July 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
DWI
When I got my DWI in September of 2020, I had no idea where to start. I happened to see Bryan Orihel defending someone else at a hearing and knew that I needed him to represent me in court. His effort in providing evidence and not having anything overlooked in my case was strong. Every question that ...
Posted by anonymous | May 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
Great Attorney
I have never been in trouble in my life and when I got arrested for DWI I was not sure how to deal with the issue. Bryan guide me through the whole process and did a great job in handling my case. I have no complaints the office of Sean C Brown overall really know how to treat their clients great. At...
Posted by Daniel | March 29, 2021 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
Fighting Lawyer!
I don’t think I have enough words to express how thankful I am to Mr. Bryan Orihel for how he defended me at the ALR hearing. Because of his fighting arguments we won and I can continue driving as a CDL driver and providing for my family. He is an awesome attorney. Thank you so much Bryan on behalf...
Posted by Ashley | September 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
Superb!
Bryan was wonderful in handling my Class A DWI case. Throughout the entire process, he was available to answer any questions or concerns I had and after 15 months of working on my case, was eventually able to obtain the outcome I hoped for. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone facing similar le...
Posted by anonymous | November 08, 2017 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
DWI defense
Brian went above and beyond in handling my DWI. Not only did he do an incredible job of keeping me fully aware of all the facets of my situation but he exhibited an incredibly advanced knowledge of the judicial system and made me feel confident in his abilities. He not only was able to secure a full ...
"I endorse Bryan Orihel. Mr. Orihel is widely known and respected in the San Antonio legal community as a zealous, knowledgable and prepared advocate for his clients. I believe anyone that retains his services is going to be in good hands."
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