NEAL DAVIS LAW FIRM, PLLC

Anyone in Texas who is on community supervision is assigned a “probation officer” typically. The probation officer can be helpful. They can set up needed appointments, answer questions you have, and refer you to classes you must complete.

It is also the probation officer’s job to:

• Supervise you as directed by the court, and to inform the court how you are abiding by the rules
• Protect the community, by seeing you at home or work as well as in the office.
• Provide community-based referrals, such as drug/alcohol counseling, employment counseling and literacy/ged preparation that will help you change your negative behavior.

Of course, every job area has bad apples, and probation is no exception. Probation officers are often underpaid and overworked, and as a result can be negligent or take a “don’t care” attitude towards probationers. Or, occasionally, the probation officer is overzealous, holier-than-thou, and does everything in their power to see the probationer fail.

When you are accused of violating the terms of your community supervision, you have the right to challenge the accusation. As an experienced probation attorney, Neal Davis, a criminal defense attorney in Houston Texas, can handle any motion to revoke or adjudicate, assist you throughout the entire process, and put forward the best defense that he can. Rest assured that he will do whatever he can to get the best result he can.