Wood Jerry L - Fort Worth, TX

Four Decades of Fierce Criminal Defense in Fort Worth

When criminal charges threaten your freedom and livelihood, you need experienced legal counsel. Practicing out of the Law Offices of Lee and Wood on Ballinger Street in downtown Fort Worth, attorney Jerry L. Wood brings over forty years of dedicated criminal defense advocacy to clients across North Texas. Licensed in Texas in 1982 after graduating from Texas Tech University School of Law, Jerry Wood has defended clients accused of virtually every offense in the Texas Penal Code. Recognized since 2002 as a Top Criminal Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine and a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, attorney Wood knows good people sometimes make mistakes. If you need to hire an attorney who will evaluate your case honestly and fight for a dismissal, Jerry Wood delivers battle-tested courtroom advocacy.

Proven Trial Advocacy from DUI/DWI Defense Lawyers

DWI charges carry severe penalties in Texas, including license suspensions, hefty surcharges, and jail time. Practicing as leading dui/dwi defense lawyers, Jerry Wood has conducted over 100 DWI jury trials across more than ten Texas counties. The defense team scrutinizes field sobriety tests, challenges breath and blood test calibration, and investigates unlawful traffic stops. By representing drivers at license revocation hearings, the firm fights to preserve driving privileges while preparing a trial defense. Drivers facing moving violations also rely on the practice as dependable traffic ticket lawyers to protect driving records.

Resolute Advocacy for Violent Crimes and Domestic Violence

Allegations of violence require aggressive defense to prevent immediate protective orders and long-term criminal records. Functioning as skilled violent crime defense lawyers and domestic violence lawyers, attorney Wood defends clients facing simple assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, terroristic threats, and domestic assault charges. The firm investigates witness credibility, uncovers underlying family conflicts, and gathers critical physical evidence to demonstrate self-defense or false accusations. In sensitive sexual offense allegations, the firm takes swift action to protect client dignity and prevent mandatory sex offender registration.

Strategic Defense: Drug Crimes, Theft, and Weapons Offenses

Felony and misdemeanor drug charges can permanently derail educational and employment opportunities. Serving as focused drug crime defense lawyers, the firm challenges unconstitutional vehicular searches, invalid warrants, and improper drug classification in possession, manufacturing, and distribution cases. Additionally, as experienced theft and burglary defense lawyers, attorney Wood represents individuals accused of retail shoplifting, check fraud, employee embezzlement, credit card abuse, and residential burglary. The practice also assists juvenile offenders, seeking alternative diversions that protect young futures from lasting records.

Why Clients Trust Jerry L. Wood

When an unexpected arrest occurs and you need a lawyer urgently, choosing an attorney with deep local roots and trial experience is essential:

• Over forty years of criminal defense practice across Tarrant, Parker, Johnson, and Hood counties.
• More than 100 jury trials taken to verdict with proven, favorable outcomes.
• Voted a Top Criminal Attorney by peers in Fort Worth Magazine continuously from 2002 to the present.
• Past President of the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
• Free, completely confidential initial case evaluations with flexible payment plans.

If you need to find a lawyer who will treat you with respect and defend your rights with unmatched trial tenacity, contact Jerry L. Wood today to discuss your defense strategy.