Mimi Coffey's Personal Blog

Just finished reading H.W. Brands' Texas history book: Lone Star Nation, The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence. It is v...

In this Presidential Republican Primary, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have been invoking Reagan frequently, as if to lighten the prevaili...

Resolution and Resilience Practicing criminal defense law for 20 years, the one thing that really amazes and disappoints me is when a...

I woke up this morning and my heart sank. I read on Twitter that TCU’s quarterback and Heisman trophy contender Trevone Boykin was arre...

Thanksgiving 2015 Thanksgiving, like for so many, is my favorite time of year for reflection. As 2015 nears a close and I reflect over th...

The Baby Boomer “Me” Generation is Retiring……. Hallelujah.  If there is one thing that rings true, it is putting others and most notab...

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers started out as a good thing. There was a sincere concern that there needed to be more attention focus...

Making the World a Better Place Judge David Rippel Collin County Court at Law no. 4 As a people’s attorney (defense law...

Where do I begin? Judges, jurors, district attorneys, cops, MADD? Let's start where it belongs: the National Highway Safety Administra...

You decide you have had too much, and you feel the right thing to do is pull over and sleep it off. Is this a DWI? According to a Tarran...

To all my past, present and future clients, and for anyone who is curious: If you ever wanted a nutshell version of "DWI at Night,...

Yes, it's that time of year- where everyone wants to party on New Year's Eve but fears a DWI. If I wasn't a DWI lawyer, I would...