Brian received the highest level of training offered to prosecutors in Texas when he was a member of the Domestic Violence Unit in Montgomery County. An accusation of family violence can turn your life upside down in an instant — but who investigated it, how it was charged, and how it is defended all matter enormously. Brian has been on every side of these cases, and he knows how to fight them.
The Training Behind Your Defense
Brian completed the Advanced Trial Seminar on Strangulation Family Assault — the Strangulation Advanced Course offered through the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, among the most rigorous family-violence training the State provides. That training is essentially the prosecution's playbook, and it gives Brian the tools to defend your case from every front, including:
- Medical data — how strangulation and injury evidence is interpreted, and where it is overstated or wrong.
- Investigation techniques — how officers gather statements, photographs, and 911 recordings, and where those methods break down.
- Victimology experts — how the State uses expert testimony to explain recantation and behavior, and how to meet it.
- Jury selection — how these cases are framed for a jury, and how to seat a fair one.
Because Brian learned that exact approach as a prosecutor, he knows how to dismantle it as your defense attorney.
Family Violence Cases Are Different
Assault family violence cases do not work the way most people expect. In Texas the State decides whether to prosecute — not the complaining witness — and cases frequently move forward even when the alleged victim recants or signs an affidavit of non-prosecution. Just as important, a family violence finding carries collateral consequences that reach far beyond any jail sentence: loss of firearm rights, immigration consequences, and serious impact in divorce and child-custody matters. A future arrest can even be charged as a felony. Understanding and protecting against those consequences is a central part of the defense.
A Proven, Battle-Tested Trial Attorney
Brian has handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor family violence cases across multiple counties in southeast Texas. He is a proven, battle-tested trial attorney who isn't afraid to take your case to trial when that is what it takes to protect you. He also knows when a case can be resolved quietly and favorably — and he has the experience to tell the difference.
Get a lawyer with experience you can trust. Call Brian Foley today for a free, confidential consultation.