A savvy Texas lawyer who’s made a name for himself defending people accused of drunk driving and marijuana possession tries his hand at high-end extradition cases involving Colombian drug lords. What could go wrong? Everything.

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Sources:
The DWI Lawyer Who Represented Cocaine Traffickers—and Paid the Price [Texas Monthly]
Drunk with Power | American Greed
'Reeferendum' spotlights candidate [San Antonio Express-News]
S.A.'s 'DWI Dude' denies scamming Colombian narco-terror group chief [San Antonio Express-News]
Austin lawyer known as ‘DWI Dude’ gets 15 1/2 years in prison for scamming Colombian narcos [Dallas Morning News]
Texas Lawyer Gets 15 Years for Scheme to Defraud Cocaine Traffickers [New York Times]
Central Texas Lawyer Guilty of Swindling Colombian Drug Trafficking Clients [DOJ]
Central Texas Lawyer Sentenced for Swindling Colombian Drug Trafficking Clients [DOJ]
United States v. Balagia [Case Text]
Texas Lawyer Loses Appeal Over Drug Trafficking Conviction [Bloomberg Law]
MR. JAMES MORRIS 'JAMIE' BALAGIA [State Bar of Texas]