Richard Alpert

Richard Alpert received his JD from the University of Texas School of Law in 1986.  For 30 years he was an Assistant Criminal District Attorney with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office in Fort Worth Texas where he specialized in the Prosecution of DWI and Intoxication Manslaughter cases. He was the Course Director for TDCAA’s Trial Skills Course from 1999 – July 2016 and the Course Director of TDCAA’s Intoxication Manslaughter Course from 1996 – 2015  He is the author of four publications:  Texas DWI Investigation & Prosecution (6th Edition), Intoxication Manslaughter Investigation & Prosecution (3rd Edition),  The DWI Case Law Update which he has published since 1992 and the NDAA -  Basic Trial Techniques for Prosecutors in Impaired Driving Cases – (2019).  He is the recipient of many State and National Awards including:  2007 MADD National Presidents Award for Outstanding Prosecutor, 2008 National Traffic Safety Prosecutor of the Year, 2009 State Bar of Texas Prosecutor of the Year, the 2000 & 2010 Texas District & County Associations Distinguished Faculty Award.  From October 2011 through December 2016, he served as a Commissioner for the Texas Forensic Science Commission. He has spoken at over 600 Seminars teaching Prosecutors, Judges, Defense Lawyers, Law Enforcement, Medical Personnel, Scientists on all aspects of Trial Advocacy.   He teaches Texas Criminal Practice and Procedure, The Criminal Law Bootcamp, and The Criminal Law Search Warrant Capstone and Practice Court (criminal).  He is also a faculty advisor for the Baylor Criminal Law Society.