Mimi is a DWI Lawyer who cares. “I grew up in DFW and came back after college and law school to make a life here at home. I love the DFW metroplex and care deeply about giving back and helping where I can.”
Mimi cares deeply for community involvement. She is a caring DWI Lawyer in DFW. She also cares deeply about the law and about giving to the Texas Tech School of Law in order to give young soon-to-be-attorneys the help they may need.
Mimi’s community involvement includes:
Mimi was raised in White Settlement and is an alumnus of Brewer High School. She cares deeply for the White Settlement community and especially for the children of White Settlement ISD. Mimi came back and raised all four of her children from White Settlement ISD. Of them, 3 were Valedictorians and 1 was salutatorian like his mom! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xvlWzvj4WA)
In particular, she cares deeply for Brewer High school. For example, Mimi gives out five yearly scholarships for Brewer High School’s graduation: the Frank Molinar Scholarship, the Kenny Williams Scholarship, the Mary Chandler Scholarship, the Kelly Wynne Scholarship, and the Cannard Scholarship. The district names these scholorships after WSISD educators who also graduated from Brewer High School and returned to the district to give back.
Due to her contributions, Mimi has been recognized by White Settlement ISD and the White Settlement ISD Education Foundation.
This is a partial clip of the scholarships Mimi gives out every year – The Legacy Scholarships. Legacy means these educators, like Mimi, graduated and came back to Brewer
Texas Tech Law School Foundation Board
“I remember when tax Professor Cummins called me and offered me a scholarship to attend Texas Tech Law School. I had never gone to Lubbock and committed site unseen. Because of the generosity of Texas Tech, I am the lawyer that I am today. It is very important for me to give back.” As a form of giving back, Mimi serves as a member of the Texas Tech Law School Foundation.
In giving back, Mimi created the Coffey Diversity Endowed Scholarship, which awards minority students a partial scholarship to attend Texas Tech School of Law every year.
She is also one of the donors to the Professor Rob Sherwin Professorship. Rob Sherwin is a Professor and the Director of Advocacy Programs at Texas Tech School of Law. As the Director of Advocacy Programs, Rob leads and coaches the mock trial and moot court teams in state-wide and national competitions. In 2020, Texas Tech is the #1 ranked law school for American Bar Association competitions. They consistently turn out champions.
Mimi also sponsors the annual Dean Darby Dickerson Writing Award, an award granted to a law student for excellence in legal writing.
Mimi is also proud to support and donate to the Forgiven Felons Program. The Forgiven Felons is a nonprofit group that assists recently released felons with issues such as housing, jobs, training and transportation. For example, see below one of the cars raffled off to a forgiven felon in need of transportation.
Mimi is a caring DWI Lawyer involved with the Cenikor Foundation, which is a non-profit substance abuse rehab foundation that taxpayers do not pay for. For example, Mimi serves on the advisory board that comes up with fundraising ideas and projects tooffset the costs of running Cenikor. Cenikor is a non-profit organization that provides rehabilitation for those in need at virtually no cost. One of Cenikor’s main fundraising activities is the skeet shoot.
For many years, Mimi has volunteered to be a judge for the Dallas Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Competition. She enjoys being able to apply her extensive trial advocacy knowledge to help the young competitors, some of whom may one day join the legal profession. She always appreciates the competitor’s willingness to learn and to improve their advocacy skills.
When people look for a Top DWI Attorney or Best DWI Attorney, they look for experience, certification, and respect in the legal community. Mimi Coffey is a nationally-renowned trial attorney, board-certified in DWI by the NCDD. In addition, she has been practicing for over 24 years and is an author of multiple DWI Defense textbooks. She is also a national and state-wide lecturer on the law.
The Coffey Firm handles a wide variety of cases, including Unlawful Carrying Weapon (UCW), Assault (including family violence), and Possession charges.
Mimi is also listed on several “top” directory listings such as DWI Lawyers for Wise County, DWI Lawyer Tarrant County, DWI attorney Dallas County, DWI attorneys Collin County and DWI attorneys Parker County. Mimi is a caring DWI Lawyer in DFW, She is also involved in the Texas Tech School of Law foundation and enjoys using the skills she has developed to give back to the community.