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ISSAQUAH - Texting: No longer can you do it behind the wheel without getting pulled over and stuck with a ticket.

For teens, texting and driving can have deadly consequences.

That's why a local lawyer has made it his life's mission to stop young drivers from making a fatal mistake when they reach for their cell phone.

Jason Epstein is a dedicated personal injury attorney who spends his days fighting for his clients, a lot of them hurt in car wrecks. Jason is a Dad too.

What he deals with everyday at work has motivated him to spend his down time protecting families like his own by stopping teens from texting and driving.

Recently, Jason talked with the Issaquah Youth Advisory Council. He's made it his mission to preach to teens about the dangers of texting behind the wheel.

"I hope to inspire some of these kids to bring the message to their school and run with it," said Epstein.

Jason doesn't get any help from law enforcement and he's not paid for his time. He's truly a one-man band, his own grassroots organization.

One way this Dad grabs kids' attention is with a graphic video showing what can really happen when a teenage driver gets distracted.

And, even students like Alexis Newman and Allison Adams admit this texting thing has gotten way out of hand.

"I mean that could be any of us in that car, so that's sad scary," said Newman.

"I know people who have gotten in car crashes because they were texting," said Adams.

At the end of each speech, Jason asks the kids for something back, a promise wrapped around each wrist.

It's an orange bracelet which says in texting shorthand, "I pledge to not text and drive."

He's only been doing it a few months and already Jason has gotten hundreds of local teens to sign on the dotted line. Allison Adams signed up.

"Yeah, I signed the pledge, I have a bracelet," said Adams, "So, I'm definitely keeping my phone on silent cause the thing does go off and you're like whose texting me. So, it's going to be put away from now on."

At the Issaquah Community Center, Jason convinced all of the teens including Nick Ryder and Alexis Newman, to keep the phones down and their hands on the wheel.

"I just don't think it's worth it I mean in life, there's so much more, more important things to do while driving like concentrating on the road," said Ryder.

"No, people can wait until I get to my destination," said Newman.

Back at his day job, Jason remains dedicated to fighting for his clients.

But, the Dad in him says it will never stop him from making time to get teens to pay attention to the road.

"If I can prevent these kids from not only being victims of accidents and causing accidents then I'll do my job," said Epstein.

Jason hopes in the future to partner with local law enforcement agencies to help get his message out to even more teens.