Houston Attorney Philip Hilder Highlighted Among Texas' Top Lawyers in 2012

HOUSTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noted white-collar defense attorney Philip Hilder of Houston's Hilder & Associates, P.C., has earned a spot among Texas' leading attorneys for the 10^th consecutive year on the Texas Super Lawyers listing.

A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Hilder represents individuals, corporate officers and businesses in white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, whistleblower matters and related litigation. He routinely handles high-profile cases, including representing the Enron and Countrywide whistleblowers.

Mr. Hilder has earned the Texas Super Lawyers distinction each year since the list was first published in 2003. He has earned the highest possible AV preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and routinely is recognized by the media and his peers as one of the leading lawyers in the country. He currently serves as the National Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association White Collar Committee of the Criminal Justice Section and Co-Chair of the ABA National Institute on Securities Fraud.

To determine the 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list, researchers with Thomson Reuters request nominations from the more than 70,000 attorneys in Texas. A blue-ribbon panel of lawyers assists with final selections, and less than 5 percent of all Texas attorneys are highlighted each year.

This year's listing appears in the October 2012 issues of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazines, and is available online at http://www.superlawyers.com.

Hilder & Associates, P.C., provides a comprehensive range of legal services for individuals, corporate officers, businesses, and legal and financial professionals. The firm's attorneys focus on white-collar criminal defense matters and related complex civil and administrative litigation, corporate compliance programs, grand jury investigations, attorney grievance defense, Qui-Tam false claims, whistleblower representation, internal corporate investigations, and related parallel administrative and civil litigation and appeals. The firm provides preventive compliance programs for corporate clientele to deter violations of mortgage and bank fraud, FCPA violations, health care fraud, antitrust and theft. In addition, the firm conducts internal investigations at the request of corporate clients to detect possible criminal violations. See more at http://www.hilderlaw.com/.

For more information on Mr. Hilder's Texas Super Lawyers honor, please contact Mary Flood at 800-559-4534 or [email protected].

SOURCE Hilder & Associates, P.C.