RICK HAGEN      |      Senior Partner 

• 30 total years of experience

• Board certified in Criminal Law since 1995

• Former Prosecutor

• Former Legislative Assistant for State Rep. Jim Horn

• Former President of Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 

• Briefing Attorney on Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 

• Member of the Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda 

• Panel Chair of a State Bar Grievance Committee

• Published author in Criminal Law

• Sought-after instructor for legal seminars

• Former Member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

• Education

  • Graduated Denton High School in 1982

  • ​Bachelor of Arts, Austin College

  • Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma School of Law

CARY PIEL     |      Partner

• 27 total years of experience

• 13 Years: Prosecutor

• 14 Years: Criminal Defense

• Board Certified in Criminal Law since 2000

• Over 300 Jury Trials, all criminal cases

• Featured on Dateline, Snapped, and Accident, Suicide, or Murder.

• Completed Forensic Detective-level Training

  • Crime ​Scene Reconstruction

  • Blood Pattern & Staining

  • Shooting Incident Reconstruction

  • Arson

• Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin

  • Juris Doctor, University of Texas School of Law

• Military

  • United States Marine Corps​

  • U.S. Army, Captain, Infantry, Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder