Duke Hildreth - Austin, TX
Attorney at Hildreth & Rueda Law
Criminal Law Lawyers in Austin, TX
1301 Nueces Street Suite 101 Austin, TX 78701
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Austin Criminal Law Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Duke Hildreth has focused his entire legal career on criminal law and trying cases in court before a judge and jury. Before joining Hildreth & Rueda Law as a defense attorney, Mr. Hildreth was a criminal prosecutor for over eight years. He tried crimes from DWI to felony murder. With all the knowledge he gained from working as a prosecutor, he understands how the prosecution thinks and acts in a criminal case, so he can plan a more effective defense for his clients.
Mr. Hildreth has tried hundreds of cases in his legal career and his been very successful in achieving Not Guilty Verdicts for his clients. His extensive trial experience is very advantageous in defending clients facing criminal misdemeanor and felony charges throughout Central Texas including the Austin metro area as well as Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Bell, McClennan, Burnet, Llano, Comal, Bexar, Blanco, Gillespie and Guadalupe Counties.
Mr. Hildreth is passionate about the law, “I believe in my clients, and I believe in exhausting every avenue to achieve justice for my clients.”
When Mr. Hildreth is not working he enjoys spending his time with his wife and children.
Current Employment Position(s)
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Defense Attorney
Reviews
Highlights
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5.0 Value
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5.0 Quality of Service
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5.0 Professional Competence
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Hired Attorney 2019-2021Hello All, I would like share my experience with Duke as my Lawyer. I was arrested for Felony Possession and DUI with no priors. Once I made bail I looked for the best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Austin I narrowed my search down to 4. I visited each and told them my story and heard their thoughts on what they could accomplish (of course there is no guarantees) each office told me that I would have to take a charge no matter what from the very beginning until I visited Dukes office. He was the only one with the knowledge on what’s steps that could be taken to have both dropped in court. He warned me that of course it would be very difficult and it would take time and additional classes and fees right away though. He told me he didn’t care how long it would take to make it happen that he would ride out however long it needed to take to attempt to make it happen though. All the other offices clearly wanted to just have my case resolved as soon as possible so they could continue to work on different cases not caring to even think about attempting to form a plan to have both cases dropped. I will not name the other offices but two of them were much more expensive then Dukes services. One of them was even 2x more expensive. Since the moment I met Duke he spoke honestly and I respected this a lot. Throughout the whole time I was under his services he was great making it to court on time and always prepared. It took over a year to have everything settled for me in court but Duke kept his word and did everything he could to drop the charges and that’s what he did. Not once did he rush me or the process and he was always there with different options and advice. My case is closed and extremely happy. If you are looking for a Criminal Defense Attorney I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Duke. You will not be disappointed. Max Varela
Contact
1301 Nueces Street
Suite 101
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512-746-1409
Fax: 512-416-7648
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