NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Life Member Directory
Life members are attorneys who have made an extraordinary commitment to support the work of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. By supporting NACDL at the highest dues level, they are accorded a lifetime membership as long as they continue to meet the standards for NACDL membership. In addition, they are listed in this special expanded life member directory, including bio and photograph, and receive a special award in recognition of their support for NACDL’s work.
Former Supervising Attorney State of Alaska Public Defender Agency, Palmer Office 1993-2000;Former Member Board of Directors and Executive Vice President-- Criminal, Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998-2004;Founding Member of Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2010-Present;Appointed Member Alaska Supreme Court Criminal Rules Committee, 2008-Present;Appointed Member Federal District of Alaska CJA Advisory Committee, 2009-Present
Education
Undergraduate: University of California Davis, BS, 1981
Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, JD, 1986
Bar Information
Federal District of Alaska; Federal District of Colorado
Past President, NACDL (1993-94)Past President, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.Specialization in DUI, Search and Seizure and State Constitutional LawListed, Best Lawyers in America(White Collar Crim, Non-white Collar Crime, administrative law, and DUI)Author, "How to Defend a Drunk Driving Case" Recipient of the OCDLA's highest honor, the Ken Morrow Lifetime Achievement Award - 2011
Nicole Hochglaube is an experienced criminal defense attorney and trial lawyer handling state and federal criminal matters at all phases from investigation through trial and post conviction and parole. Nicole currently serves as an officer in the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. She also enjoys her service as TCDLA’s Strike Force Co-Chair and more recently as the Covid Task Force Committee’s Co-Chair. She has also served the criminal law bar nationally in her capacity former board member with NACDL, through committee work currently in Membership, Covid Response, White Collar, the Women in Criminal Defense Committee and through service on the Fourth Amendment Center. She is also a member of Women in White Collar Criminal Defense and Association of Women Attorneys. She has also served as Houston Bar Association's Criminal Law and Procedure Section Chair, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association Board Member, Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Board Member, former President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association and through involvement in Inns of Court. She has been honored with a variety of awards and recognition including, TCDLA’s President’s Recognition on multiple occasions, HCCLA’s President's Award an in a variety of legal publications. She has been selected by Texas Monthly as a Texas Super Lawyer for over a decade and her firm has the highest rating, AV, given by the legal directory Martindale-Hubbell. She served as a prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorney's Office from 1994 through 2002, which included substantial work in the Public Integrity Unit prosecuting law enforcement officers and public officials. She has been in private practice as a criminal defense lawyer since 2002. Her experience and knowledge have earned her the respect of her clients, colleagues and the judiciary.
Her successful handling of cases ranging from the complex and those of national notoriety to the more discrete have earned her a national reputation as a go to lawyer for criminal and legal matters large and small. After several years’ recognition individually and of her law firm by U.S. News and World Reports for inclusion on the Best Lawyers in America list, she was selected by Best Lawyers as 2017’s Lawyer of the Year in Criminal Defense for the Houston area. She proudly assisted as an Associate Producer for the documentary film An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story. As Co-Chair of The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Strike Force, providing assistance and representation to criminal defense lawyers across the state facing persecution in the course of representation of the accused, she strongly believes aggressive advocacy involves integrity and extreme preparation. Her hard work for her clients nets positive outcomes and, for this reason, she is trusted legal advisor to many, including fellow attorneys or public officials facing criminal accusations and legal complications. Her reputation for excellence among her peers, opponents and the judiciary has earned her the ability to serve her clients, from the most high profile to the everyday, hard-working citizen accused, well by helping them achieve the best possible results. She can often be seen in her role as legal analyst on major national networks.
Nicole is licensed in Texas and in multiple federal courts including the Southern District of Texas, the Western District of Texas, the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Columbia, the Fifth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Education
Undergraduate: University of Houston, BBA, 1990
Law School: University of Houston, JD, 1993
Bar Information
USSC, 5th Circuit, Southern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas
Past President, New York Criminal Bar Assn.Former Defense Function Committee Chair, American Bar Assn.Listed, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense,New York Magazine's Best Lawyers (2005-Present)Regular Guest Lecturer, State and Local Bar Assns., Cornell, NYU, Columbia Law Schools
2007 Co-recipient of the Montana Associatoin of Criminal Defense Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Award; 2011 Co-recipient of the State Bar of Montana's Neil Haight Pro Bono Award; 2009 through the present Super Lawyers Rising Star; President of the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Education
Undergraduate: University of Montana, Political Science, 1998
Past President, NACDL (1992-93))Recipient, Robert C. Heeney Award<, NACDL (1987); Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, NM Trial Lawyers Foundation (2006)"America's Top Fifty Women Litigators," National Law Journal (2001)Featured, "Superlawyers," Top 25 New Mexico Lawyers (2007); The Best Lawyers in America(1989-present)Top 250 Women Litigators
Education
Undergraduate: University of Michigan, B.A. 1965
Law School: University of New Mexico, J.D. 1978
Bar Information
W. Dist TN & TX, N. Dist. TX, N. Dist. IL, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th Cirs., Southern Ute Tr
President, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (2015)President-Elect,American Board of Criminal Lawyers (2014)Treasurer, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (2010-2013)Member, Board of Governors, American Board of Criminal LawyersLife Member, Natl. Organization for the Reform of Marijuana LawsBoard of Governors, CA Attys. for Criminal JusticeCertified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of CA Board of Legal Specialization
Education
Undergraduate: California State Univ. at Long Beach, , 1969
Law School: University of San Diego Law School, 1973
Owner , Hooks Law P.C. ; Retired Felony Judge, State of Illinois; Lieutenant Colonel USMCR (Ret) ; Former President, Federal. Bar Assn., Chicago Chapter (1999); Former President , Cook County Bar Assn. (2000): Recognized, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network Criminal Defense - Felonies & White Collar (2003-07)Recognized, Illinois Super Lawyer (2005-2007)Recipient & Featured, "Chicago Magazine's" 30 Tough Lawyers (2002), Natl. Black Expo Leader Award (2000); 'Criminal Lawyer of the Year' (1993): Featured, N'DIGO Magazine, Bill Hooks, "A Lawyer's Lawyer" (2003); Retired, U.S. Marine Judge AdvocateÂ
Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law, The Florida BarBoard Certified Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy2007 Best of the Bar, Orlando Business Journal2012 Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine2013 Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine2014 Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine2015 Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine2016 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine2016 Legal Elite, Orlando Style Magazine 2017 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2018 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
Education
Undergraduate: University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts, 1996
Graduate: University of Central Florida, Master of Science, 2003
Law School: University of Florida College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2000
Bar Information
Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court, 2003
Former Adjunct Professor, Northeastern Law Sch.Recipient, Zealous Representation Advocacy Award, Committee for Public Counsel Services (2000)Recipient, Fulbright Fellowship to France (1968-69) Author, "Criminal Practice Handbook & Massachusettes Jury Instructions," LEXIS PubsNamed Whose Who in American Law AV Rated by Martindale-HubbellVoted Super Lawyer by Massachusetts Bar Lawyer for Clark Rockefellow
Education
Undergraduate: Harvard University, cum laude, BA, 1964
Fellow, National College for DUI Defense, Board CertifiedPast President, Kansas Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers Founding Member, Board of Regents, Natl. Coll. of DUI DefenseFormer Adj. Prof., Constitutional Criminal Law, President's College School of LawRecipient, President's Award, Wichita Bar Assn
American Bar AssociationTexas Criminal Defense Lawyer's AssociationMcLennan County Defense Lawyer's AssociationBoard Certified in Criminal Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Natl. Board of Trial AdvocacyAV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Education
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts , BA, 1964
Former Asst. Public Defender, Oklahoma Co.Faculty, National Criminal Defense CollegeFaculty, Western Trial Advocacy Institute, Trial Lawyers Coll.Member, Board of Directors, Western Trial Advocacy Institute
Education
Undergraduate: Texas Christian University, , 1967
Law School: Oklahoma City University Law School, , 1974
Former Member, Board of Directors, NACDLFellow, American Board of Criminal LawyersFormer Member, Board of Directors, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.
Education
Undergraduate: University of Miami School of Law, , 1971
Law School: University of Miami School of Law, 1971
Member, Board of Directors, NACDL (2003-2009, 2011-Present)Past President, Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn. (GBCDLA)NBTA Board Certified Criminal AdvocateRecipient, ACDLA Roderick Beddow Lifetime Achievement Award & Clarence Darrow Award (19940; ACTL Fellow; Super lawyers top 10 Alabama: Best lawyers of America White Collar Lawyer of the Year birmingham, AL 2010Author, The Champion magazine, "Diminished Capacity," "10 Steps to Voir Dire in Death Penalty Cases," Trial mag
Education
Undergraduate: University of Alabama, BS, 1968
Law School: University of Alabama Law School, JD, 1976
