Hunter Biederman has extensive
knowledge in the area of criminal law. Mr. Biederman is a frequent lecturer on criminal defense and and often utilized as an expert by news authorities. Mr. Biederman has been featured on local CBS, ABC, and CW newscasts. In addition his work has been featured on CNN Justice. Mr. Biederman was recently named a Super Lawyers Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine and awarded the prestigious "2012 Litigator of the Year Award" presented by the Collin County Bench Bar Foundation.
Before continuing his career
as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Biederman was a Felony Prosecutor
and Chief Misdemeanor Prosecutor with the Collin
County District Attorney's Office. As a Felony
Prosecutor, Mr. Biederman handled all types of criminal cases including
Murder, Assault, DWI, Drugs (Possession and Delivery), White Collar
Crime, and every other type of crime imaginable. One of Mr. Biederman's
Murder trials was featured on the front page of the Dallas
Morning News' Metro Page, and the front page of the McKinney
Courier-Gazette. Mr. Biederman is considered by his peers, a
top-notch trial attorney.
As a Chief Misdermeanor
Prosecutor, Mr. Biederman was responsible for a caseload of over
2,600 pending cases, and the oversight and training of other newly
hired attorneys. Mr. Biederman's court handled all plea bargaining,
revocations of probation, and between 1-4 trials per week.
Mr. Biederman
earned his Bachelor of Arts from
University of Florida in Criminology with Honors. He
subsequently received his J.D. cum laude from the
University of
Florida School of Law, graduating in the top 25% of his class.
While in law school, Mr. Biederman served as the Managing Editor
of the Journal
of Technology Law & Policy, as well as a member of the Criminal
Law Association. Mr.
Biederman is admitted to practice in all state and local courts
in Texas. Mr. Biederman is also admitted to practice in Federal
Court, such as the US Northern District Court of Texas, and the
US Eastern District Court of Texas.
The law is constantly changing. Mr. Biederman believes strongly
in staying up to date with current laws and legal trends. Below
are just some of the continuing legal education courses that Mr.
Biederman has taken:
- Search Warrants and Discovery in Criminal Cases
- Beyond Eye Contact: Persuasive Presentation Skills for Lawyers
- Ethical Considerations Regarding New Referral Fee Rules
- Federal Litigation: No Need to Make It a Federal Case
- 2005 Advanced Criminal Law
- Supreme Court
Update
- Texas Court
of Appeals Update
- Legislative
Update
- Defenses
- Pretrial Motions:
State
- Insanity, Incompetency
and Mental Retardation
- Opening Statements
- Ethics
- Search &
Seizure
- Confessions
- Juvenile Law,
Including Arrest & Confession Issues
- Voir Dire: The
Law and the Limits
- Voir Dire: Technique
- Jury Charges
- Fifth Circuit
Update
- Experts
- Extraneous Offenses
- Advanced Hearsay
(and Crawford)
- Punishment Evidence
- State Sentencing
Alternatives
- Immigration
Consequences
- Practicing in
a Post 9/11 World
- Preservation
of Error
- Appellate Rules
- State Court
Writs
- Brief Writing
& Effective Appellate Advocacy
- Ineffective
Assistance of Counsel
- Ethical Issues
for the Prosecution: Brady & Beyond
- Capital Cases:
Prosecution Perspective
- Capital Cases:
Defense Perspective
- Sex Offenses
- Family Violence
- Cross Examination
& Impeachment
- Final Argument
- DWI Statutes
- DWI Prosecution
Perspective
- DWI Blood &
Breath
- 2006 Juvenile Law Conference
- Past, Present, & Future of Juvenile Law
- Police Interactions with Juvenile Law
- Collaborative Responses in Addressing Disproportionality
- Legislative Update: Title III
- Relational Poverty in Childhood: How Maltreatment can lead to Delinquency
- Inter-County Transfer of Probation Supervision
- Special Education Overview
- Detention Hearings
- Charging Decisions
- Dispositions and Modifications
- Ethics: Ethical Pitfalls of Juvenile Practice
- Sealing of Records
- Interstate Compact
- Case Law Update
- Eithics: Ethical Perils of Representing the Juvenile Defendant Who May Be
Incompetent
- 2004 Advanced Criminal Law
- Grand Jury Investigations
and Privileges
- Pretrial Motions
- Federal and State
- Voir Dire
- Opening Statements
- Advanced Defenses
- Punishment Phase
- Final Arguments
- Immigration
Consequences
- Sentencing Alternatives
- Ineffective
Assistance
- Preservation
of Error
- Experts / Daubert
- Extraneous Evidence
- Advanced Hearsay
- Special Issues
in Obtaining Electronic Evidence
- Cross Examination
and Impeachment
- Eyewitness ID
- DWI Statutes
- DWI Prosecution
- DWI Blood and
Breath
- Guns, Drugs,
and Aliens
- Computer Crimes
Issues
- Sex Offenses
- Ethics
- Opening/Closing/Statements
- Dynamics of Domestic Violence
- Investigation & Prosecution of Intoxication Manslaughter
- 2004 Texas Homicide Symposium
- 2005 Texas Homicide Symposium
- Anatomy of a
Child Serial Killer
- 2004 Judicial Reception
- A Guide to the Basics of Law Practice
- Child Sex Abuse
- DWI / Intoxication Manslaughter Seminar
- Kinematics and
Dynamics of Crash Reconstruction
- Crash Reconstruction
Methodologies
- Technical Investigation
& Computer Aided Reconstruction
- The Effects of
Alcohol on Driving Abilities
- Intoxication
Manslaughter Case Law Update
- The Charging
Decision & Causation
- Using Technology
- In & Out of the Courtroom
- A View From the
Defense
- SFST's: Challenges
& Responses
- Forensic Toxicology
- Myths of Blood & Breath Testing
- Crash Data Retrieval
- Mandatory Blood
Draws
- Issues In Jury
Selection
- Cross of Expert
Witnesses
- Expert Witness
Roundtable
- Working With
Hospitals: Blood Evidence & Medical Records
- Caselaw Update (Attended numerous updates)
- 2004 Prosecutor Trial Skills Course
- What Jurors Want
- Case Preparation
& Discovery
- Effective Jury
Selection
- The Nuts &
Bolts of DWI Jury Selection
- Jury Selection
After Standifer
- Jury Selection
Roundtable - Challenges For Cause
- Arrest Search
& Seizure
- Motions To Suppress:
Identification Hearings & Confessions
- Motions To Suppress
- Case Scenarios
- Prosecuting Domestic
Violence Cases
- Effective Opening
Statements
- DWI Case Law
Update
- The Effects of
Alcohol on Driving Abilities
- Cross-Examination
& Impeachment
- Cross-Examination
of the Defense Expert
- Probation Revocations
- Punishment Evidence
- Final Argument
- Ethical Pitfalls in the Practice of Law
Call me Immediately
for your free consultation.
(469) 252-4018
or
(214) 206-1829
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