Phillip Hayes – Biography
Phillip Hayes is a Board Certified criminal defense attorney working in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Hayes has operated his own criminal defense practice since 2004.
Prior to his work as a defense attorney, Hayes served as a felony and misdemeanor prosecutor with the Dallas County District Attorney’s office for five years.
Hayes holds a BA from Texas A&M University and a JD from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, having passed the Texas bar exam in 1999. He has been Board Certified in Criminal law since 2010 and has obtained the prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
As a criminal defense attorney, Hayes has participated directly in hundreds of trials, with a success rate of over 95% in trials before a jury. Hayes has represented many clients in reputation-sensitive fields such as doctors, police, and other lawyers. He has received accolades from D Magazine, and has repeatedly been named a “Rising Star” by the Super Lawyers directory.
Hayes is not only an active member of the Texas and Dallas Bar Associations, but is also a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, as well as the Criminal Defense Lawyers Associations for Dallas, Tarrant, and Kaufman Counties.
Phillip has been married to amazing wife for 15 years and they have four incredible children.
Articles by Phillip W. Hayes
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What to do if pulled over for Drinking & Driving in Texas? (DUI & DWI)
What should you do if you have been drinking, and you are pulled over by the police in Texas? Naturally, it is safest for everyone if one avoids drinking altogether before choosing to drive in Texas or anywhere else. This post is not intended to encourage anyone to do that, nor to try to
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Key Tips for Preparing a Case for Trial
Attorney Phillip Hayes recently offered his key tips for preparing a case for trial for an article published elsewhere. Phillip Hayes is respected among his peers as an excellent trial attorney. However, he states that he didn’t earn such praise without years of practice. Hayes recently offered his top tips for preparing a case for trial.
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Defense Lawyer Phillip Hayes’ Success Rate in Jury Trials Is Better Than 95%
Dallas criminal defender Phillip Wayne Hayes can point to an enviable accomplishment in his field, scoring victories in 82 jury trials out of a total of 86 in North Texas — an incredible 95.3% success rate. In 2009, Dallas’s D Magazine named Phillip Hayes a legal “Rising Star” and one of the Best Personal Lawyers
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How I Help Defendants Prepare for a Trial
Court trials are inherently nerve-wracking events, particularly when you stop and consider what’s really on the line. More than the verdict, the judge and jury hold the key to a person’s future in their hands. Phillip Hayes, a successful defense attorney in Texas and one of a select group of lawyers approved for death penalty
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The Basic Rules of Evidence
An experienced Dallas attorney who served six years with the city’s District Attorney’s Office, Phillip Wayne Hayes has operated his own solo practice since 2005. Among his other areas of criminal defense expertise, he excels at delivering rules of evidence advice.
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Welcome To My Website
Welcome to my website! I am Phillip Hayes. I grew up in Texas, and attended both Texas A&M University and SMU’s Dedmon College of Law before settling permanently in Dallas with my family.