Philip H. Hilder
Top rated White Collar Crimes attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
General litigation,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower
Education Qualification:
Boston College Law School
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
General litigation,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower
819 Lovett BoulevardHouston, Texas, 77006
First Admitted: 1981
Professional Webpage: https://www.hilderlaw.com/attorney/hilder-philip-h/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Illinois, 1981
- Texas, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- American Bar Association National Institute on Securities Fraud, Co-Founder and chair
- American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Section, Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institution Fraud
- American Bar Association, Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Securities Fraud
- American Bar Association, Subcommittee on Organizational Sentencing Guidelines Regional Co-chair of the white-collar subcommittee
- Federal Bar Association, Houston Chapter, Past President and current criminal law chair
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar, Member
- Inns of Court, Master of the Bench
- American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Committee Executive Director Criminal Justice Section (Present)
- American Bar Association, National Chair of the ABA White Collar Committee, 2014 to 2015
- American Bar Association, National Vice Chair White Collar Criminal Defense Committee, 2011 to 2013
- American Bar Association, Committee on White Collar Criminal Defense
- American Bar Association, Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Securities Fraud
- American Bar Association, Co-Chair of the regional So. Texas White Collar Sub-Committee
- American Bar Association, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the American Bar Association National Institute on Securities Fraud (Present)
- Federal Bar Association, President, Houston Chapter, 1995 to 1996
- Federal Bar Association, Vice President, 1994 to 1995
- Federal Bar Association, Chair, Criminal Law Subcommittee, 2006 to 2007
- Federal Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1993 to 2004
- Federal Bar Association, National Delegate, 1996 to 1997
- Federal Bar Association, Secretary, 1993 to 1994
Representative Clients:
- Energy Industry Executives
- Financial Services Executives
- Defense Contractors
- Healthcare Industry
- Elected Officials
Honors/Awards:
- Recipient of the “Trailblazer” award for white collar criminal defense representation, Awarded by the National Law Journal, 2016.
- Awarded “Best Lawyers in America” designation by U.S. News and World Report, 2016.
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2016.
- Awarded “Texas Super Lawyer” designation by Texas Monthly Magazine.
- Awarded “Top Houston Lawyer” designated by H Texas Magazine.
- Named as a Top Lawyer for the people (H Texas Magazine).
- Named as one of America’s Premier Lawyers by Sky Radio.
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Highest Peer Ranking last several years including 2011.
- Selected by the Department of Justice / American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative to train Albanian judges and attorneys in the adversary system, 1999.
Educational Background:
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts - J.D., 1981
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa - B.A., Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa, National Honors Society Mortar Board, and Graduated with Honors, 1977
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- American Bar Association’s Seventh Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud November 16, 2012
- Instructor, Attorney General’s Advocate Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1987.
- Panelist at the CLE: White Collar Practice for the Business Lawyer and In-house Counsel July 31-August 1, 2008, South Texas College of Law Houston, Texas.
- Panelist at Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference August 11-15, 2008, Marriot Hotel, Chicago Illinois.
- Panelist at the ABA Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime March 5-7, 2008, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Miami, Florida.
- Guest Speaker at the National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigators and In-House Counsel May 6-8, 2009, Ritz Carlton Washington, DC
- Planning committee member and participant at the Fourth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud October 15-16, 2009, Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C.
- Co-chair of the Fourth National Annual Institute on Securities Fraud held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. On October 15th
- Guest speaker at BP America Compliance and Ethics Leaders Event Houston, Texas November 4, 2009
- Participant in a panel discussion on Healthcare Fraud at the Federal Law Conference 2010, presented by the Hidalgo County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas, April 8 & 9, 2010, McAllen, Texas.
- The Second Annual National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel May 5-7, 2010, St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Moderator of the Panel Proactive vs. Reactive Compliance Programs Panel.
- Presenter at the Healthcare Fraud at the Federal Law Conference 2010, presented by the Hidalgo County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas, April 8 & 9, 2010, McAllen, Texas.
- Philip H. Hilder was the co-chair of the event and a moderator of panel discussions.
- American Bar Association Fifth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud, October 7-8, 2010, New Orleans.
- Philip H. Hilder moderated a panel discussion “The Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Honest Services’ Fraud and Ramifications to the Business Community: Skilling vs. U.S. Examined”.
- “The Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Honest Services’ Fraud and Ramifications to the Business Community: Skilling vs. U.S. Examined” Panel September 23, 2010.
- Philip H. Hilder addressed the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association on January 20, 2011. His topic was “Criminal Prosecution for Safety Violation is no accident”.
- Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
- Philip H. Hilder participated on the “Trail Practice Demonstration” panel at the 21st Annual National Institute on Healthcare Fraud Program.
- 21st Annual National Institute on Healthcare Fraud Program
- The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and the Criminal Liability of Polluters By: Philip H. Hilder and Paul L. Creech.
- The Federal Roundup: Corporate Law Compliance Programs: A Necessary By-Product of the Recent Organizational Sentencing Guidelines, Docket, Nov/Dec 1991.
- Putting Heat on Fraudster: Using Civil and Criminal Process Offensively; Written by: Philip H. Hilder, Hilder & Associates, PC.
- Criminal Newsletter- Joint Venturing a Criminal Defense Team – Written by: Philip H. Hilder and Robert S. Bennett.
- HIPPA-Time for a Health Care Corporate Compliance Program – Written by: Philip H. Hilder and Lon Mullen.
- Corporate Casual Gives Way to Suits with Stripes and Cuffs; Authored by: Philip H. Hilder and John Guidorz.
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Published for the American Bar Association, National Institute on Securities Fraud, October 2009.
- The Clean Water Act: Criminal Exposure in Deepwater by: Philip H. Hilder and Paul L. Creech.
- Strict Liability Crimes for the Pollution of American Waters. By: Philip H. Hilder and Paul L. Creech.
- OSHA Individual Criminal Liability Maybe Expanding – By: Philip H. Hilder and Paul L. Creech.
- Seaman’s Manslaughter: The Criminalization of Death by Negligence. By: Philip H. Hilder and Paul L. Creech.
- Proposed Senate Bill Offers Whistleblowers Lucrative Incentives and Robust Protection By: Philip H. Hilder and Sunida A. Louangsichampa.
- THE WHISTLEBLOWER STIMULUS BILL OF 2009: Time to reevaluate that compliance program by: Philip H. Hilder and Paul Creech.
- Texas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, A Trojan Horse By: Philip H. Hilder and Paul Creech.
- The Long Arm of The Law: FCPA Individual Liability By: Philip H. Hilder and Paul Creech.
- What, Retaliation? U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Rules By: Philip H. Hilder and Scott Mullins – Published in The American Bar Association, National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations, and In-House Counsel, 2009.
- The Possible Expansion of Anti-Retaliation Protection to Corporate Whistleblowers By: Philip H. Hilder and James G. Rytting – Published in the American Bar Association, National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations, and In-House Counsel, 2009.
- Attack of the Clone: FERC’s Anti-Manipulation Rule Uses SEC Tools By: Philip H. Hilder and Scott L. Mullins – Published in the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the Center for Continuing Legal Education, 2008.
- An Ethical Guide to the Non-Destruction of Evidence Written by: Philip H. Hilder, Hilder & Associates, PC.
- The Federal Round Up-Corporate Law Compliance Programs: A Necessary By-Product of The Recent Organization Sentencing Guidelines – Written By: Philip H. Hilder.
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Interviewed, Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room Documentary
- Mentioned in The Senator, by Elizabeth Drew.
- Mentioned in George Bush, the Mafia and the CIA, by Pete Brewton.
- Featured in Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room Documentary
- Mentioned in Thank You Power, by Deborah Norville
- Mentioned in Texas Justice, by MARTANA.
- Interviewed: Gangsters: Americas’ Most Evil; The First Kingpin Juan Raul Garza, July 12,2012
- Mentioned in Power Failure the Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron, by Mimi Swartz with Sherron Watkins.
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