Russell D. Hunt, Jr.

Russell D. Hunt, Jr., is the founder of his eponymous firm located in Georgetown, Texas. Focusing his practice exclusively on criminal defense, he provides representation to clients throughout the Austin metropolitan area who have been charged with felonies or misdemeanors, including DUI, drug possession and trafficking, sex crimes, homicide, domestic violence, robbery, assault, and fraud and other white collar crimes.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Hunt studied philosophy at Austin College, from where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1991. He then pursued his legal education at the University of Texas School of Law, and he spent the fall semester of his third year studying international law at Queen Mary University of London before being awarded his Juris Doctor in 1994. Admitted to practice in Texas, Mr. Hunt is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been certified as a specialist in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2000.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hunt has earned the high regard of his fellow professionals for his track record and superb ethics. This is evidenced by his receipt of an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and his 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. He is often asked to deliver presentations to groups of criminal defense attorneys on topics ranging from probation revocations to trying a death penalty case. A former member of the board of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Mr. Hunt is active in several other legal organizations, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.