Background
Hinton, Michael J. was born on April 19, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Hinton, Michael J. was born on April 19, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration/Finance, 1963). University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1967). Assistant District Attorney, Potter County, 1967-1968.
First Assistant District Attorney, Randall County, Texas, 1968-1970.
Executive Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas, 1970-1972. Charter Member, Special Crimes Bureau, Harris County District Attorney’ General’ s Office, 1972-1978.
Chief, Organized Crime Division, 1972-1978. Special Prosecutor: Cameron County, 1974.
Potter County, 1978-1982.
Harris County, 1978-1982. Galveston County, 1982. Jefferson County, 1982.
Montgomery County, 1982.
Worked at Hinton Sussman Bailey & Davidson (Houston, Texas) specializing in Criminal Law, Federal and State. Defense Litigation with an emphasis on White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Texas.
1969, United States.
District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. United States. Supreme Court.
Assistant District Attorney, Potter County, 1967-1968.
First Assistant District Attorney, Randall County, Texas, 1968-1970. Executive Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, (Houston) Texas, 1970-1972.
Charter Member, Special Crimes Bureau, Harris County District Attorney" General’ s Office, 1972-1978. Chief, Organized Crime Division, at time of entering private practice in 1978 and thereafter appointed Special Prosecutor on numerous occasions.
Member: Houston (Member, Law/Media Committee) and American (Member, Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Member, Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure Drafting Committee, 1971-1975, 1982). Former Director, Texas District and County Attorneys Association). Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow, Texas State Bar Foundation.
The three name partners are former prosecutors. The firm litigated all varieties of criminal matters from securities fraud, bank fraud and international extraditions, to murder for hire, civil rights violation and standard criminal cases.
Member: Houston (Member, Law/Media Committee) and American (Member, Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure Drafting Committee, 1971-1975, 1982). Former Director, Texas District and County Attorneys Association).
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association. National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Fellow, Texas State Bar Foundation. Fellow, Texas State Bar Foundation.