Benjamin Hiltzheimer Esq.

Ben is an experienced criminal defense trial lawyer who was trained at the nation's preeminent Public Defender agency, the federally funded Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, described by United States Attorney General Eric Holder as "the best public defender office in the country." From 2006 to 2011, Ben was employed as an attorney at the Public Defender Service, including two years in a targeted litigation role focusing on complex forensics and systemic criminal justice issues in partnership with the Innocence Project, prior to transitioning that experience into the role of trial attorney. In his capacity as trial attorney at the Public Defender Service, he represented indigent individuals charged with felonies in the District of Columbia, from their initial appearance in Superior Court through trial. Ben has a proven track record in front of juries and judges, and is committed to advocacy on behalf of the accused in the face of the substantial power of a government that frequently oversteps its bounds. He has devoted his entire legal career to defending the rights of the accused, and has never worked for the other side. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Benjamin Hiltzheimer Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Attorney At Law Magazine Criminal Defense Attorney of the Month National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 American Society of Legal Advocates Top 40 under 40 Avvo Clients’ Choice Award, 2013, 2015 Other Sources of Feedback About Benjamin Hiltzheimer Esq. Included on the 2026North Carolina Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list

• Founder/Attorney, since 2017

• The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Staff Attorney, Trial Division, 2008 - 2011
• The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Special Litigation and Forensics Fellow (Attorney), 2006 - 2008

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina

• 10th Judicial District Bar Association (Member)
• National College for DUI Defense (Member)