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About Ray Hindieh
Ray Hindieh was born in New York City in 1986 and raised on Long Island, where his path toward the courtroom began early. As a student at Holy Trinity High School, he competed in mock trial and knew — even then — that he would spend his life practicing law. He went on to Hofstra University, majoring in history on a pre-law track, and graduated with honors before earning a scholarship to Tulane Law School.
Trained in the Courtroom From the Start
At Tulane, Ray excelled academically while building real courtroom experience every summer. He clerked for New York County Judge Anthony Paradiso, observing criminal court proceedings in the mornings and drafting legal opinions in the afternoons. He also interned with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, assisting prosecutors and observing trials in county and district courts. In his final year of law school, Ray clerked for U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana, assisting in the drafting of federal judicial opinions — an early foundation for his later federal practice.
After graduating from Tulane in 2011, Ray drove straight from New Orleans to Dallas to sit for the Texas Bar. While studying for the exam, he returned to the Dallas DA’s Office as a post-graduate intern, preparing for what would become a long career in criminal law.
A Prosecutor’s Education in Trial Work
Upon passing the bar, Ray was immediately sworn in as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County. He began in County Court, prosecuting Class A and B misdemeanors including DWI, deadly conduct, theft, drug offenses, and assault. He was soon transferred to the Family Violence Division, where he was promoted to Chief Prosecutor of a domestic violence court — a role in which he prosecuted thousands of cases on behalf of the State. One of his kidnapping prosecutions was featured prominently on the television program Dallas Police Women, ending in a conviction and jail time for the defendant.
By the time Ray was promoted to the felony trial division, he had tried more than 30 jury trials in just a year and a half — trial experience most attorneys never accumulate in a career.
In the felony division, Ray first served in the grand jury section, preparing felony indictments, filing informations on misdemeanor offenses, and presenting cases before the grand jury. He was then assigned to the 292nd Judicial District Court as a Level 3 felony prosecutor, where he handled murders, robberies, sexual assaults, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and felony theft. That assignment gave Ray the depth of experience to handle any felony case, across the full spectrum of Texas criminal law.
From Prosecutor to Defender
In 2014, Ray resigned from the DA’s Office to pursue his ultimate goal: a career as a criminal defense attorney. His years as a prosecutor meant he hit the ground running — he knows how the State builds its cases because he built them himself.
From the beginning, Ray’s practice has been defined by a ‘beginning-to-end’ approach, pursued in the most aggressive terms. In many cases, Ray files a grand jury packet before a case is ever indicted, and he has achieved a high degree of success ending cases at that stage with grand jury ‘no-bill’ decisions. When a case does proceed to indictment, Ray advocates vigorously against the prosecution at every step. And when it is in the client’s best interest, Ray takes the case to a jury to fight for an acquittal.
In a recent trial, Ray defended a client charged with a two-count aggravated intoxication assault on a public servant involving serious bodily injury — a case arising from a collision with a Dallas police vehicle in which two officers were badly injured, with evidence indicating the defendant was intoxicated at the time. After a hard-fought trial, Ray secured not-guilty verdicts on both aggravated charges, and his client walked out of the courtroom that day.
Recognition and Credentials
Ray’s dedication to the practice of law has earned him repeated recognition, including:
- Super Lawyers — Rising Stars
- D Magazine Best Lawyers
- D Magazine Best Lawyers — “40 Under 40”
Ray is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, where he defends clients in federal matters including felony drug conspiracies, illegal re-entry cases, and money laundering charges. He is eligible to practice in all Texas state courts.
The Practice Today
Ray has now been in private practice as a criminal defense attorney for 12 years, handling virtually every type of criminal case across North Texas and throughout the state — from misdemeanors to the most serious felonies, in both state and federal court. (The firm does not accept cases involving offenses against children.)
Ray loves what he does, but he never takes for granted the seriousness of the work or the anxiety a criminal charge brings into a person’s life. That understanding shapes how he communicates with every client, from the first phone call to the final disposition.
Outside the Courtroom
Ray lives in the Dallas area with his wife and son. He enjoys walking his Dalmatian on local trails, and he is a devoted history buff and movie lover. He also enjoys traveling and cheering on his favorite college and professional sports teams.