I am a North Carolina trial attorney, but began my legal career in Washington, DC, at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia in 2006. In my first two years at the Public Defender Service, I was employed on an attorney fellowship focused on litigating complex forensics issues in local cases, and working in partnership with the Innocence Project to develop litigation strategies to combat the leading causes of wrongful conviction in trial courts nationwide.

After two years in that concentrated role, I moved into the trial division at the Public Defender Service in DC, where I was trained by some of the best defense attorneys in the country. In 2011, I launched The Hiltzheimer Firm, PLLC in DC, and in 2012 relocated the practice to Raleigh, NC, when my family decided to make North Carolina our home.

Prior to deciding to pursue a career in law, I worked in the high tech industry. I worked as a network administrator for a software company, and as a technology liaison between technical and non-technical groups at two different companies, prior to starting law school at the George Washington University in 2003.

I am a North Carolina trial attorney, but began my legal career in Washington, DC, at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia in 2006. In my first two years at the Public Defender Service, I was employed on an attorney fellowship focused on litigating complex forensics issues in local cases, and working in partnership with the Innocence Project to develop litigation strategies to combat the leading causes of wrongful conviction in trial courts nationwide.

After two years in that concentrated role, I moved into the trial division at the Public Defender Service in DC, where I was trained by some of the best defense attorneys in the country. In 2011, I launched The Hiltzheimer Firm, PLLC in DC, and in 2012 relocated the practice to Raleigh, NC, when my family decided to make North Carolina our home.

Prior to deciding to pursue a career in law, I worked in the high tech industry. I worked as a network administrator for a software company, and as a technology liaison between technical and non-technical groups at two different companies, prior to starting law school at the George Washington University in 2003.