Joe Hurley -Delaware Criminal Defense Attorney
“American Bar Association lists more than 1.2 million licensed attorneys in the U.S.”
U.S. News & World Report distinguished Joe as ranking in the top 340 criminal defense attorneys in the United States in 2014 and 2015, the first attorney in the history of the State of Delaware to be so honored.
In 2014 and 2015, as well as many years before, Joe was named as one of the top 100 criminal trial lawyers in the United States by the National Trial Layer’s Association.
Since 1993, and in every publication of Delaware Today Magazine that has been published up through, and including, 2015, Joe was recognized as one of the top criminal lawyers in the State of Delaware.
For the past, more than 20 years, Joe was awarded an “A” (five stars) excellent rating by the premier rating authority of the legal profession – Martindale-Hubbell.
In 2015, Joe was named, for the 28th consecutive year, in the publication Best Lawyers in America.
Since 2002, and through 2015, Joe was recognized as the “Super Lawyer” in Delaware by Philadelphia Magazine.
Joe has appeared on the cover of Delaware Today magazine and came in second to Mel Gibson (ugh) for the cover spot on People magazine.
Joe has been featured in Delaware Today magazine, the Wilmington News Journal, Philadelphia magazine, and Super Lawyer magazine.
Joe has been interviewed on national television, numerous times, including Live with Larry King, the Today Show, Good Morning America as well as numerous other t.v. appearances.
He is the only Delaware trial attorney who has been interviewed by LARRY KING, DIANE SAWYER, JANE PAULEY, CHARLIE GIBSON, MATT LAUER, PAULA ZAHN, and BARBARA WALTERS.
He is the only Delaware criminal trial lawyer, in the history of the state, who has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, the FOX NETWORK, MSNBC, and the E CHANNEL. He is the only Delaware lawyer who has acted as a legal consultant for a major news network, MSNBC.
He is the only Delaware attorney who was extensively photographed in anticipation of appearing on the cover of PEOPLE MAGAZINE (Incidentally, Mel Gibson edged Joe out for the cover spot).
He is the only Delaware lawyer whose interviews have been broadcast literally around the world from San Francisco to Honolulu, to Singapore, to Mumbai, to Rome, to London, and back to New York City and all major points scattered around the world.
He has received the highest rating offered by the premier rating board of the legal profession, Martindale-Hubbell, for each of the last 26 years and has been listed as one of the top 600 solo practice criminal lawyers in the entire world every single year for more than the past 16 years.
Whether it is a Driving Under the Influence or DWI issue in Delaware, he offers you the most experienced and steady hand available. He has tried more criminal trials in cases ranging from Disorderly Conduct to Murder in the First Degree than any attorney in the history of the state of Delaware.
No pitcher wins every game. No quarterback completes every pass. No lawyer wins every case. What you will get is talented legal representation coupled with a passion for your cause.