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Eric Hintz

Main Office:  (916) 465-6500

Direct Text: (916) 802-5979

24 Hours: (916) 802-5979


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Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense; DUI; Drug Offenses; Domestic Violence; Sex Crimes; Embezzlement; Juvenile Crimes; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Expungements.


Admitted: 1985, California Bar


Law School: 1985 University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.


College: 1982 University of California at Davis, BA Economics

Member: State Bar of California (Member, Criminal Law Section); 


Awards: Northern California Criminal Defense Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

2017 Saint Thomas More Award - Diocese of Sacramento

America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys


Born: Berkeley, California, May 22, 1959

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  • His performance and that of his staff has allowed me to move forward in my life with dignity.

    The Law Office of Eric Hintz was highly recommended when I was arrested for DUI and Hit-and-Run. Mr. Hintz did not take away the stigma of being locked in a cell, but he compassionately and expertly handled my case, which included his recent appearance in court on my behalf at the end of my three...
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