Daniel K. Hilbert

Canan Law

St. Augustine, FL

18+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Daniel

Daniel K. Hilbert is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from Westminster College in 2003, Mr. Hilbert moved to Florida to attend law school in Jacksonville, Florida. In law school, Mr. Hilbert was a member of the Mock Trial Team and was awarded Best Advocate in 2006. Mr. Hilbert graduated in the top twenty percent (20%) of his class and earned the Humanitarian Award at graduation. After graduating in 2006, Mr. Hilbert knew he wanted to be a litigator trying cases in the courtroom. As such, he began a career as an Assistant State Attorney working in both the Fourth Judicial Circuit and the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Mr. Hilbert prosecuted mainly in Duval, Clay, Saint Johns, Putnam, and Flagler Counties. As an Assistant State Attorney, Mr. Hilbert tried over 30 jury trials including cases of Attempted Murder, Sexual Battery, Armed Robbery, Arson, and Trafficking in Narcotics. In 2010, Mr. Hilbert went into private practice to utilize his litigation experience to help people all over northeast Florida. Since 2010, Mr. Hilbert has taken dozens more criminal, civil, and family law cases to trial in St. Johns County, Florida, and the surrounding counties. In August of 2016, Mr. Hilbert earned Board Certification in the specialty of Criminal Trial Law. Established in 1982 by the Florida Supreme Court, board certification helps consumers identify specialists in various areas of law. As of 2016, only 7% of all eligible Florida Bar members are designated as board-certified in their specific areas of focus. In the summer of 2013, Mr. Hilbert began teaching at Florida State College at Jacksonville as an Adjunct Professor focusing on Litigation. In the fall of 2017, Mr. Hilbert was hired as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Flagler College teaching the “Legal Environment of Business.” In addition to teaching law to college students, Mr. Hilbert was recently asked by the Florida Bar - Young Lawyer’s Division to present to other lawyers on the topics of Criminal Procedure (May 2017) and Hearsay and Character Evidence in Criminal Trials (December 2017). If your case is heading into a courtroom, it is important to hire an attorney who has been there and fought that. Mr. Hilbert is ready to lend his expertise to your case. Free consultations are offered on all Criminal and Personal Injury matters.