Leslie Hagin

Leslie Hagin is a trial and appellate attorney with McNaul. Her practice emphasizes state and federal investigations and litigation in the areas of criminal defense, employment law, intellectual property and commercial law.

In addition to her extensive litigation practice, Ms. Hagin has testified before Congress and had several articles published on criminal litigation, civil litigation, and intellectual property issues. She has also made numerous media appearances as a legal analyst, including on CNN's "Burden of Proof" and NPR's "Talk of the Nation." Her articles have been cited in judicial opinions as well as a copyright law textbook, and she is the recipient of a national award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for an article on international copyright piracy.

Ms. Hagin received her B.A. with honors from Austin College in 1988, and her law degree from the University of Texas in 1991. During law school she served as Michael E. Tigar's research assistant, and edited the American Journal of Criminal Law. After law school, Ms. Hagin clerked for Judge Robert M. Parker at both the federal trial court and appellate court levels. She went on to serve in Washington D.C. as Counsel to the U. S. House Judiciary Committee, where she worked on economic and commercial law issues, particularly antitrust matters, including those surrounding the high-profile major league baseball shutdown and labor/ ownership dispute in 1994. She also spent four years in Washington, D.C. as legislative counsel to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In that capacity, she was the advocate and negotiator for all national legislation before Congress, the executive branch and the national media, affecting the rights of the accused. Ms. Hagin joined McNaul in 1999 and became a member in 2006.

Ms. Hagin has served for many years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is also a supporting member of the Northwest Women's Law Center, which works to advance the legal rights of women.