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The Hull Firm: An Austin Firm’s San Antonio Expansion, Built Around a Former DWI Prosecutor

A San Antonio criminal defense attorney search increasingly turns up out-of-market firms expanding into Bexar County, and The Hull Firm is a clear example: its practice runs through the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center under the supervision of Austin-based managing partners Mark Hull and Allison Tisdale, a former Travis County chief misdemeanor prosecutor who also served as the DA’s representative to the DWI Diversion Court. This profile evaluates the San Antonio presence honestly as an out-of-market expansion, part of Awesome Attorneys’ coverage of San Antonio criminal lawyer options.

At a Glance

Origin & Background

Mark Hull founded his namesake firm in Austin in 2003, at age 25, building an early practice around DWI defense through relationships with bar and restaurant owners before broadening into the general criminal defense caseload the firm handles today. Allison Tisdale joined as a named partner after a career as a Travis County prosecutor, including a specialized role as special prosecutor for complex blood DWI cases — background the firm markets as insight into how DWI cases are built and evaluated from the prosecution side. The firm expanded beyond Austin starting in 2022, adding San Antonio, Waco, and other Central Texas markets under the same brand.

San Antonio Criminal Defense Attorney Practice Concentration

As a San Antonio criminal defense attorney practice, the office handles the same case mix as the firm’s Austin base: DWI defense, drug charges, assault, theft, and felony cases including manslaughter, litigated at Bexar County’s Cadena-Reeves Justice Center. The firm’s own marketing materials describe deep familiarity with Bexar County prosecutors and courts, though that institutional knowledge was built primarily by managing partners based in Austin rather than a San Antonio-native attorney. Associate attorneys handling San Antonio cases include one with Bexar County DA clerkship and St. Mary’s Law School background, providing some local grounding within the broader Austin-led structure.

Track Record

The firm states more than 930 dismissals or rejected cases since 2021 across its full Central Texas footprint; this figure is not broken out by county, so it should not be read as San Antonio-specific. Firm-wide dismissal totals reflect aggregate outcomes across multiple offices and case types, not a guarantee of result in any individual case; DWI and criminal case outcomes depend heavily on the specific facts, evidence, and jurisdiction involved.

Client Voice

Client reviews for the firm — concentrated on its Austin base of operations — are largely positive, with reviewers describing Mark Hull as personally responsive and available by text and cell phone, and crediting the firm with case dismissals and reduced charges. The firm’s Better Business Bureau file also shows at least one formal complaint alleging the firm provided incorrect legal advice and declined a refund request; the firm’s written response disputes the allegations, citing signed engagement terms and documented communications, and states all court appearances were attended by firm counsel. Readers should weigh both sides of that record, which this directory discloses directly rather than omitting.

Beyond the Courtroom

Allison Tisdale’s prosecutorial background included training prosecutors and law enforcement personnel and contributing to DWI-related legislative amendments, according to the firm’s own materials — background distinct from courtroom advocacy alone. Mark Hull has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 list, a membership-based peer-recognition organization.

Recognition

Board certification disclosure: this profile did not confirm Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Criminal Law for Mark Hull or Allison Tisdale in the sources reviewed, and does not apply “specialist” language as a result. The firm’s public credentials instead rest on prosecutorial background (Tisdale) and multi-decade courtroom experience (Hull), along with membership-based recognitions like the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, which this directory treats as distinct from a state board certification.

Texas Legal Backdrop

A first-offense DWI in Texas is a Class B misdemeanor carrying up to 180 days in jail and fines up to $2,000, rising to a Class A misdemeanor with mandatory minimum jail time as a condition of probation on a second offense; a DWI conviction generally cannot be expunged from a Texas record, though cases resolved by acquittal, dismissal, or completed deferred adjudication may have sealing options under the state’s DWI Second Chance Law. Separate from the criminal case, a DWI arrest triggers an Administrative License Revocation process with its own short filing deadline to request a hearing and contest a license suspension — missing that window forfeits the right to challenge it even if the criminal case is later dismissed.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

The Hull Firm’s clearest strength for a Bexar County client is Allison Tisdale’s specific prosecutorial background in DWI case-building, paired with a firm-wide track record of dismissals that, while not San Antonio-specific, reflects real institutional experience across similar Central Texas court systems.

The honest trade-off is that this is fundamentally an Austin firm extending its brand into San Antonio rather than a locally rooted San Antonio practice: no dedicated San Antonio-based partner was identified in the sources reviewed, board certification was not confirmed for either named partner, and the firm’s BBB file includes at least one disputed client complaint. A prospective Bexar County client should ask directly which specific attorney will handle their case and how much San Antonio-specific court experience that attorney has, rather than assuming Hull or Tisdale’s personal involvement.

Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from The Hull Firm’s own website (thehullfirm.com), including its dedicated San Antonio and team pages, the firm’s Better Business Bureau file and published complaint response, Yelp and Google-sourced review aggregations, and a March 2022 Newsfile Corp. press release announcing the firm’s Central Texas expansion. Board certification status was checked against available public attorney biography pages; none was confirmed for either named partner. Statutory references were checked against Texas DWI penalty classifications, the state’s DWI Second Chance Law, and Administrative License Revocation hearing deadlines as generally published. No case results, credentials, or quotes were invented; both the positive client statements and the BBB complaint referenced above are drawn from the firm’s public review and complaint records.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by The Hull Firm prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placements clearly labeled as such, but no payment of any kind determines inclusion in, or the content of, this editorial profile. This article is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader and The Hull Firm or Awesome Attorneys.