Derek W. Israel

Derek Israel brings decades of law enforcement experience to his legal practice. Before becoming an attorney, Derek served as a Homicide Detective with the Austin Police Department, where he led numerous high-profile, complex investigations at both the state and federal levels. His work has been featured on multiple true crime television programs.

Throughout his law enforcement career, Derek also served as a Robbery Detective and conducted investigations into residential and commercial burglaries. He worked in the DWI Unit as a certified Intoxilyzer operator and was an instructor in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.

Derek is a veteran of the United States Army, where he served as a Military Intelligence Interrogator and Linguist. He was stationed in Germany and deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq during the First Gulf War. He is a past commander of The American Legion Post 76 in Austin.

Derek has an undergraduate business degree in economics and a master’s degree in risk management. He earned his law degree with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law. Prior to joining private practice, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.