Angela Hyde
“As a criminal defense attorney, I have the privilege of making sure that our clients aren’t being taken advantage. I highlight their good qualities to the prosecutor and use my knowledge of the law to get great results on their criminal case. With each passing year, I become more and more passionate about helping people charged with a crime.” - Angela Hyde
About
Meet Angela
Angela Hyde has stood on both sides of the courtroom — and that experience is exactly what makes her a formidable advocate today.
For years, Angela built her career as a prosecuting attorney throughout Northwest Arkansas, trying cases in Washington County Circuit Court and the District Courts of Fayetteville, Springdale, Prairie Grove, and Elkins. In that role, she learned the strategies, procedures, and tactics that prosecutors and law enforcement use to build a case against a defendant — knowledge that most defense attorneys never get the chance to acquire firsthand.
That insider's view is now working entirely in her clients' favor.
Doug Norwood spent years watching Angela in the courtroom before he made his decision: he wanted her on the Norwood & Norwood team. It wasn't a hard sell. Angela had faced off against Norwood & Norwood attorneys in hundreds of cases as a prosecutor, and what she saw — relentless preparation and an unwillingness to back down for their clients — convinced her this was a firm she wanted to fight alongside, not against.
Angela earned her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas before going on to earn her law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 2008. Even as a law student, her commitment to justice ran deeper than the classroom — she began working with the Innocence Project, a relationship she has continued throughout her career, driven by a belief that the system must work fairly for everyone.
Today, Angela remains deeply engaged in the legal community. She is an active member of the Washington and Benton County bar associations and the Arkansas Bar Association, has served as a guest speaker at a DWI seminar, and currently serves as President-Elect of the Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — a role that reflects the respect she has earned among her peers statewide.
A native of Searcy, Arkansas, Angela has called Northwest Arkansas home since 2001. Outside the courtroom, she's happiest with her family — cheering on her kids at their ball games or experimenting with a new recipe in the kitchen.
When Angela Hyde takes on your case, she brings something rare: a prosecutor's inside knowledge, a defender's fire, and a genuine, personal commitment to seeing justice done right.
Education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, J.D.
- University of Arkansas: Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology
Professional Affiliation
- Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – President Elect
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
- Benton County Bar Association Member
- Washington County Bar Association Member
- Arkansas Bar Association Member
- Licensed in the federal Western District of Arkansas
Awards
- Super Lawyers Rising Star