Experienced White Collar Criminal Defense Attorneys

We recognize that the consequences of a criminal investigation go far beyond the possibility of monetary fines or incarceration. As a result, through extensive preparation and aggressive advocacy, our white collar defense attorneys attempt to satisfy investigative inquiries, avoid indictments, and reduce the chances of adverse publicity. However, should an indictment be unavoidable, we have considerable experience in obtaining acquittals in trials and negotiating favorable pleas and sentences on behalf of our clients.

We also conduct internal investigations for corporate clients and design compliance programs in order to detect and expose criminal conduct by employees within business organizations and thereby warrant leniency for the corporate client under the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

In addition to white collar criminal cases, our attorneys have extensive experience defending individuals and entities in civil and administrative litigation involving the government, such as alleged regulatory violations and quasi-criminal matters. These cases include False Claims Act and qui tam (whistleblower) suits as well as governmental agency attempts to impose harsh civil or regulatory sanctions related to the matters listed below.

Our attorneys have successfully resolved criminal or related regulatory or administrative cases in the following areas:

  • Tax Fraud – Federal and state matters including income tax and estate tax cases;
  • Health Care Fraud – Medicare and Medicaid compliance, kickbacks and Stark, billing, false certifications and insurance fraud;
  • Banking and Financial Fraud – Money laundering, embezzlement, currency reporting violations, bankruptcy fraud, pension fund fraud, and antitrust violations;
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Corporate bribery and/or other corrupt practices to obtain domestic or foreign business as well as related failures to maintain accurate corporate books and records;
  • Environmental Fraud – Civil and criminal litigation brought by either state or federal environmental agencies for property contamination, contamination of natural resources, and violations of laws and regulations including the Clean Water Act, TNRCC, CERCLA, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and Clean Air Act;
  • Securities Fraud – Violations of securities laws and regulations resulting from investigations involving the Securities Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trade Commission and other governmental agencies;
  • Government Contracting – Submission of allegedly false claims; and
  • Other Financial Crimes – Violations of Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, racketeering under RICO, Obstruction of Justice, and federal conspiracy charges.

The following is a brief description of some of the cases the firm has successfully handled in the White Collar Crime area. In addition to the charges below, many of these matters also involved conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and false statement charges.

Medicare & Insurance Fraud

  • Negotiated pre-trial diversion for a doctor indicted in multiple felonies alleging Medicare fraud of millions of dollars. All charges were dismissed.
  • Negotiated the dismissal of indictment against business owner indicted for fraud. No further charges or civil implications.
  • Negotiated non-prosecution of a physician accused of millions of dollars of Medicare and Insurance fraud.
  • Negotiated civil settlement for a hospice raided by federal agents and accused of defrauding the government of millions of dollars in a Medicare fraud investigation.

Environmental Fraud

  • Negotiated misdemeanor plea for corporation in a state criminal environmental case.
  • Obtained acquittal at trial for lead defendant in a multi-count environmental fraud case.
  • Negotiated probation sentence for corporate officer indicted in a multi-count environment fraud case.

Tax Fraud

  • Negotiated non-prosecution of doctor in tax fraud investigation involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • Negotiated non-prosecution for business owner involved in tax fraud investigation involving over $1 million.
  • Negotiated non-prosecution for tax return preparer investigated for tax fraud related to allegedly fraudulent deductions for multiple clients.
  • Negotiated no-time plea agreement for small business owner involving millions of dollars of unreported income.
  • Negotiated non-prosecution for taxpayers investigated for fraudulent refund claims.
  • Negotiated no-time plea agreement for attorney accused of failure to file tax returns for multiple years.

Securities Fraud

  • Negotiated plea to an infraction for a client indicted in a multi-count indictment alleging numerous securities fraud violations.
  • Negotiated plea to an infraction for a client indicted in a multi-count indictment alleging numerous securities fraud violations and millions of dollars. Subsequently, the infraction was withdrawn and all charges were dismissed.

Bank Fraud

  • Successfully negotiated a settlement for monies owed pursuant to a restitution order in a bank fraud matter in which the defendant pled guilty to multiple felony counts.
  • Negotiated non-prosecution for a business owner accused of fraud relating to the purchase of a business, and mortgage and lending documents.
  • Court entered a Judgment N.O.V. in favor of all defendants following a one month trial involving allegations of bank fraud and mail fraud.
  • Obtained acquittal on 18 counts and mistrial on remaining 7 counts in an Indictment alleging conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and mail fraud counts. The government elected not to retry the case.

Miscellaneous Matters

  • Obtained acquittal for an attorney in a multi-count bank fraud/mail fraud/tax fraud conspiracy case.
  • Voluntary Disclosures – Successfully represented numerous clients making voluntary disclosures to the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Victim Representation – Represented victim of embezzlement and assisted the government in obtaining a lengthy prison term for the perpetrator.
  • Congressional Committee Investigation – Represented client in a congressional committee investigation and testimony before United States Congress.
  • Obtained acquittals on all charges for the only defendant acquitted following a jury trial alleging ERISA fraud.

Disputes and Litigation