Federal Criminal Defense Practice Areas

Federal criminal defense covers every stage of a prosecution brought by the United States: investigation, indictment, pretrial motions, trial, sentencing, and appeal. The governing…

White-collar prosecutions cover fraud, public corruption, and financial crimes investigated through subpoenas and document productions. Most such indictments are anchored by 18 U.S…

Federal financial crime prosecutions cover money laundering, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, securities violations, and tax offenses. The common thread is the tracing of money;…

Complex federal cases — multi-defendant conspiracies, RICO prosecutions, and continuing criminal enterprise cases — strain the ordinary procedure. The conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C.…

A federal criminal appeal is the first review of a conviction and sentence. The courts of appeals hear final decisions of the district courts under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and the appeal…

The pre-indictment phase runs from the start of an investigation to the return of the indictment. Warrants issued in that phase must satisfy Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(d), and defenses ar…

Ten reference pages on the federal process — investigation, charging, trial, sentencing, plea, and motions — each linked to its governing statute or rule.

Federal procedure by San Diego County city — where cases are heard and where the governing law is published.