For you readers you here in Atlanta, those in Macon, Gainesville, Savannah, Athens, and Valdosta in Georgia, and others around the country who know I handle federal criminal cases just about everywhere, this is a post about the sometimes dreaded and often misunderstood “sentencing hearing” in federal criminal cases. I…
So, there I was reading my morning paper in this 13th month of the pandemic, and I see a story about a local criminal case involving bribery. The crime involved elected officials taking money to improve the chances that certain property sellers will have their land selected for government land…
Well readers, 2020 is coming to a close for this lawyer who specializes in defending against federal criminal investigations and prosecutions in Atlanta, down in Savannah, over in Augusta, the remainder of Georgia, and anywhere else in the country the my clients need for me to go. As we…
Readers know I am a federal criminal defense attorney in Atlanta who handles such matters throughout Georgia and the remainder of the country. I recently took on the appeal in a case here in the 11th Circuit (which covers the federal courts in Florida, Georgia and Alabama). The case was…
I am in the final prep stages for an “oral argument” tomorrow morning in the esteemed (or as some wags call it, the “steamed”) United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the home of which is a few blocks from my office here in lovely Atlanta, GA. I…
I finished a federal criminal case in Atlanta recently. My clients were very happy with the outcome. Helping people is one of the reasons I still get excited about my work, even in my 36th year of handling such matters. I mention this recent case because it has features we…
Even though the pandemic has slowed the federal courts here in Atlanta and throughout Georgia and the rest of the country, federal criminal investigations continue apace. Those of you bored enough at home to spend time on this blog recognize that as a criminal defense lawyer specializing in federal criminal…
Protests fill the streets around my office in Atlanta where I am a practicing criminal defense attorney who handles mostly federal cases. While protestors are raising a much larger issue, I have my own protest: the loss of objective journalism in federal criminal cases when “reporters” merely parrot back whatever…
Another Monday, and another week ahead of working on federal criminal cases here in Atlanta and the remainder of the State of Georgia (and other parts of our Nation from time to time). I have to take a few minutes to write about the unanimous decision from the United States…
Yet another gorgeous Spring morning in Atlanta where I am handling federal criminal defense matters from my home “office”. I am working on various situations related to alleged fraud concerning the Coronavirus pandemic. This got me to thinking of lessons I learned (and some re-learned) when it comes to dealing…