The firm’s practice focuses on national and state-level sentencing procedures, appeals, federal habeas petitions, and petitions for certiorari to the Supreme Court. We are also regularly called on to consult with trial counsel on legal issues, and to handle or consult on a full range of related proceedings as clients need, including bail motions and prison designation issues. The firm specializes in health care fraud and public corruption cases and, on the state level, has handled numerous murder convictions, resulting in reversals or reductions of sentences. The firm also handles civil appeals on a regular basis.
- United States v. WeiObtained vacatur of two counts and a reduced sentence from First Circuit Court of Appeals for client convicted of Munitions and Commerce Control List export violations; challenged application of complex and irreconcilable statutory provisions.
- United States v. ChildersObtained reversal of former Florida State Senator’s state-court bribery conviction on appeal to Eleventh Circuit from denial of federal habeas petition asserting Confrontation Clause violation. When that decision was vacated en banc, obtained a reversal and remand from the Supreme Court. The ultimate 11th Circuit per curiam decision affirmed, with two dissents.
- United States v. ClarkObtained reversal of conviction from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals from appeal challenging conviction for health care fraud.
- United States v. ShottsObtained reversal of mail fraud convictions from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals from appeal challenging jury’s ability to convict on a legally insufficient theory.
- United States v. HamObtained vacatur of RICO, mail fraud and conspiracy convictions against leader of Hare Krishna from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals from appeal challenging the prejudicial introduction of uncharged other-crimes evidence.
- United States v. LopezObtained vacatur of five white collar false statement convictions from the First Circuit Court of Appeals from appeal challenging whether materiality was an element of the offense.
- United States v. BishopObtained reversal of conviction for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from appeal challenging illegal search.
- United States v. TencerObtained reversal of mail fraud convictions in health care fraud case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals from appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence.
- United States v. Charles WalkerObtained recusal of Judge in Southern District of Georgia for this former Georgia State Senator in §2255 proceedings.
- United States v. PetersonNegotiated a plea deal with dramatically reduced sentence from mandatory life in prison to 8 years, following a Rule 33 Motion for a New Trial, in the Eastern District of New York for.
- United States v. PetersonObtained a settlement on complaint for improper termination due to pregnancy after obtaining EEOC right-to-sue letter.
- United States v. PatelIn complex health care fraud case, in Fifth Circuit, raised a challenge to the federal statute as unconstitutionally vague because “medically necessary” was not a defined term prohibiting specific conduct, and raised other Constitutional claims of Sixth and Fourth Amendment due process violations. Fifth Circuit affirmed; §2255 motion pending.
- United States v. BrownObtained a reduced sentence for corporate general counsel convicted of fraud in appeal to Third Circuit.
- United States v. PerryObtained a reduced sentence for publisher of independent newspaper in appeal to Second Circuit.