With our extensive and diverse experience, our firm offers a team of leaders in their respective practice areas who have the unique ability to litigate a complex civil, criminal or bankruptcy case from inception through trial and appeal. Since we are a small firm, you can be assured that your case will receive the personalized attention that you should expect.
WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Our firm is a leader in complex federal white-collar criminal litigation. Our attorneys have handled cases in a wide variety of areas, including: Accounting Fraud, Bank Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Bribery, Computer Crimes, Counterfeiting, Credit Card Fraud, Embezzlement, Environmental Offenses, Extortion, Forgery, Import-Export Offenses, Insider Trading, Internet Fraud, Medicaid/Medicare Fraud, Money Laundering, Mortgage Fraud, Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes, Procurement Fraud, Public Corruption, Racketeering/RICO, Tax Evasion, Tax Fraud, Email Intercepting, Health Care Fraud, Identity Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Investment Fraud, Securities Fraud, Telemarketing Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Witness Tampering. In addition to vigorously defending our clients during the investigation and trial stages of a case, we are experienced in identifying alternatives to prison in the event a sentence is imposed. These include community service, house arrest, a monetary fine, a suspended sentence, a work furlough, and placement in a drug rehabilitation center.
WRITS & APPEALS
We have extensive experience handling appeals and writs in the appellate courts. Our attorneys have handled well over 100 appeals with many successful results, including:
• US v. Sanchez, Case No. 09-50019 (9th Cir. 2010) (denial of new trial reversed and remanded)
• US v. Manderson, Case. No. 07-50398 (9th Cir. 2008) (order of restitution vacated and remanded)
• Caliendo v. California, 365 F.3d 691 (9th Cir. 2004) (conviction for three-strike defendant serving life sentence is reversed and habeas relief granted)
• Girgis v. Gonzales, Case No. 04-73631 (pro bono: through Ninth Circuit mediation program, asylum seeker deportation is vacated)
• US v. Woods, 335 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2003) (sentence vacated and remanded)
COMPLEX COMMERCIAL
CIVIL & INSOLVENCY LITIGATION
With our extensive trial experience in civil and commercial cases, we give our clients the ability to litigate in both state and federal courts secure in the knowledge that we can see the case through to trial and beyond. Our federal insolvency practice, led by the former United States Trustee for five Judicial Districts, including all of Southern California and Hawaii, gives our clients the ability to litigate matters in Federal Bankruptcy Court with enhanced proficiency and credibility. We provide insolvency-related services in the areas of creditors' rights, non-dischargeability and revocation actions, fraudulent transfer and preference litigation, and all other adversarial or contested matters that call for an extra level of excellence. Our civil practice additionally involves asset recovery investigations for financial institutions for both litigation and non-litigation resolutions, and we are an approved FDIC specialty counsel firm.
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