White Collar Crime

White collar crime used to be a term that was reserved for criminal activity which involved a person of high social or economic status in a business or government setting.  The term has evolved to include any number of financial crimes such as bank fraud, credit card fraud, mail fraud, counterfeiting, bribery, computer crimes, health care fraud, insider trading, and tax evasion to name a few.  The crimes can be very sophisticated in nature and involve major corporations and financial institutions or they can be simple scams that involve one or two persons.

Effective defense against allegations of white-collar crime requires not only knowledge and experience in dealing with criminal laws and procedural rules, but also the ability to promptly investigate the allegations and advise the client through every phase of the proceedings, including issues of publicity and public disclosure. If we are brought in early in a criminal investigation we will be able to investigate the facts thoroughly and advise our clients on a course of action that gives them the best chance of a favorable outcome both in the criminal courts and the court of public opinion.