What Persuades a Federal Judge at Sentencing | White Collar Advice Summary When facing sentencing, understanding how a federal judge thinks can make the difference between… Read More
When Sentencing Gets Delayed: What Are You Doing With the Time? A year ago, an executive in the Midwest called me after being indicted for wire… Read More
Easier to Say Than Live: The Real Cost of Freedom After Federal Prison If you’re new here, After the Fall is the book I’ve been writing for sixteen… Read More
Why Most People Miss the Real Benefit of the First Step Act You’ve waited. You’ve done the programs. You’ve heard about credits, reforms, and “new systems” that… Read More
Most Defendants Miss What the New First Step Act Update Really Means The Bureau of Prisons has quietly implemented one of the most meaningful updates since the… Read More
Why Some Defense Lawyers Quietly Turn Against Their Clients Twice in two hours, I said the same thing to two people in our community:… Read More
Dodger’s Win! Usually, I write in the evenings. But this week was Dodger baseball — priorities. For… Read More
Silence Isn’t a Strategy: Why Some Defendants Get Longer Sentences A judge began the sentencing hearing by saying, “There is very little evidence to support… Read More
Most People Write Character Reference Letters the Wrong Way The Call That Said Everything I received a phone call I rarely get—someone asking for… Read More