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The 33 Strategies of War Meets Federal Sentencing: Lessons That Can Save You Years in Prison Summary This article examines how human behavior under pressure—described in Robert Greene’s The 33 Strategies… Read More
Federal Defendant Lessons: Part I Summary of Justin Paperny’s After the Fall Summary: This Part I Summary of After the Fall covers the first five chapters and… Read More
When Probation Requests Backfire at Sentencing Why Probation Requests Fail in High-Loss Cases A man told me his lawyer planned to… Read More
When Bad News Keeps Coming Before Sentencing “I wasn’t expecting that,” he said.“What did you expect me to do—lie to you?” I… Read More
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