Washington, D.C.: ABA Criminal Justice Section, Moderator
Washington, D.C.: ABA Criminal Justice Section, Moderator
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Panelist
Orlando, FL: Annual Federal Sentencing Guidelines Seminar, Panelist
Washington, D.C.: ABA Criminal Justice Section, Panelist
Washington, D.C.: ABA Criminal Justice Section, Panelist
14th Annual Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, Panelist
Have a client who can collect over 400 letters to present to the judge prior to sentencing? The quantity is impressive, but do the letters leave a lasting impression? Do they reinforce your themes for
Read More...In a post-Booker world, most powerful sentencing submissions lay out a client’s history and characteristics with a comprehensive sentencing presentation: a detailed memorandum that puts the offense into the context of the client’s life, powerful
Read More...The author interviewed Tess Lopez, a former U.S. probation officer for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. For 13 years,she specialized in presentence investigations. In 2005, she took her expertise in the area of sentencing to the private sector and is now a mitigation
Read More...In December 2006, a young East Indian immigrant was arrested, along with several other young men, and charged in the Western District of Texas with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. An investigation revealed that the illegal activity
Read More...In fall 2009, a client was facing sentencing in a small town after a lengthy trial. Not only was he facing sentencing in a case that had attracted national attention, he also faced an unsympathetic local community as well
Read More...Among all types of federal offenses, child pornography inherently elicits the most visceral reaction. As the Internet and other technologies have allowed greater access to videos and photographs of child pornography, detection and prosecution has increased, with states and the
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