Federal Criminal Defense Guides

Selecting a federal criminal defense attorney: what to evaluate when facing a federal investigation or charges. Selecting the right federal criminal defense lawyer requires preparation, research, and patience which is a tall ask when a client is faced with the myriad of life-altering decisions. Trust Google and you’ll only find the person who is the […]

A Comprehensive Guide to Federal Criminal Defense (2026) This article is an excerpt from: By: Ronald W. Chapman II Inside the Grand jury investigation Determining the “Target” of a Federal Investigation A federal criminal investigation touches many people, all with a different role in the investigation. While not every person that an agent interviews is […]

A fishy Case of OVER-CRIMINALIZATION In 2007, John Yates was on the hunt for red grouper off of the coast of Cortez, Fla. His boat was boarded by John Jones, a state Fish and Wildlife officer who, at the time, was working on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Jones was suspicious that […]

By former federal prosecutor Ronald Chapman II. The Origins of Federal Prosecution To understand the motivations of the modern prosecutor we need to take a little detour into the origins of federal prosecution. In the seventeenth – and eighteenth- century in England, a system of private prosecution prevailed. Unlike modern prosecutorial discretion, no public […]

The Federal Criminal Justice System Explained The first and most obvious place to begin your journey in understanding federal criminal defense and molding a strategy to effectively defend a criminal case is understanding the federal judicial system. The federal system can be daunting and intimidating. The vast resources by federal prosecutors, coupled with the availability […]

Understanding federal drug laws The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) The Controlled Substance Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 et. seq., placed all substances into one of five schedules. The schedules in order of potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are drugs that are considered to have no medical use and are illegal to distribute or possess outside […]

How to Sue the Federal Government: A Comprehensive Guide by Expert Attorneys Table of Contents Introduction: Understanding Sovereign Immunity and the Right to Sue the Government Article III, Section 2, Clause 1: Judicial Power and Sovereign Immunity Key Cases on Sovereign Immunity The Federal Tort Claims Act: A Pathway to Justice When Can You Sue […]