Advice for white-collar defense post-Booker
Alan Ellis and James Feldman Jr. have a new article entitled “Representing White Collar Clients in a Post-Booker World,” which is the lead article in the latest issue of the NACDL’s renowned journal The Champion. I have kindly received permission to post the article below.
This article is a terrific resource for all federal sentencing practitioners. The article provides a thorough and helpful overview of the post-Booker sentencing world, as well as particularized advice for white-collar sentencing arguments. The article concludes with this sentiment: “The guidelines for white collar crime are harsh, but solid investigation, creative thinking, and persuasive advocacy can often be combined to protect our clients from overly severe and excessive punishment.”