white-collar criminal
Americannoun
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white-collar criminals,
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white-collar criminality
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Pollack, a college basketball fan and Georgetown Law alum who is now in his early 60s, got his start at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, a boutique white-collar criminal defense firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Still, Diane Peress, a former white-collar criminal prosecutor who is an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said trying a case without a defendant in the courtroom could present challenges.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
“If that’s his story and he’s sticking to it, he better hope and pray that’s the truth,” said David Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor who now has a white-collar criminal defense practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Kaplan is “the worst possible draw for Trump” because he’s “really smart and takes no guff from either side,” veteran white-collar criminal defense lawyer Robert Katzberg told the Post.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
Blanche resigned from his role as partner from the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in order to take the job, according to Politico, where he worked as a white-collar criminal defense lawyer.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2023
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