white-collar criminal
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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
Evan Corcoran, a former federal prosecutor who specializes in white-collar criminal defense, was new to the team at the time.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024
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
As a white-collar criminal defense attorney for four decades, I cannot fathom how any attorney who has testified in a grand jury investigation of a client can remain that client’s lawyer.
From Slate • May 23, 2023
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