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Technical Assistance and Availability as Experts
In addition to providing direct representation to federal inmates on administrative matters, Federal Defense Associates' staff is available to "ghostwrite" presentence pleadings and appeals. We are also regularly hired, all over the country, by private cousel, Federal Defender Offices and appointed counsel, pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), as experts in Bureau of Prisons practices, policies and procedures. This is especially helpful when there are medical, mental health or other issues that may make for a challenging designation - and also when computation issues are forseeable. Don't go it alone - most lawyers have no idea what happens to their clients after sentencing. We can help you and your clients through the process of designation, often influencing the outcome in a way that benefits the client and eases the anxiety of his/her entire family. As a pioneer in the delivery of federal post-conviction defense services, the Firm has acquired a vast sentencing database, updated daily by various online providers, to facilitate efficient production of "state of the art" work product with the most current cases and authorities.How It Works
Following initial consultation, the Firm reviews relevant court records (on PACER, if available) and client data. The attorneys and other professional staff members confer to develop sentencing and post-conviction strategies.A draft of the work product is sent to you electronically or by an overnight service. With your input and approval, a signature-ready pleading is sent for you to file.
Unlike the "paralegal" firms providing merely "consulting services," we are bound by the Rules of Professional Responsibility. You may confidently entrust us with privileged information; We are sensitive to potential conflicts and strictly adhere to the ethical standards of our profession.
The Firm will -- without exception -- meet your deadlines and scheduling orders. The pleadings or work product will always be timely submitted.
We will not accept future or additional representation from your client without your approval.
We have been forcasting sentencing trends since the advent of the Guidelines, facilitating issue identification and record preservation. Now that the Guidelines are advisory, we undertake to fully explore all the parameters contemplated bu 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) and the other relevant sentencing statutes. Our goal is a stautory sentence, usually lower that what would otherwise be "recommended" by the Guidelines.
Reasonable fees starting as low as $1,500, and hourly billing.
Federal Defense Associates
Santa Ana, California
Phone 714-836-6031
Facsimile 714-543-5890
email info@dcounsel.com
A National Practice
