“If you’re being investigated by a grand jury, it’s possible that you wouldn’t even know. Typically, people get tipped off that a grand jury is conducting an investigation because maybe their friends, neighbors, or co-workers have been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury, or they themselves have received a subpoena to come in and testify, or a subpoena for certain documents. If you have received a subpoena...

“When I was a federal prosecutor I worked for the Department of Justice as an Assistant US Attorney for the western district of Texas. I was based out of the Del Rio office, which meant I was on the border. I handled lots of drug cases, a couple hundred pounds of marijuana and cocaine, those types of things. We did lots of public corruption, white collar crime, terrorism cases and all sorts of federal cases like that.” If you...

“Picking an attorney in Colorado is a tricky thing. There are many lawyers out there and there’s great attorneys to choose from. It’s difficult to find the right lawyer for you because a lot of times people just pick one out of the phone book and hire them. But it’s important that you sit down with a number of lawyers and figure out who’s the attorney that you’re most comfortable with. Who’s the...

“Federal case is prosecuted by the government. Typically a federal case is going to be a much larger case than a state case, because there’s a much larger investigation that goes into it. Typically, on a federal case, you’ll have one or more federal agencies, such as FBI, DEA, ICE, ATF, all working together to make a larger case against a particular criminal defendant. Also, on federal cases, it’s very typical that...

“I have numerous clients that come to me when they find out that there is a grand jury that’s being presented evidence. Just because you’ve been indicted by a grand jury doesn’t mean you would go to jail. An indictment is essentially a vehicle to get a case into court. It’s just like when you get pulled over by the police and they give you a ticket for speeding too much. It’s essentially the same thing;...

“Being a federal prosecutor, being a state prosecutor is a very difficult job. You’re in court all the time, you have to be able to think quickly on your feet, and you have to be prepared for a lot of cases that are all going to trial at around the same time. As a criminal defense attorney, I bring that same experience. I go, I prepare my cases one-hundred miles an hour as if we’re going to trial. I also prepare my cases...