“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...

“I handle all sorts of misdemeanor and felony cases. On misdemeanor cases I handle DUI’s, simple drug possession, assault and battery, those sorts of cases. On the felony level I handle, again, larger drug cases, first degree murder, armed robbery, burglary cases, sexual assaults of adults and children, child pornography cases. I handle computer crimes, white collar crime but typically those types of cases are on the federal...

“I’ve always liked helping people. When I was a prosecutor, I helped people. Now as a defense attorney, I help people. When I was a prosecutor, I helped everybody at once. I was representing the people. I was representing a state or county. When I was a federal prosecutor, I was representing the United States. Now, as a criminal defense attorney, I represent people one at a time. It’s very rewarding to be able to stand in...