Nationwide Criminal & #Forfeiture Defense #Attorney & @ForfeitureLaw Speaker. Former @NACDL Director. Loves #Vegas more than you do.
Alexandria, Virginia
Joined October 2010
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Spectacular turnout for @NACDL 2026 Midwinter Seminar in New Orleans with the country’s top defense lawyers sharpening trial practice skills. #NACDLMidwinter
I enjoyed connecting with colleagues at the @NACDL event in DC honoring the legendary and inspiring Abbe Lowell with the Champion of Justice Award. “I became a lawyer to force the government to be on the straight and narrow.” Now more than ever.
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This year @NACDL Forensics will be waay up north at the iconic (and recently renovated) Sahara. A whole new neighborhood for us. It’ll be fun! See everyone in two months!
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The system is designed to overpower criminal defense lawyers and our clients. You must have the courage to fail (which also makes our wins that much sweeter). There is dignity and value in the fight itself.
Looking forward to the 2025 @NACDL Forensic Science and Technology Conference in Las Vegas, with @Goodman_law @CalDefenseAtty and an All-Star roster of incredible criminal defense attorneys. Network, get CLE credit, and learn from the best!
Learn all about the latest in Modern Technology and Scientific Principles that can affect the outcome of your criminal cases. This premiere event is produced in partnership between @CACJNews and @NACDL.
LEARN MORE: nacdl.org/ForensicScience
Attorney Corollary: Support, invest and become active in voluntary bar associations in your area and in your field. Those who are active always embrace elevating both the profession and the practitioners they know. They are your people.
Life hits different when you prioritize reciprocity in your circle and remove those who lack effort, give you the bare minimum, or don't reciprocate. Support those who support you. Invest in those who invest in you. Value those who value you. Grow with those who grow with you.
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Asset #Forfeiture is Theft! Stop the Steal! Can’t wait to see everyone at the @NACDL Drug Defense Seminar next month in Vegas!
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Vegas Sept 18-21 for @NACDL’s 17th Annual Defending Modern Drug Cases Seminar where I will be presenting the best strategies for defeating the government’s efforts to forfeit our clients’ assets! STOP THE STEAL!
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Congrats @radleybalko! Can’t wait to read it!
Some personal news:
Very excited to announce my third book with PublicAffairs/Hachette.
The Defenders will be an in-depth, deeply reported look at the world of criminal defense.
Coming in Spring of 2026!
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The idea of criminalizing autism in order to provide needed health care is obscene. Stop making everything a crime and stop looking for shortcuts for our mental health care crisis.
Congrats Ian @justicechaser! Well done!
Law.com/LM applauds Ian Wallach, Katherine McBroom, and Nancy Grey in the section titled “Litigators of the Week, Runners-Up And Shout Outs, stating:
And here's one last shout out to Ian Wallach of the Law Offices of Ian Wallach and Kacey McBroom of Kaedian LLP who won an acquittal for a former school janitor who has been jailed since January 2019 on charges that he sexually abused students at Maple Elementary School in Hesperia, California. Jurors in Joshua Tree this week returned not guilty verdicts on all 10 charges against the defendant, Pedro Martinez, with the court dismissing an 11th charge during the three-and-a-half month trial. The defense team also included Nancy Gray of Gray & Associates Law Offices.
The article can be read here:
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Really bad legal take. Every person accused of a crime is presumed innocent. I sometimes get asked how many of my clients are innocent. ALL OF THEM. They remain protected by the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by the government.
Fighting #copaganda during #Thanksgiving!
Don’t worry! If your Thanksgiving dinner conversation turns from pie to prisons, or from cranberries to crime, we’ve got you covered.
We pulled together some of the false claims you’re likely to hear at the dinner table and the data to help you push back. 🧵
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More trees and sidewalks. Increased nighttime lighting. Nicer neighborhoods. All these things are shown to increase safety and reduce crime better than adding cops (and are probably more cost-effective). @GalvinAlmanza is outside the box and and absolutely right.
It's your weekly video. And I have something to tell you:
You know what might increase safety more than cops?
Trees. Fucking trees.
Learn more here: partnersforjustice.org/evide…
And watch the video for details.
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Download the free @NACDL Report “Dismantling the Blue Wall of Silence: Why Every Defender Should Track Law Enforcement Misconduct” at the link
5/ Defender databases help clients get better outcomes at every stage of a case, expose problematic officers, prevent wrongful convictions, and fuel a cycle of accountability into the legal system. Every defender needs to start one. You can read more here: bit.ly/3LvHI7n
Recent SCOTUS decisions “demonstrate conservatives' apparent indifference to some of the most grave miscarriages of criminal justice. In effect, the court's majority has quietly turned its backs to Americans who were wrongly convicted.” @hassankanu reuters.com/legal/government…
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Public Defenders are the best lawyers money can’t buy. Literally. Their dedication, knowledge, experience, and skill are not for sale. They inspire, inform, and expand the practice and calling of criminal defense for all of us.
Thank you @HuffPost for the chance to say: some of the best criminal defense attorneys on the planet---also top change-makers, community advocates, and policy minds---are PUBLIC DEFENDERS. Donald Trump can only dream of having such great counsel. huffpost.com/entry/donald-tr…
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of #Gideon with Alexandria Virginia Public Defenders. The best defense money can’t buy!
“Laws imposing such weighty costs on free expression must define their bounds, so students have fair warning about what is prohibited and the discretion of those who enforce the laws is adequately constrained.” @ABAJournal @amandasrobert abajournal.com/news/article/…
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Today in Finally Major Media Is Catching On ➡️From Freddie Gray to Tyre Nichols, early police claims often misleading - Washington Post apple.news/A9g8JO9KjTKmOjJfg…
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