Practice Areas > Federal Crimes
Houston Federal Crimes Attorney
Attorney Representation in Houston, Texas since 1992
A federal crime is a crime against the United States, which typically falls under 1 of 2 categories: either a crime that crosses state lines, or a crime that occurs on U.S. federal property or against a U.S. federal agent. Congress enacts laws in areas falling within federal jurisdiction. Typically, these are laws and regulations dealing with federal property, federal matters, and federal taxes. Additionally, there are significant federal crime laws governing many areas of modern society, including interstate commerce.
Because of the highly specialized nature of the federal crime system, it is important to retain a criminal defense attorney experienced in the area of federal crime law and procedure. Federal rules of evidence are different from state rules, and federal rules governing sentencing are so complicated that most state practitioners are not sufficiently trained to interpret them, let alone argue them. Tad Nelson provides Board Certified representation in the Federal Courts in the Southern & Eastern Districts of the State of Texas.
The federal criminal statutes contain over 120 categories of crimes, organized by subject matter. The Federal Statutes in addition to the Federal Crimes also contains the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which set forth the rules which govern the handling of criminal cases from start to finish. The most prevalent types of federal criminal cases are: drug violations, immigration law violations, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank robbery, gun offenses (such as a felon in possession of a firearm), child pornography, counterfeiting, identity theft, conspiracy, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, antitrust violations, and crimes of any type which occur on federal property or in federal buildings.
The general trend in criminal law has been increasingly "federalized," meaning that more and more are offenses subject to federal prosecution. That was clearly the trend during the Bush Administration and we wait with much anticipation that the new administration will reverse this trend.
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Our firm and Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney Tad Nelson provide skilled legal representation and services to people throughout Galveston, Harris, and Brazoria County and the Greater-Houston metro area. If you have been arrested for any criminal activity or need Criminal Law advice — call our League City law offices directly or contact us online today.
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*The Texas Board of Legal Specialization certifies attorneys in 20 specific areas of law; certification in any of these areas requires substantial demonstrated experience and skill, positive peer evaluations, ongoing legal education commitments, and the passage of a rigorous test.
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