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Dennis Boyle

Dennis Boyle

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

140 Yellow Breeches Dr, Camp Hill, PA 17011, USA

Dennis Boyle is an accomplished white-collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation attorney, and author of Understanding Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble). He has spent his career advocating for his clients both domestically and internationally, ensuring the best possible outcomes for those he represents. Prior to founding Boyle & Jasari, he worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a First Assistant District Attorney, and served as a Navy Judge Advocate and a Partner in an AmLaw 100 law firm. After serving for more than a decade as a prosecutor, he became a criminal and white-collar criminal defense counsel working as a partner in several of the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms. He has tried over 200 jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Dennis has defended cases involving allegations of Securities Fraud, Banking Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Fraud and Evasion, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud as well as violations of Espionage statutes and other serious crimes like Narcotics Distribution and even murder. He lectures frequently at national and international venues on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bank Secrecy Act, International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Sanctions) and Anti-Money Laundering. White collar criminal cases, like other serious cases, are life-altering. One accused of a crime stands to lose his or her reputation, wealth, and, frequently, his or her freedom. There are rarely second chances or “do overs” in criminal law. Dennis understands this and is prepared to put all of his skill, experience and expertise into every case he takes. This starts with listening to and understanding the client and continues through the factual development of the case, the interview of witnesses, the retention of investigators and experts, etc. Cases are normally won or lost before trial, and, in many cases, a thorough investigation can persuade state of federal prosecutors to dismiss a case. However, if the case must proceed to trial, it is best to have an attorney who has been there before, and few criminal defense attorneys have been there as often as Dennis. In addition to his extensive white collar criminal law experience, Dennis has also litigated multiple complex civil matters both in courts and before arbitration panels. He is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitrator and regularly represents investors in securities arbitrations before FINRA arbitration panels. FINRA is the agency that oversees investment disputes between investors and brokers and investment advisors. Dennis has won a number of landmark cases in the areas of commercial litigation, civil procedure, constitutional law and professional negligence. Partnering with Dennis Boyle means choosing a dedicated, skilled, and experienced attorney who understands the gravity of the legal challenges you face and who is committed to securing the best possible outcome for your case.

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Derrelle Janey

Derrelle Janey

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

111 Broadway suite 701, New York, NY 10006, USA

Area of Practice: White Collar Criminal Defense & Complex Civil Litigation Mr. Janey has substantial litigation experience that is on regular display at courthouses across the country where he is either admitted to courts in those jurisdictions or admitted for those particular cases. In addition to New York State and Federal courts within the Second Circuit, Mr. Janey is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Western District of Michigan and the District Court for Colorado. He has also appeared pro hac vice in federal and state courts in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Alabama, as well as California and Nevada. Mr. Janey’s litigation experience in financial services and securities litigation is noteworthy and has been reflected in his ability to successfully navigate challenging legal issues in both complex civil matters, including SEC investigations that were resolved prior to any enforcement actions being filed, and white-collar defense matters involving allegations based on intricate financial transactions. Mr. Janey is defense counsel in the largest automotive-oriented private equity fund fraud in the history of the United States. In 2018, Mr. Janey co-led with his former partner Robert Gottlieb the Ponzi scheme trial of sports radio talk show host, Craig Carton, resulting in a substantially reduced sentence from the Government’s recommendation to the court. Over the past 8 years, Mr. Janey has increasingly become a “go-to” lawyer by individuals and wholesale distributors across the United States from the healthcare industry in either complex civil matters where they have been sued by large pharmaceutical companies for trademark infringement or trafficking in counterfeit product as well as those charged by law enforcement in federal prosecutions for violating healthcare fraud statutes, such as violating the federal anti-kickback statute. In this area, Mr. Janey has successfully blocked the attempt by a large pharmaceutical company to seize assets of a judgment debtor in the post-judgment collection phase of the litigation. He also successfully defeated civil RICO and fraud claims by large pharmaceutical companies. In the white-collar context, in 2022, Mr. Janey co-led the historic criminal trial of Larry Doud, the former chief executive officer of Rochester Drug Cooperative who was charged with drug-trafficking in connection with his business selling controlled substances to pharmacies in the face of what the Government alleged to be “red flags” of diversion. In 2022, Mr. Janey was recognized for excellence by Super Lawyers. He has been recognized as one of America’s Top 100 “high stakes” litigators. In both 2022 and 2021, Mr. Janey was listed in the New York Times as among the Lawyers of Distinction’s “Power Lawyers.” In 2017, the New York Law Journal named Mr. Janey as among the 22 “Distinguished Leaders” in the New York legal industry.

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Dick DeGuerin

Criminal Defense Law

1018 Preston, Floor 7, Houston, TX 77002

Dick DeGuerin made his reputation handling tough cases, something he does to this day. He started as a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in 1965, and moved to Butler Binion, a prominent civil firm, in 1968. In 1970, while Dick was still an associate at Butler Binion, federal authorities charged well known criminal-defense lawyer Bob Tarrant with illegal possession and sale of machine guns. Bob, who was colorful to say the least, had a collection of every Thompson model ever made. Dick knew and respected Bob from his time as a prosecutor and volunteered to assist Percy Foreman who was leading the defense. During the trial, Percy told Dick to “come see me when this is over.” He did. Dick sought Jack Binion’s counsel about the job Percy offered, and the advice was simple: “You’re a damn fool if you don’t take it.” When Dick took the job, Percy Foreman was already the man to see if you were in serious legal trouble. In a 1952 Houston murder trial, Percy contended that the elected Harris County Sheriff and a Texas Ranger beat a confession out of the defendant. The Sheriff and the Ranger were present when Percy gave his closing argument accusing them of the misconduct. After the not-guilty verdict was read, the Sheriff and the Ranger jumped the bar and assaulted Percy in the courtroom. Upon leaving the hospital shortly thereafter, Percy said “I harbor no malice toward these poor, misguided minions of the law.” The 1964 Florida trial of Candace Mossler was covered nationwide and solidified Percy’s courtroom reputation. She was acquitted of her husband’s murder in a case that was ahead of its time in subject matter and defensive approach. Dick left Foreman & DeGuerin in 1982 with Lewis Dickson, and they formed DeGuerin & Dickson. They continued the tradition of their former firm, aggressively representing their clients’ interests. That tradition remains.

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