White Collar Crime Defense

Michelman & Bricker, P.C.
Philadelphia White Collar Crime Lawyers

Protecting Your Business Interests and Your Rights

A criminal charge in state or federal court for a white collar crime can spell the end of a business career and the beginning of a lengthy prison sentence. We believe that the most effective way to defend against criminal charges is to make sure that they never get brought in the first place. In white collar crime cases such as Internet fraud, bribery, and illegal business practices, it's not uncommon for law enforcement to conduct a lengthy investigation before bringing charges. If you have been questioned about your business practices or suspect that you are under investigation, contact a defense lawyer immediately. The earlier you get one of our attorneys on your case, the sooner we can begin to protect your rights and to build a defense.

Early intervention can sometimes prevent charges from being filed, get charges being dropped, or lesser charges brought. We may be able to negotiate a plea bargain and probation instead of a trial and possible prison sentence. When we become aware that our clients are under investigation by a state or federal grand jury or law enforcement agency, we develop a pro-active strategy directed toward convincing them that criminal charges are inappropriate or unnecessary. If criminal charges become inevitable, we evaluate opportunities for early negotiations to reduce the potential charges that are brought, or their severity. Once criminal charges have been filed, we look for creative ways to resolve them with the minimum impact on our clients and their businesses. If you are faced with the threat of criminal charges for a business crime, financial crime, computer crime, or environmental crime, work with defense attorneys who understand how to negotiate and litigate effectively on your behalf. Contact the law offices of Michelman & Bricker, P.C.

Criminal Defense that Can Make a Difference

Our criminal defense lawyers have handled a variety of white collar crime cases involving:

• Environmental violations
• Fraud and embezzlement
• Medicate Fraud, Medicaid Fraud, and False Claims Insurance fraud
•  Tax Fraud Money laundering
• Computer and Internet fraud
• Bribery

If you have been arrested, charged or are under investigation for a white collar crime, you have the right to a strong criminal defense. Contact Michelman & Bricker, P.C., to schedule a consultation at our Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Springfield or San Juan, office.

Significant activities of the Firm in this area include:

• Represented chemical exporter in EPA criminal investigation into whether chemicals shipped overseas (that leaked in port, causing $1 million Euros of damage) were legally shipped as salable product or were actually waste that was improperly exported without a RCRA permit for disposal. No criminal charges were filed.
  
  
• Defended two dentists and their dental practice in Medicaid Fraud investigation by state Attorney General’s Office involving claims of improper upcoding and other billing practices. No criminal charges were filed.
  
  
• Defended physician in Insurance Fraud investigation by U.S. Attorney’s Office involving claims of phony automobile accidents. No criminal charges were filed.
  
  
• Defended five executives of direct marketing mass-mailing business in investigation and prosecution by U.S. Postal Inspectors over mail fraud for theft of more than $400,000 in postal fees.
  
  
• Defended liquid-waste disposal company and its owners in EPA criminal investigation of illegal discharges into a public sewer system in violation of the Clean Water Act.
  
  
• Defended owner of a truck sale business in the appeal of a conviction for running a “chop shop” operation involving the re-sale of stolen trucks, reducing his sentence from 5-10 years of imprisonment to probation.
  
  
• Defended waste oil collection and processing business, and its owner, against criminal violations of Pa. Solid Waste Management Act for conducting these operations without a permit. We negotiated guilty pleas and sentences of probation, which allowed the owner to continue to operate the company.
  
  
• Defended demolition contractor and its owners against criminal solid waste violations for dumping construction and demolition debris at an unpermitted site. We negotiated a guilty plea to a reduced charge, with a sentence of probation and a fine (which they worked off through a remediation project at another site). We prevented debarment of the company on City contracts, and the forfeiture of trucks valued at $1 million. We won DER approval for a remediation plan for the site.
  
  

Contact Michelman & Bricker Today

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the health care, construction, family law, criminal defense, business law, and environmental law attorneys of Michelman & Bricker, P.C., serve clients throughout Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Chester, Camden, Bergen, Burlington, Middlesex, and Gloucester counties, including the communities of Doylestown, Harrisburg, Reading, Pottstown, Allentown, Easton, Scranton, Media, Norristown, Camden, Trenton, and Newark. The firm also has offices in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Longmeadow (Springfield), Massachusetts and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and serves clients along the Eastern Seaboard.