Updated Federal Sentencing Guidelines Provide Hope for White-Colar Defendants

Though we aim to avoid charges against clients before they are filed or to defeat them at trial, white-collar defense attorneys must also be prepared to argue under the United States Sentencing Guidelines when clients face sentencing in federal court. White-collar defendants often lack significant or any criminal history, so a recent amendment to the Guidelines offers the opportunity to argue for reduced sentences in pending and future cases and to seek reductions retroactively for defendants still in prison.

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