By Sara Kropf I take lots of notes during trial. I’m not lucky enough to have a perfect memory. Some people have the gift of recalling what happened each day in trial. I envy them. But I need notes. To be a good trial lawyer, you need credibility with the judge and...
By: Sara Kropf A few months ago, I wrote Part One of this series about Speedy Trial Act strategy in a white-collar criminal case. This post is going to go into a bit more detail about the pros and cons of invoking the speedy trial right. As a very brief (and...
By: Sara Kropf Being under criminal investigation is a stunningly powerless situation. You can’t control when the government starts an investigation, how long it lasts or when it will end. The Speedy Trial Act presents one of the few times when a criminal defendant...
By: Sara Kropf When I’m representing a white-collar criminal defendant pre-indictment, one of my key tasks is to try to contact potential witnesses. But when? The timing is a tightrope. Contact a witness before you know anything about the case and your risk not asking...