Hilder & Associates, P.C.'s white collar criminal defense practice has substantial experience defending against federal and state prosecutions from the initial investigation through the appeal process. Our practice focuses on corporate compliance programs, grand jury investigations, lawyer grievance defense, internal corporate investigations, trials and related parallel civil and administrative litigation. Clients include companies, corporate officers and individual defendants.
Experience in complex investigations allows us to identify issues and prepare defenses during the government's investigation with a goal towards avoiding indictment. Representations of clientele encompass a wide range of areas, including, health care fraud and abuse, Qui-Tam false claims, whistleblower litigation, environmental statutes, antitrust, procurement fraud, tax and securities violations, conspiracy, continuing criminal enterprise, racketeering influence and corrupt organizations (RICO), money laundering, criminal and civil forfeitures, financial investigations, mail/wire fraud, securities violations, mortgage fraud, international drug trafficking, political corruption, bribery, customs violations, immigration violations, appeals, habeas corpus, and gaming violations.
Since Congress enacted and implemented sentencing guidelines and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to prevent and detect law violations, we have provided preventative compliance programs for our corporate clientele.
The programs are individually tailored to the specific needs of the corporation for maximum effectiveness. Upon implementation of the compliance program, the Firm assists in auditing the organization's compliance. The Firm has crafted compliance programs to deter health care fraud, antitrust, and theft.
Internal investigations to detect possible criminal violations made at the request of our corporate clientele are part of our services. Investigations are conducted in response to allegations of wrongdoing and are used to discover, correct or mitigate unfortunate situations.
Grievances against attorneys have proliferated. Under certain circumstances, evidence now obtained by grievance committees can be forwarded to prosecutors. Accordingly, we provide statewide representation for attorneys in grievance matters. The Firm understands the need for strict confidentially of all client matters and undertakes its best efforts to keep the grievance from escalating to a criminal matter.
Though the Firm concentrates representation in white collar criminal matters, a portion of our practice is focused on related complex civil litigation. The Firm has handled matters involving antitrust, tax, procurement fraud, civil RICO, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, whistleblower suits, and numerous civil fraud related matters.
If you, or your company, are under investigation, you are charged or indicted for state or federal crimes, or you are interested in insuring future compliance, contact us anytime.
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