by TXFD | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Esper, Featured articles
Richard Esper was recently awarded Most Outstanding Federal CJA Panel Attorney for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. The CJA Panel is a select group of attorneys who are called upon by federal judges to represent individuals charged with federal crimes...
by TXFD | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Corruption, Featured articles, Investigations
The Department of Justice announced today that representatives from numerous federal and state law enforcement agencies have formed a working group to investigate and prosecute illegal activity related to Hurricane Harvey. The working group will involve all levels of...
by TXFD | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog, Mayr, Schiffer
Brent Mayr and Paul Schiffer have been named to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list in Criminal Defense. The list which is featured in Texas Monthly magazine, as well as other respected publications, sets out who are the top attorneys in the State of Texas in their...
by TXFD | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Featured articles, Mayr
Brent Mayr recently spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s continuing legal education seminar, Cross Examination, in Dallas, Texas on the topic of Cross Examination of Cooperating Witnesses. Cooperating witnesses are often used as a large...
by TXFD | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog, Featured articles
Earlier this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors to seek the maximum punishment for drug offenses in one of the clearest breaks yet from the policies of the Justice Department under the Obama administration. The move was seen as an abrupt...
by TXFD | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog, Featured articles
The need for having an experienced, knowledgeable federal criminal defense attorney has never been greater today than it has been in several years. On July 13, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price,...