Shadow Juries and Mock Trials
What are Shadow Juries? A shadow jury is made up of individuals who closely match the demographics and backgrounds of actual juries. Shadow jurors are paid to watch a trial…
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What is a White Collar Crime?
Federal criminal defense attorney Benson Varghese discusses white collar crimes in this short video. Video Transcript What Is White Collar Crime? (And Why People Go to Prison for It) Imagine…
Judge Brent Carr Receives Silver Gavel Award
Since 1996, the Silver Gavel Award has been presented by the Tarrant County Bar Association to a current or former member of the Tarrant County judiciary who served Tarrant County…
Can Police Take DNA Without a Warrant?
Can Officers Take Discarded Items and Have Them Tested for DNA? Police officers are known to take discarded items and have them tested for DNA. In March of 2015, the…
Video: Can I Get an Expunction in Texas?
Benson Varghese discusses removing offenses and arrests from a person’s criminal history through an expunction in Texas in this short video. In Texas, a person can get an expunction of…
Does Obtaining Cell-Site Location Information Require a Warrant?
Carpenter v. United States On June 5, 2017, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition to hear a major Fourth Amendment case decided by the Sixth Circuit, Carpenter v. United…
Supreme Court Carpenter v. U.S.: Warrant Required to Access Cell Site Location Information
In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that police generally need a search warrant to gain access to your cellphone’s location information. Specifically, in Carpenter v. United States,…
4 Reasons Former Federal Prosecutors Make Excellent Defense Attorneys
Former Federal Prosecutors While it seems intuitive that being a former prosecutor is an advantage for a defense attorney, the gains offered by that experience are often underestimated. Obviously, former…
Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Violations
Healthcare providers facing a Stark Law or Anti-Kickback Statute investigation risk severe consequences, including federal criminal charges carrying up to 10 years in prison and civil penalties exceeding $100,000 per…