Criminal Defense & Fraud
Kristan Peters-Hamlin is experienced in all phases of criminal litigation: investigations, trials, and appeals. We have handled, on behalf of corporate clients, attorney general and federal investigations and have defended, in federal and state court, and before the SEC, a wide range of criminal cases involving individuals accused of security fraud, economic fraud, computer fraud and export violations.
Kristan Peters-Hamlin has brought her formidable negotiation skills and powers of persuasion to bear on the side of her clients in negotiating reduced sentences, cooperation agreements and dismissal. Corporations have engaged Kristan Peters to represent executives in investigations brought by government agencies. She has tried dozens of cases to verdict and has handled approximately fifty criminal appeals. Kristan Peters-Hamlin criminal cases have received national and international legal press coverage, appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and in foreign papers as far away as the Chechen Times.
Examples of criminal matters include:
- Defending one executive in the N.Y. State Attorney General Investigation into Title Insurance companies' fees.
- Representing corporate executives in cases brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the S.E.C against executives at investment banks
- Kristan Peters-Hamlin defends a Morgan Stanley executive charged with securities fraud (Reuters news)
- Peters defends businessman accused of export violations
- Mail and wire fraud
- Securities fraud
- Insurance and healthcare fraud
- Political corruption
- Embezzlement
- Violations of False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Peters Hamlin offers the experience of a lawyer that has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Law & Politics Magazine, and by the Justice Department to serve on the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal. For a consultation on defending accusations of fraud and white collar crime, contact Peters Hamlin Law, LLC online or call 203-504-2050.
