Indiana Federal Criminal Defense Attorneys
Federal Charges Require a Defense Built for Federal Court.
Custom Law represents clients facing federal investigations and prosecutions involving interstate, financial, drug, firearm, and other federal allegations.
Federal Criminal Charges
Federal cases use different procedures, agencies, prosecutors, sentencing rules, and investigative resources than state cases. A matter may enter federal court because conduct allegedly occurred on federal property, involved a federally insured bank, crossed state lines, used phone or internet communications, involved a foreign country, or implicated a federal statute.
State officers may begin an investigation and later transfer it to a federal agency. State and federal authorities may also have concurrent jurisdiction, and separate sovereigns can pursue related charges.
Federal Cases We Defend
- Drug trafficking and large-scale distribution
- Bank, securities, accounting, healthcare, and Social Security fraud
- Wire fraud and interstate financial offenses
- Tax evasion
- Immigration violations
- Federal firearm offenses
- Espionage, terrorism, and national-security allegations
Federal Sentencing Classes
Federal punishment depends on the statute of conviction, offense level, criminal history, enhancements, mandatory minimums, and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The source page identifies these broad felony classes:
- Class A: Life imprisonment or death.
- Class B: At least 25 years.
- Class C: 10 to 25 years.
- Class D: Five to 10 years.
- Class E: One to five years.
The page states that federal defendants generally serve at least 85 percent of the imposed sentence. Enhancements can increase exposure, including weapon-related enhancements in offenses such as bank robbery.
Defending a Federal Case
Federal defense may begin before charges, while agents are executing warrants, issuing subpoenas, or requesting an interview. Counsel must assess jurisdiction, search and seizure issues, statements, electronic evidence, financial records, cooperating witnesses, conspiracy allegations, sentencing exposure, and whether state and federal cases overlap.
Our attorneys prepare for negotiations, motions, trial, sentencing, and appeal while requiring the government to prove every element with admissible evidence.
Prepared for What Comes Next
What to Expect from Custom Law
Criminal defense requires more than a quick review of the charging paperwork. Our attorneys look at how the investigation started, how evidence was obtained, what the State must prove, and how the case may affect the client outside the courtroom.
Drawing on more than 20 years of legal experience, former-prosecutor insight, and extensive courtroom work, the team develops a tailored approach for negotiations, hearings, or trial while keeping clients informed from start to finish.
Former Prosecutor Insight
As former Indiana prosecutors, our criminal defense attorneys know the tactics that may be used against an accused person. The team has handled countless criminal cases and hundreds of successful jury trials.
Prepared for Court
We organize the facts, analyze the law, and prepare each matter with the possibility of hearings or trial in mind.
Direct Communication
Clients receive clear explanations, candid advice, and updates needed to make informed decisions throughout the case.
Client Reviews
What Our Clients Say
From day one they treated my case like it mattered. They fought hard, kept me informed, and got my charges dismissed. I can't recommend this team enough.
James R.
True trial attorneys. The prosecutor clearly did not want to face them. Professional, prepared, and genuinely on my side the whole time.
Michael T.
Responsive, honest, and incredibly knowledgeable. They handled my OWI charge with skill and got me a result I didn't think was possible.
David K.