APPROACH TO HANDLING REPRESENTATIONS

Our cases are handled from an initial subpoena or search warrant, through to a grand jury investigation, ending in the case either being dropped — our first goal, either for lack of evidence or prosecutive merit, or handled through to trial or to plea and sentencing.  Civil litigation is also part of our White Collar practice and handling civil matters in the above practice areas is part of what we do on a regular basis.  We also conduct internal investigations for clients.We believe in individualized attention to our clients and focus on a quality practice, with a select member of clients given full personal attention.  Our small setting allows for the utmost discretion and client confidentiality in the sensitive area of White Collar litigation.  We pride ourselves in giving individual attention to each client and assisting them in getting through a very trying time in their lives.

SAMPLE OF CURRENT AND RECENT PAST REPRESENTATIONS

• Representation of Pharmaceutical Executive in Antitrust Price Fixing and False Claims Act Investigation

• Acquittal of client, a practicing lawyer, of all charges in a 6-month federal Racketeering & Securities Fraud jury trial.

• CEO of Manufacturing Company – Philadelphia U.S. Attorney dismissed all charges after Federal Jury Trial in which client was tried on bank fraud charges.

• Numerous health care companies and health care professionals in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud cases and False Claims Act cases.

• CEO of Pharmaceutical Company in government investigation and parallel False Claims Act proceeding.

• CEO of Defense Contracting Firm in Fraud Investigation.

• Numerous executives and employees of Pharmaceutical Companies in Criminal Investigation and parallel civil matters.

• Representation of lawyers in following matters:

  • Mail fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion case.
    Former Receiver for City of Harrisburg — appointed by Governor — following his resignation from that post, in civil matter
    Corruption grand jury investigationIndividuals in tax evasion investigations

• Individual in Federal and State Corruption Investigations.

• Company and Owner of a Company in Antitrust Criminal Investigation with Price Fixing and Bid Rigging Allegations.

• Executive in SEC Insider Trading Investigation.

• Executives of Environmental Energy Company.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Prior to opening his own practice, Howard was a partner in the Litigation Department of the Philadelphia law firm Blank Rome, LLP, and served as Chairman of the Litigation Department and as a member of the firm’s Management Committee during his tenure at the firm.

Prior to that, Howard had a distinguished career as a federal prosecutor in the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney’s Office, serving as Chief of the Criminal Division — in which position he supervised all attorneys in the Criminal Division during his tenure.  As a prosecutor he also served as lead trial counsel in many significant criminal prosecutions and jury trials in the areas of White Collar Crime and Police and Political Corruption.  He also served as a Law Clerk to Justice Robert W. Hansen of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

A graduate of Georgetown Law School, Howard served as an adjunct Professor of Evidence and Trial Advocacy at Temple University Law School, and in addition to full-time practice conducts training programs at law firms and government agencies in trial advocacy, deposition practice, motions and oral advocacy and evidence.

Howard is a frequent lecturer on topics relating to the criminal justice system and litigation practice.  He is the author of the Deposition Guidebook, 3rd Edition, (ALI-CLE  2017), as well as numerous articles relating to the field of litigation, and was a member of the Editorial Board of the Practical Litigator.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

LAW: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 
Editor Law & Policy in International Business, the Georgetown International Law Review
UNDERGRADUATE: Northwestern University and University of Wisconsin, B.A. (With High Honors)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers

• American Law Institute, Elected Member

• Member, Criminal Law Committee of Federal Bar Association (Certificate of Recognition as
  Co-Chairman for seven years)

• Former Member, Board of Directors, Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley

• Member, Philadelphia Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section and Federal Courts Committee)

• Member, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Former Member, Editorial Board, The Practical Litigator