Attorneys Tough Enough To Defend Your Freedom In Federal Court
Brunvand & Wise Law Group is a highly respected criminal defense firm offering representation in federal courts both in Florida and nationally across the country. Our firm’s founder, Bjorn Brunvand, is a board-certified criminal trial attorney. His decades of experience in federal criminal matters is to your advantage.
If you are facing potential charges or have been charged with a federal crime anywhere in the United States, we are the firm to call for tenacious, strategic defense. Did you receive a target letter? Learn about target letters on our FAQ page.
We’ll Help You Understand The Charges You Face
There is a significant overlap between the crimes that can be charged at the state level and the federal level. For instance, these are some crimes that could be charged in either jurisdiction:
- Drug trafficking and other offenses
- Sex crimes
- Murder and other violent crimes
- Fraud, money laundering and other white collar crimes
- Cyber or computer crimes
- Weapons offenses
When crimes cross state lines or specifically involve the federal government or one of its agencies, they are usually tried in federal court. Examples include:
- Counterfeiting of currency, financial instruments or products
- Securities violations
- Trafficking of humans, drugs or contraband across state lines or U.S. borders
- Treason
- Mail and wire fraud
- Piracy
- Crimes that occur on federal lands
There are cases in which a crime could be tried in federal court, state court or both.
What Makes Federal Court Different?
The federal government has seemingly endless resources to investigate and prosecute individuals and corporations. Also, federal charges often carry significantly harsher penalties than state crimes if you are convicted.
Our firm regularly practices in federal criminal courts. We have the experience, knowledge, resources and confidence to defend you in the federal venue.
Is Your Career At Risk?
Sometimes, federal crimes involve someone’s job. Are you accused of fraud, misappropriation of funds, securities violations or computer crimes in the workplace? The accusation alone can be enough to damage your reputation or ruin your career. We have experience helping people get through these circumstances with their reputations intact. Speak with us to see how we may be able to assist you.
Helping You Mitigate Consequences
Most people facing criminal accusations prefer to have their case or cases resolved without a trial, due to the uncertainty surrounding the jury verdict as well as the potentially more serious penalties involved with an unfavorable verdict. When a case is forced to a jury trial, our firm is ready to fight for our clients for an acquittal on some or all of the charges.
However, most cases can be favorably resolved with plea negotiations with the goal of minimizing the exposure faced by our clients guided by the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines. While the guidelines are mostly discretionary, they carry significant weight in an attempt to guide federal judges to sentence similarly situated defendants to comparable sentences.
We will do everything in our power to help reduce the proposed guideline calculations focusing on some of the following issues:
- Limiting loss amounts
- Limiting role enhancements
- Arguing for role reductions and
- Many other issues that can have a significant impact on the ultimate sentence imposed.
You can trust us to put our decades of combined experience to work for you.
Don’t Do This Alone – You Deserve A Smart, Experienced Defense
Brunvand & Wise Law Group is based in Clearwater, Florida, and we serve clients throughout the country. To take advantage of a free initial consultation about your criminal charges, call us at 813-521-8069 or fill out our online contact form.