San Francisco Federal Sentencing Lawyer Representing Inmates and Defendants Nationwide and Abroad

Federal Sentencing Representation and Consultation

The Law Offices of Alan Ellis focuses exclusively on federal sentencing, prison and post-conviction work. The primary goal of attorney Alan Ellis and his legal team is to help every client obtain the lowest possible sentence at the best facility availablewith the greatest opportunity for early release.

Consult With the Attorney Who Wrote the Book on Federal Sentencing

Attorney Alan Ellis, founder of the firm, is a skilled and dedicated federal post-conviction attorney with a wealth of experience and accomplishments, including:

• Past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a Fulbright Award winner
• More than 43 years of experience as a criminal defense lawyer, law professor and federal law clerk
• The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has recognized him as a "nationally-recognized expert in federal criminal sentencing"
• Author of the Federal Sentencing Guidebook, the Federal Prison Guidebook, and the Federal Post-Conviction Guidebook

Contact a San Francisco federal sentencing lawyer at the firm for legal advice and representation. From the firm's offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York and Shanghai, Mr. Ellis represents clients across the United States and abroad.

Advising on a Wide Range of Federal Criminal Cases

The legal team at the Law Offices of Alan Ellis regularly represents and consults with lawyers representing individuals and cases involving:

• Federal white collar crimes : including mortgage fraud, bank fraud, healthcare fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, tax violations, money laundering, insider trading, anti-trust, environmental, embezzlement and other white collar crimes
• Federal sex crimes involving children or minors : including child pornography, solicitation of a minor for sex, transporting a minor across state lines for sex, and other federal sex offenses involving children
• Federal drug crimes : including drug trafficking, smuggling, and the cultivation or manufacturing of drugs or narcotics
• International criminal law : including international prison transfer treaty work for foreign inmates and Americans arrested abroad

The firm helps clients with a wide range of post-conviction, sentencing and prison issues in federal court, including:

• Plea negotiations
• Federal sentencing
• Prison designation, transfers, disciplinary matters, medical and other problems
• Direct criminal appeals in all federal circuit courts
• 2255 habeas corpus motions and 2241 petitions
• Rule 35 motions

Interviews and Resources From a New York Post-Conviction Lawyer Serving Clients Nationwide and Abroad

Effective sentencing representation in the federal system now requires exceptional understanding not only of the federal sentencinfg guidelines, but also of the other legal criteria courts must take into account in fashioning the sentence. Mr. Ellis and other members of the firm have written widely and lectured on the impact of the Booker decision and the recent follow-up decisions in Gall and Kimbrough, which afford judges even greater leeway in fashioning an appropriate sentence:

• Order the " Federal Sentencing Guidebook
• Read an interview with Alan Ellis in Corporate Crime Reporter (PDF)
• Practice Tips
• "Federal Sentencing Under the Advisory Guidelines: A Primer for the Occasional Federal Practitioner — Part 1 ", by Alan Ellis and James H. Feldman, Jr. (PDF) or view it in HTML
• ABA Practice Tips: Part 1, " ABA Criminal Justice, Winter 2006 (PDF)
• ABA Practice Tips: Part 2, " ABA Criminal Justice, Spring 2006 (PDF)
• ABA Practice Tips: Part 3, " ABA Criminal Justice, Fall 2006 (PDF)
• Representing White Collar Clients in a Post-Booker World, " The Champion, September/October 2005 (PDF)
• Litigating In A Post-Booker World ", ABA Criminal Justice, Spring 2005 (PDF)
• Answering the 'Why' Question: The Powerful Departure Grounds of Diminished Capacity, Aberrant Behavior, and Post-Offense Rehabilitation, " Federal Sentencing Reporter, May/June 1999

To schedule a confidential consultation for clients located anywhere in the U.S. or abroad, call the firm's San Francisco, California, office at 415 380 2550. The firm has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Shanghai, China and New York. You may also fill out the online intake form to speak with a New York post-conviction attorney.