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IndianaFederal Crimes Lawyers in Lake County, Indiana

While most criminal offenses are prosecuted in state court, the United States federal courts also have jurisdictions over certain types of criminal offenses.


In the federal courts in and around Lake County, Indiana, the prosecuting attorneys with the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) prosecute criminal offenses.


Jurisdiction to prosecute the case within the federal criminal justice system can occur because the crime impacts interstate commerce, the crime occurred on land owned by the federal government or an Indian reservation, or the allegations involve a loss or harm to the federal government.


Criminal defense attorneys in federal court fight serious felony charges, minor federal offenses, petty felony offenses, and infractions.


Cases in the federal criminal justice system can include everything from tax evasion to drug or firearm charges, to civil rights violations.

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Nancy Moore Tiller

Nancy Moore Tiller
Nancy Moore Tiller and Associates
11035 Broadway, Suite A
Crown Point, IN 46307
Licensed for 43 years, Nancy Moore Tiller is a Criminal Defense and Divorce lawyer who attended Valparaiso University Law School... read more >

Paul Gerald Stracci

Paul Gerald Stracci
Thiros & Stracci, P.C.
200 East 90th Drive
Merrillville, IN 46410
Licensed for 27 years, Paul Gerald Stracci is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Alison Louise Benjamin

Alison Louise Benjamin
Thiros and Stracci, PC
200 East 90th Dr
Merrillville, IN 46410
Licensed for 25 years, Alison Louise Benjamin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Samuel Lester Cappas

Samuel Lester Cappas
Cappas & Associates
2546 45th Street
Highland, IN 46312
Licensed for 38 years, Samuel Lester Cappas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Darnail Lyles

Darnail Lyles
Darnail Lyles, Attorneys at Law
5528 Melton Road
Gary, IN 46403
Licensed for 37 years, Darnail Lyles is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

John Maksimovich

John Maksimovich
1946 North Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307
Licensed for 44 years, John Maksimovich is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Benjamen Wayne Murphy

Benjamen Wayne Murphy
Law Office of Ben Murphy
3620 West 80th Lane
Merrillville, IN 46410
Licensed for 26 years, Benjamen Wayne Murphy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Nicholas Thiros

James Nicholas Thiros
Thiros and Stracci, PC
200 East 90th Dr
Merrillville, IN 46410
Licensed for 36 years, James Nicholas Thiros is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Elvis Foster

James Elvis Foster
James E. Foster, PC
5930 Hohman Ave Suite 103
Hammond, IN 46320
Licensed for 54 years, James Elvis Foster is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Herbert Nicholls

David Herbert Nicholls
Nicholls & Nicholls
117 1/2 W Joliet St
Crown Point, IN 46307
Licensed for 57 years, David Herbert Nicholls is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick William Young

Patrick William Young
Young & Hubbell
4231 Broadway
Gary, IN 46409
Licensed for 15 years, Patrick William Young is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael William Bosch

Michael William Bosch
8320 Kennedy Ave
Highland, IN 46322
Licensed for 45 years, Michael William Bosch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J. Michael Katz

J. Michael Katz
9013 Indianapolis Blvd
Highland, IN 46322
Licensed for 56 years, J. Michael Katz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


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