Dallas Federal Criminal Lawyers.
One of the country’s busiest financial-fraud calendars - Ponzi schemes, crypto, bank and healthcare cases - prosecuted from the Earle Cabell building in a metro whose money keeps the docket full.
Netflix told the story. The defense was ours.
When Shonda Rhimes built Inventing Anna, the defense at its center was Todd Spodek’s - argued for the so-called fake heiress in a Manhattan courtroom long before Arian Moayed of Succession played him on screen. What 320 million hours of viewers watched is the method every client of this firm gets, in every federal district.
The record, dated and sourced.
The courthouse.
Where the money cases go to trial.
Dallas’ federal docket is a financial-fraud calendar first: investment and Ponzi schemes from the wealth-management economy, crypto prosecutions, bank fraud, and healthcare cases at Texas scale. The SEC’s Fort Worth regional office keeps parallel civil proceedings running alongside the criminal ones - a two-front dynamic this firm manages as a specialty. Trafficking on I-35 and I-20 and § 922(g) firearms volume fill the rest.
The Northern District’s judges include some of the country’s most closely watched, and Fifth Circuit review is fast and consequential. Dallas juries - business-fluent, skeptical of both government overreach and financial excess - make trial calculus here genuinely interesting.
Federal defense lawyers in Dallas, where the money cases go to trial.
One of America’s busiest fraud calendars.
Investment and Ponzi schemes from the wealth-management economy. Crypto prosecutions. Bank fraud. Healthcare at Texas scale. The SEC’s Fort Worth regional office keeps parallel civil proceedings running alongside the criminal ones - a two-front war that is the local specialty. Trafficking on I-35 and I-20 and firearms volume fill out the Earle Cabell building’s docket.
What you’re actually up against.
FBI financial squads with your records indexed before contact. SEC lawyers deposing you for the criminal file’s benefit. Business-fluent Dallas juries, skeptical in both directions. And Fifth Circuit review - fast, consequential, unforgiving. In two-front cases, everything said in one forum follows you into the other. Coordination isn’t a luxury; it’s the case.
Why Spodek Law Group.
We’re not your average federal defense firm - we get it. Parallel-proceeding management - criminal, SEC, civil - is standing practice here, built against Manhattan’s regulators and prosecutors. Direct flights from both offices, local counsel where required, and the trial reputation that changes what the government offers before anyone sits down.
The clock is already running.
An SEC testimony request. A receiver’s letter. Investors comparing notes on a group chat. Dallas money cases surface in whispers - act during the whispers. The consultation is free. It’s confidential. It’s answered 24/7 - 212 300 5196. The government has a head start. Stop giving it a bigger one.
Any district is home ground.
Federal procedure is national - the same rules, the same guidelines, the same DOJ playbook in Dallas as everywhere else. Dallas is a direct flight from both offices; we appear in the Northern District of Texas with local counsel where required. Admission is handled by pro hac vice motion with local counsel where required, the client portal keeps every document and conversation in one place across any distance, and the person standing up in court is the lawyer you hired - not a referral.
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Todd A. Spodek is a second-generation trial lawyer whose defense of Anna Delvey became Netflix's Inventing Anna. He appears on Fox News and CNN as a legal analyst, authored "My Advice to Diddy" in The Spectator, and is quoted by the Associated Press when the biggest federal cases break. The record behind the profile: a complete acquittal in a $26M money-laundering trial, RICO charges carrying a 10-year minimum dismissed, and 6 months on a $12M Ponzi case.
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Who we are, how we work, and why clients nationwide trust us with their future - in under a minute.
Why this firm.
Five decades of federal courtrooms. Whatever the government has charged, this firm has defended it before.
No allegiance to U.S. Attorneys, agents, or agencies. The client is the only constituency.
Every district in the country, one client portal - documents, invoices, counsel, in real time.
We decline more federal matters than we accept - and every accepted case gets the whole bench.
The first 72 hours decide the next 72 weeks.
No interviews, no consents, no explaining, no deleting. The words said in hour zero are the exhibits at trial. Write down what was asked and by whom - then stop.
Privilege attaches, facts get mapped while memory is fresh, documents get preserved the right way, and nobody in your orbit talks to agents unrepresented again.
We contact the government as your counsel: target, subject, or witness gets confirmed, deadlines get calendared, and the defense - not the investigation - sets the tempo.
How your case unfolds.
THE FULL PROCESS →Risk-free, in person or by phone. Ask anything, for as long as it takes. Strategy starts the same day.
Subpoenaed inboxes and a drawn timeline - we engage prosecutors at the target-letter stage, where charging is still a choice.
Suppress the overbroad seizure, contest intended loss, redraw the timeline - and when trial is the advantage, intent gets tried on the whole inbox, not the excerpts.
Dallas Federal Criminal Lawyers.
If you're charged with committing a federal crime, then the punishment could be quite severe depending on several factors, such as your criminal background and the nature of the crime. Keep in mind that if you decide to hire a federal criminal lawyer, all of them might not offer the same services or treat your case the same. When you contact our office, you'll be treated with respect while also hearing factual details about your charges and what to expect. Your lawyer should be one who is well-versed in federal crimes and understands court procedures in this type of legal matter as the rest of your life hangs in the balance. The lawyer you hire should have your best interests in mind while fighting your case in a professional manner. When you go to court to face your federal charges, it can sometimes be an unnerving experience. You could be afraid of what will happen and what it could mean for your personal life as well as those you love. Our office represents those who have been charged with various federal crimes while offering our best efforts in putting together the best possible defense.
When to Seek Legal Counsel
The First Steps
As soon as you learn that you're being investigated for a federal crime or if you've been charged with a federal crime, you need to seek legal counsel fairly quickly. Your attorney should be one who is experienced and who can be aggressive while defending your rights. You also want to find an attorney who has a good reputation and who knows of the multiple federal laws that could result in your charges being dismissed or reduced.
Choosing the Right Lawyer
On the record, on the wire.
Get ahead of the case.
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