Washington Federal Criminal Lawyers.
Spodek Law Group defends clients in both Washington districts - Seattle’s tech-economy fraud and export-control docket, the Blaine crossing’s smuggling cases and fisheries enforcement, and the I-90 corridor in the east.
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 districts.
Tech money west, corridor cases east.
Seattle’s federal docket tracks its economy: wire and investment fraud out of the tech and startup world, export-control and sanctions prosecutions (aerospace and semiconductor tech moving where it should not), crypto cases, and intellectual-property theft. The Blaine border crossing and the ports add smuggling and importation counts; the fishing fleet adds a fisheries-enforcement genre; and Joint Base Lewis-McChord contributes military-adjacent cases through Tacoma.
The Eastern District runs leaner and harder: methamphetamine and fentanyl conspiracies on I-90, agricultural program fraud, and reservation-lands jurisdiction. Ninth Circuit law - the country’s most active suppression and Second Amendment docket - governs both districts.
Federal defense lawyers in Washington, exports and corridors.
Seattle prosecutes what Seattle builds.
Wire and investment fraud from the tech economy. Export-control and sanctions cases - aerospace parts and chips moving where they shouldn’t. Crypto files from the exchange world. IP theft between the giants. Then the geography: Blaine’s border crossing, the ports, the fishing fleet’s enforcement genre, and JBLM’s military files through Tacoma. The Eastern District runs I-90’s meth and fentanyl conspiracies and the ag economy’s fraud.
What you’re actually up against.
A cyber unit that indicts foreign ransomware crews - and reads server logs natively. Export prosecutors fluent in EAR and ITAR. Ninth Circuit review, the most active suppression docket in America. Seattle juries read documents for a living; trials here are document wars, and document wars are won by teams that read everything first.
Why Spodek Law Group.
We’re not your average federal defense firm - we get it. Over 50 years of combined experience. Thousands of federal cases since 1976, second generation. The Sorokin defense became a Netflix series. The R. Kelly witness matter made the AP wire. When federal cases break, the press calls this firm - and prosecutors know exactly which defense lawyers try cases. It changes every conversation about yours.
Seattle is a direct flight from both offices, and we appear in both Washington districts with local counsel where required. Tech-economy fraud, export files, crypto - the practice matches the docket line for line.
The clock is already running.
A BIS outreach letter. An exchange freeze. A quiet HR interview about your departure files. Washington cases open politely - and harden fast. 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 Washington as everywhere else. Seattle is a direct flight from both offices; we appear in both Washington districts 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.
See who fights for you before you ever call.
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.
Washington Federal Criminal Lawyers.
When you or a loved one is being prosecuted by federal authorities in Washington, finding help can seem impossible. It may seem like friends are suddenly distant, and that no one is willing to assist you in winning the case. Luckily, there is support available in the place where you need it the most. If you choose our Washington law firm, we can solve your legal worries by offering you thorough and effective representation.
We work on all these federal criminal cases in Washington:
- Computer crimes
- Sex stings
- Child pornography
- Rape
- Murder
- Racketeering
- Federal gun crimes
- Immigration
- Fraud
- White-collar crimes
- And much more ...
No matter if your case is severe or petty, the Feds have a habit of blowing things up into Hollywood productions. They are famous for their covert operations and pushing the boundaries of what is ethical and legal law enforcement if the "ends appear to justify the means". This means that they will break every rule in the book to convict you if you don't hire competent counsel.
How Can an Experienced Attorney Help My Case?
Although some law firms simply go through the motions and offer the bare minimum of support, our law firm specializes in being thorough and effective. We know what is trending in the law and have enough experience to engineer effective defense strategies. Engineering defenses is a lot like engineering other products such as cars. Today's automobiles are far safer and more fuel-efficient than those produced in decades past. Our defense techniques keep building up our methods and improving them to make the most persuasive arguments for your case.
Interrogation
We stand beside you when you are being interrogated and questioned by police to stop them from fabricating evidence. The difference between cases where the defendant made a statement and those without are often night and day in the federal courts. By agreeing with any part of the prosecution's theory, you have made their job that much easier.
Release on Bail
Being in prison during the pendency of your case is a dangerous thing. Federal prisons heavily monitor all communications and will use every word and clue against you. The prisons are also infamously filled with jailhouse informants (aka rats) who will provide information to the guards for something as insignificant as a pair of used sneakers confiscated from another inmate. They may agree to wear a wire and will help to develop evidence against suspects. We will work to free you on bond with the least amount of money and restrictions possible.
Discovery
You have the right to full disclosure before your trial of all evidence against you and in your favor. The prosecutors know how valuable evidence is and may try to suppress evidence that removes that black and white polarity of guilt from their case. We do not stand by and leave you defenseless. We will fully secure your evidence rights to prevent violations of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). Violations of this U.S. Supreme Court case and its progeny are one of the leading causes of wrongful conviction.
Depositions
On the record, on the wire.
Get ahead of the case.
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