The general principles apply to hiring a federal criminal defense lawyer as apply to hiring any other criminal lawyer. It is highly recommended that any person hiring a lawyer to assist with federal criminal charges or grand jury proceedings retain a lawyer who has significant experience with the federal system.

It is helpful during federal criminal proceedings to be represented by a lawyer who is familiar with the federal rules of evidence, federal rules of criminal procedure, trial procedure, and the federal court system in general. The federal criminal defense lawyer should also be familiar with federal sentencing procedures, and with the recent Supreme Court rulings which affect sentencing. It helps to have a defense lawyer who is familiar with the Attorney's office which is handling the case, and ideally some familiarity with the federal investigative agency which spearheaded the investigation.

Our federal criminal defense lawyers are intimately familiar with all facets of criminal defense and may help clients with working with the employ a private investigator, ballistics expert, polygraphist, or any other experts that may be able to help strengthen our client's defense, Obtain expert witnesses to testify on behalf of our clients and negotiate with prosecutors to make sure our clients face the minimum possible penalties.