Pearland White Collar Crime
Criminal Defense Attorney
The Law Office of James Zier, P.C. represents individuals that are, or anticipate being, under inquiry, investigation, or indictment by federal, state, or local law enforcement, government agencies and regulatory bodies.
Prior to returning to private practice, Mr. Zier was an enforcement attorney at the headquarters of the Texas State Securities Board. While at the Securities Board, Mr. Zier investigated individuals and entities to prevent and detect securities fraud and other white collar crimes such as theft, embezzlement, misapplication of fiduciary property, forgery, money laundering, securing execution of a document by deception, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property. Mr. Zier has experience working with federal, state, and local law enforcement, government agencies, and self-regulatory organizations such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Postal Inspectors, Attorney General (AG), Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSA), District Attorneys (DA), court appointed receivers, and securities regulators in other states and countries. As a result of his experience, Mr. Zier has extensive law enforcement contacts throughout Texas and the United States.
The Law Office of James Zier, P.C. is able to leverage the experience and knowledge of having been on the other side of the table, to help you respond appropriately to any inquiry, investigation, or criminal charges by law enforcement or regulatory bodies.
Having seen first-hand the investigative and enforcement process and procedures, Mr. Zier can more easily spot the legal deficiencies in the government’s case. If you have been targeted by law enforcement or contacted by law enforcement personnel claiming that they are conducting a “routine inquiry” or are seeking “routine information”, it is imperative that you hire an attorney as soon as possible. The Law Office of James Zier, P.C. will aggressively defend you to make sure that the “routine inquiry” does not become a routine criminal case. And if you have already been arrested or indicted, Mr. Zier will work tirelessly to have your charges reduced or dropped. Contact Pearland Lawyer James Zier at (281) 485-3377 to discuss the options you have available to aggressively defend the charges.
