Safety & Justice
Every human being deserves safety and access to justice. We advance that through individual advocacy and systemic policy work.
Community
We uplift communities through meaningful action — personally and professionally — because our work does not end at the courthouse door.
The Human Element
Effective advocacy begins with deep understanding. We walk alongside our clients to represent them with clarity and purpose.
Practice Areas
Government Affairs →
Full-service legislative and administrative representation — authorization, appropriations, and direct lobbying. Liliana Coronado brings Capitol Hill relationships no one else can replicate.
White Collar Defense →
Federal fraud, SEC investigations, insider trading, cryptocurrency, RICO, and more. Charles Brown has tried over 60 federal cases with unrivaled success.
Trial Consulting →
Four decades of federal courtroom experience — case theory, cross-examination, mitigation, jury strategy. Trusted by attorneys nationwide on their most consequential cases.
Civil Rights & Personal Injury →
Personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights matters — handled with the same depth and conviction we bring to every client.
The Partners
Charles Brown
Partner — Federal Trial Lawyer
60+ federal trials. Thousands of complex matters resolved. Former deputy federal defender and veteran of federal capital cases. Charles trains attorneys nationwide — and still does federal public defender work alongside private practice.
Liliana Coronado
Partner — Government Affairs & Litigation
Former House Judiciary Committee counsel and deputy federal public defender. Stanford Law. Clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Warren Ferguson. The rare practitioner equally at home shaping legislation and trying federal jury trials.
Track Record
Not Guilty
20 counts of social security fraud
U.S. v. Panagiotopoulos
Not Guilty
22 counts of bank fraud
U.S. v. Estrada
Life Sentence Overturned
Wrongful murder conviction reversed
Tillman v. Warden of California
From the Firm
White Collar Defense
Mar 9, 2025
A federal target letter means the government has identified you as a subject of a criminal investigation. What you do in the first 48 hours matters enormously.
Government Affairs
Feb 17, 2025
Authorization and appropriations are two separate processes. Many organizations focus only on one — and miss the funding they're entitled to.
Trial Consulting
Jan 21, 2025
In federal criminal cases, the story of who your client is can determine the sentence as much as the verdict. Mitigation is not an afterthought — it is a discipline.
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