White Collar Crimes

Pennsylvania White Collar Crime Defense

More and more people are being investigated for white collar crime. In order to ensure the best possible outcome, you must have a knowledgeable trial lawyer on your side. Many of the civil cases I have handled involved complex business transactions. In addition, I served as an Assistant District Attorney for 6 years. This combination of civil and criminal trial experience serves me well in white collar crime cases. If you or a family member is facing criminal charges, contact me, attorney V. Erik Petersen, to speak with an experienced criminal defense lawyer.

White Collar Cases

I handle white collar defense cases that involve

• Computer Fraud, especially Identity Theft and Health Care Fraud
• Forgery, especially Check Fraud and Credit Card Fraud
• Embezzlement and other employee theft
• Insurance Fraud

The Advantage of Experience

In my civil litigation practice, I handled a contract dispute where I exchanged over 50,000 documents with the other side. I deposed a single witness for two and a half days and additional depositions took a total of approximately four weeks. This experience is useful because white collar cases are not like other criminal cases. There is almost always no violence involved. Evidence does not take the form of weapons and autopsy reports. Instead, they involve reams of information. My 14 plus years of trial experience has taught me how to dig through hundreds--even thousands--of documents to discover the truth. I know how to use numbers to piece together a chain of events. When necessary, I bring in accountants or investigators to assist me.

If you have been accused of a white collar crime, contact the Law Offices of V. Erik Petersen for a free consultation with an experienced Montgomery County defense lawyer.