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| Defending computer, Internet and intellectual property offenses typically requires technical expertise, and we have tremendous experience in this area. James W. Spertus was one of the founding members of the Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, and he spent many years as a computer crimes and intellectual property specialist. Mr. Spertus supervised complex investigations involving trade secret theft, computer intrusions, and intellectual property theft, and pursued numerous cases involving novel and untested legal theories that set precedents for similar cases throughout the country. For example, in a case involving trade secrets valued at more than $25 million, Mr. Spertus obtained the first-ever economic espionage conviction in the Central District of California and, in an unrelated case involving the theft of satellite signals, obtained the first-ever conviction after trial in the United States under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. |
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| Many people charged with computer crimes are unaware that complicated statutes regulate their use of their own computer in the comfort of their home. In many cases, people find themselves having to defend cases that were set up by police to illegally entrap adults into committing acts that they would otherwise not have done. Charging a person with a crime is one thing, but proving that crime to a jury is another, and computer and intellectual property offenses often involve significant issues involving the identity of the perpetrator and the manner of the crime. A prosecutor's trail of evidence may stop at the computer screen, and involve weaknesses in the prosecutor’s burden of proving who was sitting at the computer terminal when the crime was allegedly committed. If you have been charged with a crime involving the use of a computer, including hacking, unlawful access to data, identity theft or copyright infringement, get serious legal help fast. We have the technical expertise and knowledge of how hard drives and Internet protocols work to effectively evaluate your case. |
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| We handle all criminal defenses and appeals involving computer crimes, including: |
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| Hacking, Phishing and Unlawful Access to Data |
| Identity Theft, Credit Card Theft |
| E-mail and Secure Site Hacking |
| Child Pornography and Solicitation of a Minor over the Internet |
| Illegal Distribution of Music, Circulating Pre-Release Copyrighted |
| Materials |
| Illegal Internet Narcotics Sales and "Pill Mills" over the Internet |
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| If the police have talked to you about your computer or use of the Internet for illegal activities, it's time to talk to us. |
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