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Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region
White Collar Defense Attorneys Saratoga, NY
The best outcome in a white collar case is the charge that never gets filed, and that work happens before anyone knocks. Scott Iseman was a federal prosecutor before he opened this firm, and he has seen a full corruption indictment dismissed outright.
Who reads your file
- Before defense
- Federal prosecutor
- Military
- Marine Judge Advocate
- Handled
- About 300 criminal matters
- Tried
- About 35 jury trials
01Find your situation
What kind of case are you facing?
Find your situation below. Each one goes straight to what it means and what to do next.
Not sure which one you are? Bring us the letter.
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02Who will handle it
A full indictment dismissed before trial
The best outcome in this practice is the charge nobody ever files, and no docket can show those. This one was filed, and it still ended before a jury heard a word.
State corruption counts
Every felony count dismissed
The state Attorney General indicted a sitting State Senator over election disclosure filings. Scott worked the defense as an associate on the trial team, and the full indictment fell in a ten page dismissal that ended the case outright. The New York Times called the result a surprising rebuke of the attorney general.
Federal prosecutorBefore the defense
~300Criminal matters handled
~35Jury trials to verdict
2021 to 2026Super Lawyers
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Scott appeared as an associate on that trial team, not as lead counsel, and appeals in the firm’s other reported matter were argued by separate appellate counsel.
03Before anyone knocks
The quiet phase is where this gets won
Most of these cases are decided before an arrest, in the stretch where nothing appears to be happening. That stretch is not empty. It is when the government is deciding whether you are worth charging.
What it looks like
Quiet, and not harmless
A subpoena to your accountant. A colleague asked questions. A regulator requesting records. None of it feels like a criminal case, and all of it is building one.
What can be done
Reach the prosecutor first
Counsel can put your side in front of the decision maker before a charging decision hardens. Written submissions, context, and the documents that make the theory fall apart all land better before an indictment than after.
Whose lawyer is whose
The company’s counsel is not yours
If your employer is running an internal review, the lawyer asking questions works for them. That problem, and being contacted when you may not be the target at all, is covered on our government investigations page.
04Who can charge you
Two systems can charge you for the same conduct
The same set of facts can land in front of a county prosecutor in Ballston Spa or a federal one in Albany, and sometimes both. Which one moves first changes everything about the defense.
The state route
Saratoga County or the Attorney General
The county district attorney handles most local matters. The state Attorney General takes public corruption and cases that cross county lines, and it can open an investigation long before anyone hears the word charge.
The federal route
Prosecuted in Albany
Federal exposure is usually the more serious of the two. The investigation runs quietly, the sentence is calculated from a formula, and a regulator can be running its own case at the same time. Our federal crimes page covers how that system works.
Contacted but not charged? That is the moment that matters.
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What a white collar case puts at risk
The criminal exposure is rarely the only exposure, and for many clients it is not even the one that hurts most.
Your license
Doctors, lawyers, accountants, brokers, and engineers answer to a board that runs its own case on its own standard. A prosecutor passing does not bind it.
Your business
Banking relationships, contracts, and the ability to bid on government work can all move before any finding. Some of it moves on the news alone.
Your money
The government can move against property it says is tied to the conduct, sometimes before a conviction, and a regulator can pursue penalties on a separate track.
06Quick answers
Questions people ask before charges are filed
Most people asking these have not been arrested. That is the right time to ask.
Who prosecutes white collar cases in Saratoga County?
Three offices, depending on the conduct. The Saratoga County District Attorney in Ballston Spa handles local matters, the state Attorney General takes corruption and multi-county cases, and the United States Attorney in Albany handles federal ones. The same facts can reach more than one of them.
Do I need an Albany or Manhattan firm for a case like this?
No. Federal cases from Saratoga County are heard in Albany, half an hour away, and Scott is admitted in all four federal courts in New York. Clients often hire us from outside their own county precisely because they want counsel with no local entanglement.
What should I do if agents show up at my Saratoga Springs business?
Do not answer questions, and do not let anyone on your staff answer them either. You can say you want a lawyer present and that is the end of it. Take the agent’s card, note what they took, and call before anyone talks.
What is the penalty for insider trading?
Prison, fines that can exceed the profit, and repayment of the gain, with a separate regulatory case running alongside the criminal one. The sentence turns largely on the money involved, which is why contesting that figure early matters more than most people expect.
How much does a white collar defense cost?
The stage and the volume of records set the figure, and we will give you a real number rather than a range that means nothing. Cases reached early, before charges, are usually the least expensive work we do. The first conversation costs nothing.
The charge that never gets filed wins
Bring the subpoena, the regulator’s letter, the message from your accountant, or the thing you have not told anyone yet. We will tell you who is likely looking, what they can reach, and what can still be done quietly. Nobody can promise you an outcome. We can start before they finish.
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Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. This page is general information and is not a prediction about any individual matter. Iseman PLLC, 59 Franklin Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (518) 633-1528.