What we do

Because Mitigation in the beginning stages of the proceedings is still a niche industry,  unfortunately, many defense attorneys don’t   realize that mitigation reports in anticipation of sentencing can be a vital  part of sentencing. This has been found to be to the client's detriment. 

The mitigation specialist is someone who teams with defense counsel to provide supportive research and significant   documented history of the defendant.in relation to obtaining a lower term at   sentencing strategy. This is extremely significant in the federal arena   because of the impact the sentencing guidelines can have on the term the   defendant is facing. In an effort to humanize the defendant in the eyes of   the court and present grounds for a lower sentence, mitigation experts   identify grounds for departure/variances as sanctioned by the guidelines. 

We have assisted Defense Counsel, with   mitigation services since 2008. 

When   providing mitigation services, we scour all documentation looking for   opportunities to better the client's potentially bleak situation. We   investigate to provide the sentencing court with characteristics of the   defendant, childhood trauma, poverty, any circumstances that may have   impacted their growth and development any crisis that may arise.

This assistance may be in the form of pre   plea consulting, research assistance, and assist with composing alternate   presentence reports, sentencing memorandum for clients. We also assist with   objections to the presentence report for clients who are seeking in mitigation to lessen the impact of the federal sentencing guidelines on the   term the court may impose.