Practice Areas

White Collar Crime

The Law Office of William L. Osterhoudt has an extensive background in white collar criminal matters and ancillary civil proceedings, including:

  • Anti-Trust Violations under the Sherman Act
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Theft and Embezzlement
  • Immigration Fraud
  • Mail/Wire Fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Bank Fraud
  • Grand Jury Representation
  • Securities violations and Insider Trading
  • Perjury and False Statements
  • Bribery

Non-White Collar Crime

Since its inception, the Law Offices of William Osterhoudt, has maintained a substantial caseload of non-white collar criminal cases in the federal and state court systems, including:

  • Assault
  • Criminal Enterprise Liability (CCE, RICO, and Conspiracy)
  • Controlled Substance Violations
  • Extortion
  • Loan Sharking
  • Firearms
  • Gang-Related Allegations
  • Hobbs Act Robbery
  • Homicide
  • International Extradition
  • Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering
  • Arson

Appellate Practice

We practice criminal appellate law in the State and federal courts, including petitions for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court.  We have handled federal criminal appeals in the Ninth and Second Circuits, and in the California appellate courts.

Habeas Corpus

The Law Office also has a strong post-conviction practice, in both the state and federal court system.  We have brought petitions for writ of habeas corpus in the California and Nevada Courts, in various federal district courts in California and Arizona, and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  We keep a finger on the pulse of this ever-changing technical area of the law, and enjoy the unique challenge that post-conviction practice brings.