This marks David’s second consecutive year receiving this recognition.
David represents individuals, executives, professionals, licensed providers, and businesses in serious federal criminal defense and white collar matters, including federal investigations, health care fraud, money laundering, cryptocurrency-related investigations, sentencing proceedings, and complex trial matters.
Tarras Defense founder David Tarras was recently featured on The Litigator’s Path podcast for a conversation about federal trial practice, artificial intelligence, and what it takes to defend a complex criminal case under extraordinary pressure.
In the episode, Tarras discusses his experience trying a 9-week federal fraud case as solo trial counsel against a government prosecution team that included three federal prosecutors, agents, and support staff. During trial, Tarras used AI as a litigation support tool to help process large volumes of overnight Jencks material, organize witness inconsistencies, draft responsive motions, and prepare demonstratives while continuing to handle every strategic and courtroom decision himself.
Tarras Defense founder David Tarras recently appeared on CBS12 News (WPEC) to discuss a federal criminal case involving allegations that an encrypted messaging application was used to transmit and receive child sexual abuse material.
The case highlights a growing challenge in federal criminal investigations: the use of encrypted communications platforms and emerging technology. As messaging applications become more sophisticated, federal law enforcement agencies are devoting significant resources to understanding how these platforms operate, how digital evidence can be obtained, and how criminal activity conducted through encrypted channels can be investigated.