Criminal Defense & DUI/DWI
John L. Pacht, Robert W. Katims, and Nancy J. Waples have represented numerous clients in criminal matters in Vermont and New York City for more than sixty years combined. They have handled complex and more routine criminal defense cases on both the federal and state levels. Our criminal defense attorneys have defended some of the most high profile criminal matters in the state. Their clients include:
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They have special expertise in defending white-collar and non-white collar crimes, including violent crimes, such as:
- assault
- sex offenses
- murder, including indictments seeking to impose the death penalty
- DUI/DWI
- drug-related, and gun-trafficking offenses
- complex bank, telemarketing, and health-care fraud and embezzlement cases.
John Pacht has represented many clients, including students, who have been charged with misdemeanor and felony drug offenses such as possession and intent to sell. He has obtained dismissals in a number of cases and has won several critical motions to suppress evidence due to illegal seizure.
While our criminal defense attorneys are extremely experienced litigators, they also have strong appellate backgrounds in both state and federal courts. They have filed briefs and/or argued in the Vermont Supreme Court, United States District and Circuit Courts and, finally, the United States Supreme Court.
In addition, John Pacht, Bob Katims and Nancy Waples have been frequent lecturers and panelists on trial practice before the Vermont Bar Association and the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. John Pacht is a founding member of VACDL and, along with Nancy Waples, a past president of the organization. The entire team continues to be part of the executive leadership of the Association. John Pacht, Bob Katims and Nancy Waples are all active members of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.