Drug Crimes

Nationwide Federal Drug Defense Attorneys

Houston criminal defense lawyers Stan Schneider and Ned Barnett enjoy a national reputation for their skill and attention to detail in representing people accused of the most serious drug crimes under federal law. In fact, Mr. Schneider's success with difficult federal charges has been featured on such network magazine shows as 60 Minutes, Dateline and 48 Hours. Ned Barnett has not only defended numerous large drug conspiracy cases but also has the unique background of handling solely these types of cases while working for the Department of Justice. If you have been investigated or indicted for such offenses as smuggling heroin, manufacturing methamphetamine or trafficking in cocaine, please contact our defense team in Houston for a free initial case evaluation.

The most serious federal drug crimes can result in prison sentences measured in decades, not years. Major federal drug prosecutions can involve the commitment of investigative resources sufficient to manage surveillance and wiretap efforts for many months at a time, as well as the involvement of several law enforcement agencies ranging from the DEA to Homeland Security to U.S. Attorney's Offices in multiple states.

These cases will usually develop as confidential informants and undercover officers present evidence to a grand jury over a prolonged period of time. Eventually, dozens of people might be arrested at the same time under sealed indictments, while federal officers continually pursue those who are not caught in the first sweep. Regardless of your role in a federal drug conspiracy, you can only stand to benefit from the advice of an attorney whose experience with complex federal prosecutions runs the gamut from international drug smuggling to industrial-scale manufacturing or cultivation operations.

Our experience with the defense of serious drug crime charges allows us to not only challenge the evidence being used against you, but also enables us to look beneath the surface of the investigation itself for errors in the development of grand jury testimony, in the details of the affidavits used to obtain wiretap orders/search warrants and in the circumstances of a raid. Our careful attention to detail can sometimes parlay an investigator's mistake in another state into a constitutionally significant defect in the government’s case against you.

Whether your federal drug crime case involves ecstasy, marijuana, heroin or cocaine, we have the resources and skill that can protect you at every stage of the prosecution. For additional information about our ability to represent you effectively in federal courts in Texas or across the United States, please contact Stan Schneider and Ned Barnett in Houston.

The federal criminal defense team of Stan Schneider and Ned Barnett in Houston represent people and companies facing serious or complex charges such as drug trafficking, mortgage fraud, healthcare fraud, or violations of international law in the federal courts of Texas, other federal jurisdictions around the United States, and international tribunals around the world. Our local clients come from such communities as Houston, Brownsville, Beaumont, Waco, San Antonio, Dallas, McAllen, Hidalgo, Sugar Land, Conroe, League City, Galveston, Pearland, Angleton, Friendswood, NASA, Memorial, The Woodlands, Baytown, Harris County, Montgomery County, Brazoria County, Galveston County, Fort Bend County, Jefferson County, and communities along the Texas Gulf Coast. We have represented clients in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; in all federal appellate courts, and in the United States Supreme Court. We have also represented clients facing federal charges throughout the United States.