Criminal Practice Areas

Jay Ethington has considerable experience in managing and resolving complex, confidential corporate internal investigations that have remained out of public view.

Jay has provided successful representation to a multitude of clients, from individuals to multinational corporations. For the past two decades, Mr. Ethington has primarily focused his client representation on what is typically referred to as “white collar” or alleged corporate violations of criminal law.

Included in the definition of “white collar” are securities fraud allegations, suspected insurance fraud, healthcare investigations, government contract disputes, and other alleged corporate misconduct.

He is very experienced in the difficulties posed by the government’s aggressive enforcement policies in these areas. His clients have benefited from a thorough and proactive response to government inquiries.

Mr. Ethington is devoted to vigorously representing his clients’ interests in preliminary inquiries, internal and grand jury investigations, regulatory hearings, District Court proceedings and Appellate Court matters. At the early stages of any investigation an exceptional effort is made to convince the government not to pursue charges. Risk assessment and risk management have also been areas of emphasis in the past several years. Jay has considerable experience in managing and resolving complex, confidential corporate internal investigations that have remained entirely out of public view.
Jay is well-known and written about for his representation of notable and celebrity clients — the Dallas Morning News says “his client list has a star quality.”

More than anything, Jay Ethington believes in every client’s right to vigorous representation, a fair trial and proper resolution of his client’s case.


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