Criminal Defense
Simms Showers defends clients who are under criminal investigation or who have been charged with crimes in federal and Maryland courts. The Firm also represents clients in asset forfeiture actions, criminal appeals, and post-conviction matters (habeas corpus).
The Firm’ s criminal defense attorneys include former federal prosecutor Scot Morris, and former state prosecutor Richard Boucher. Both have substantial felony jury-trial experience and have handled a wide variety of criminal matters, including:
- Tax crimes
- “White-collar” crimes (bank fraud, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, structuring, etc.)
- Drug trafficking and conspiracies
- Firearms crimes
- Robberies
- Postal crimes
- Child pornography
- Immigration crimes
- Environmental crimes
- Homicides
- Rapes
- Assaults
- Kidnapping
- Domestic violence
- Driving offenses, including DWI/DUI
- Asset forfeiture
- Appeals
- Post-conviction relief
Our attorneys’ experience, combined with the advantages of a small-firm setting, allow us to provide premier criminal defense representation at competitive rates. Mr. Morris and Mr. Boucher are available “ 24/7” to respond to arrests, searches and seizures, and other urgent matters. For federal criminal matters, please contact Mr. Morris. For state criminal matters,
please contact Mr. Boucher.