Chris Mancini Federal White Collar Defense Attorney

Chris Mancini federal white collar crime defense attorneyCounsel to Watson & Associates, LLC: Chris Mancini brings 45 years of legal experience to Watson & Associates, to support the firm’s a federal white collar defense attorney services, including eight years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida (DOJ) where he served as Deputy Chief of both the Criminal Division and Civil Division.

Address: 1016 Ellesmere A, Deerfield Beach, Fla., 33442

As Counsel to Watson & Associates, LLC, Mancini assists the Watson team with federal civil and criminal matters throughout the United States. His background as a former DOJ attorney and prosecutor aligns with the firm’s emphasis on attorneys with federal agency experience. 

Department of Justice Experience

From 1979 to 1987, Mancini served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Southern District of Florida. As Deputy Chief of Major Crimes and Environmental Task Force, he supervised 30 attorneys handling money laundering, white collar fraud, and major federal felonies. He received Merit Awards and Certificates of Achievement from the Department of Justice and its federal client agencies.

Before his federal prosecutor role, Mancini worked as a Law Clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin, where he conducted trials of petty offenses, performed legal research, and investigated racially discriminatory practices by Wisconsin institutions.

Federal Law Enforcement Training

Mancini has served as a Criminal Justice Instructor at the Miami-Dade Police Academy and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). 

Federal White Collar Defense & National Criminal Defense Practice

Mancini’s current practice focuses on federal criminal defense, including:

Bar Admissions and Court Admissions

1979- Present              Admitted to practice before Federal District Courts in S.D.N.Y., W.D.N.Y., E.D. Illinois, E. D. Georgia, S.D. Florida

1986                            Admitted to practice before the Supreme Courts of Florida/Wisconsin

1977                            Admitted to E.D. and W. D of Wisconsin

2024                           In Good Standing – Wisconsin and Florida Bar Associations

Professional Experience 

1987-2023

Private Practitioner

Law Offices of Chris Mancini, P.A. – South Florida: Litigation of all types, including Federal and State Courts, Criminal and Civil Litigation. Extensive travel in Asia and Latin America. Fluent in Spanish. Gaining fluency in Brazilian Portuguese. Film and TV documentary production.Legal Commentator – various local and national media outlets

2008 – Present Legal Columnist

Hot Spots Magazine – South Florida: Guest columnist on legal issues in state-wide publication.

1983-1986 – Instructor: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, GA and Police and Corrections Academy – S.E. Regional Justice Center Instructed federal agents and local and state police cadets seeking Federal and Florida State Certification. Subjects included state and federal criminal law and procedure, civil rights and evidentiary and investigatory procedures.

1986-1987 – Associate Attorney

Katz, Barron, Squitero and Faust – Coconut Grove, FL Civil litigation of a Fifteen Million Dollar Securities Fraud Case. Main Case: Gory v. E.F. Hutton and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, et. al.

1979-1987 – Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice – Southern District of Florida Deputy Chief of Major Crimes and Environmental Task Force with supervisory and trial responsibility for 30 subordinate attorneys in money laundering, white collar fraud, major felonies and misdemeanors under U.S. Department of Justice jurisdiction.

1977-1979 – Law Clerk

U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Wisconsin

Trial of petty offenses on behalf of USDOJ. Conducted research and wrote legal memos and briefs for AUSA’s. Did intake and evaluation of citizen complaints and performed investigations into racially discriminatory practices by Wisconsin institutions while attending law school at Marquette University.

Education

1979- Present              Continuing Legal Education in Federal and Florida State Law

1976-1979                    Juris Doctorate, Marquette University Law School

1972-1976                   B.A.– Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1968-1972                   McQuaid Jesuit H.S., Rochester, N.Y.

Contact White collar defense attorney, Chris Mancini for immediate help. If you are being investigated, have received a civil investigative demand, or have been indicted for a federal crime, contact federal collar defense attorney Chris Mancini online or call him at 1.866.601.5518.