Dan C. Guthrie, Attorney

Dan C. Guthrie, Jr. is a white collar defense attorney based in Dallas, Texas. Dan is a former state and federal prosecutor who has extensive jury trial experience. For over 30 years Dan's practice has focused on the defense of white collar federal grand jury investigations and the aggressive defense at trial of indictments throughout the United States.

Independent and proactive, he is a "hands on" lawyer who believes that no stone should be left unturned in order to effectively represent his clients.

Backed by highly qualified and experienced investigators who are former federal agents, Dan is able to cut through complicated facts, accounting practices and business relationships to evaluate even the most complex case as it would be seen through the eyes of a government prosecutor or investigator. After this thorough investigation and review, Dan will devise and implement an effective defensive strategy to maximize the protection of his client.

Dan is very aware of the tremendous damage to a person or company's reputation resulting from an indictment, even if there is an acquittal later. Because of this awareness, he is very thorough and complete is his investigation and representation in order to do everything possible to stop an indictment from happening.

Dan has defended board chairmen, CEOs, CFOs, doctors, lawyers, CPAs, entrepreneurs, preachers, companies and individuals against a variety of complex white collar criminal allegations including conspiracy, securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, RICO, money laundering, bribery, tax fraud, government contract fraud, immigration fraud, customs violations, health care fraud, Corrupt Foreign Practices Act charges, campaign contribution violations, criminal antitrust violations and civil and criminal forfeitures. He also has lectured and written articles in areas of white collar criminal defense and has been recognized as one of America's Preeminent Lawyers.

Dan earned his J.D. in 1974 from the University of Texas. He received his B.A. in 1971 from Rice University with majors in economics and accounting.

Dan is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, and the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. He also serves on the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Committee. He is admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas, the Southern District of Texas, the District of Arizona, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Dan can be admitted to practice before any federal district court that enables him to handle federal cases anywhere in the United States.

White Collar Crime
IRS investigations
SEC defense matters
Corporate fraud defense