Mintz Levin's Tracy Miner Included in the National Law Journal's 2010 List of "Winning" Litigators
6/25/2010
Boston, MA – Recognized for her work as a successful trial lawyer, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.'s Tracy A. Miner, a criminal defense attorney and chair of the firm's White Collar Defense group, has been named to the National Law Journal's list of "Winning" attorneys for its annual "Winning: Profiles of Successful Litigators" section. Ms. Miner, one of only 11 attorneys selected, is profiled in the June 21, 2010 issue.
The profile of Ms. Miner highlights her strategy of comparing her client's predicament to the jury's "practical life experiences." According to Ms Miner, "You have a huge chance of winning if you can make a jury think they'd be in the same situation as your defendant." The article also points out that, in addition to leveraging jurors' empathy, she develops a theme for her opening and closing arguments and she returns to that theme when presenting evidence throughout the case.
"This is a well-deserved recognition that speaks to Tracy's many accomplishments as a defense attorney," said Joe Hameline, Chairman of Mintz Levin's Litigation Section. "Tracy is an extraordinary trial lawyer and her impressive track record demonstrates the depth and breadth of her talent and commitment."
Ms. Miner has achieved an impressive five consecutive acquittals on behalf of her clients over a five year period. They have involved fraud and other criminal issues across sectors including tax, health care and white collar crime and include:
- United States v. DeSisto: Ms. Miner represented Louis DeSisto, who was charged with three counts of obstruction of justice. Mr. DeSisto was the Secretary Treasurer of a union charged with falsifying documents to assist the President of the union with a vote on union dues. The case, one of the first to be tried under the Sarbanes Oxley obstruction statute and the first in this district, was tried in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
- United States v. Therrien: Ms. Miner represented Therrien, a former CEO, who was charged with tax fraud in connection with his exercise of stock options. The case was tried in federal court.
- Commonwealth v. Robison: Ms. Miner represented Danielle Robison who was charged with receipt of stolen property from an off duty police officer. The case was tried in Massachusetts state court
- United States v. Sirockman: Ms. Miner represented a former regional sales manager for a biotech company who was charged with health care fraud and fraud in federal programs in connection with the marketing of the drug Serostim. The case was tried in federal court.
- United States v. McKenzie: Ms. Miner represented the former director of TAP Pharmaceuticals who was charged with conspiracy and violations of the health care anti-kickback statute in connection with the marketing of the drug Lupron to a managed care plan. The case was tried in federal court.
As a member in the Litigation Section in the firm's Boston office, Ms. Miner represents many of the region's major corporations, financial institutions, public officials, and high-profile individuals in state and federal investigations in various sectors including health care fraud and environmental and defense contracting cases, as well as individuals charged with offenses such as RICO, mail fraud, extortion, securities fraud, and bribery.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business selected Ms. Miner as a leader in the "Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations" field for Massachusetts in 2010. In 2008, Ms. Miner was elected as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only fellowship limited to one-half of one percent of the top litigators in the nation and she has extensive experience litigating matters before the Office of the U.S. Attorney, Department of the Attorney General, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, and several other state and federal regulatory agencies. She was appointed by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy to the Selection Committee for the District of Massachusetts to make recommendations on the selection of the new U.S. Attorney, the new U.S. Marshall and the U.S. District Court Judge. Ms. Miner has also been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer annually since 2004.
Ms. Miner is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the First Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Notre Dame University (1980) and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Boston College Law School (1985).
To read the National Law Journal profile on Ms. Miner, click here.
