CAREER
Criminal Defense Attorney (Current) Former Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Texas Former United States Attorney City Chief, El Paso, Texas Former Assistant District Attorney
EDUCATION
BIOGRAPHICAL
Thomas “Tom” J. McHugh has 35 years experience in both the U.S. and District Attorney’s offices, and has a reputation for intelligence, hard work, honesty, fairness, and competition. Respected by the defense and prosecution alike, his full spectrum perspective carries weight in the legal community. His experience includes federal and state corporate compliance, capital crime, drug crime, forfeiture, white collar, real estate/mortgage/bank, and Ponzi/investment crime.
INTERESTS & CONCENTRATION
Corporate compliance, capital defense, controlled substances, death penalty, forfeiture, federal practice, indigent defense, immigration, international, juvenile defense, sentencing reform, white collar crime, representing target and fact witnesses before federal grand jury proceedings.
QUALIFICATIONS
