LINDA PENCE has been a practicing trial attorney for 34 years, beginning her legal career with the U.S. Department of Justice in 1974. Ms. Pence tried her first case in 1975 and has been representing litigants in Federal and State courts ever since, both at trial and on appeal. She has extensive experience in the investigation, prosecution and defense of corporations and individuals in white collar criminal matters involving mortgage and consumer fraud, environmental offenses, Medicare/Medicaid and health care fraud, kickback schemes, bribery, bid-rigging, embezzlement, official misconduct, RICO, insurance fraud, bank fraud, customs and currency violations, securities fraud, and other financial and business improprieties.

Ms. Pence has conducted independent internal investigations on behalf of corporations and governmental entities regarding alleged improprieties by employees and others.

She also has extensive experience in matters involving complex regulatory and financial transactions, voluminous documents, and hundreds of witnesses. Besides fraud and RICO civil litigation, she has handled a variety of other civil matters, including cases involving regulatory practices, intellectual property, patents, and franchise businesses.