Dallas White-Collar, Criminal Defense Lawyer John Teakell Named to Best Attorneys of America

DALLAS - Dec. 4, 2015 - PRLog -- DALLAS – Noted Texas white-collar and criminal defense lawyer John Teakell has been selected for membership in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, an honor earned by less than 1 percent of practicing lawyers in the United States.

The extremely selective membership in Best Attorneys of America is based on a rigorous nomination and review process that considers a lawyer’s experience, reputation, honors, legal activities, professionalism and ethical standards. Mr. Teakell is one of only 100 Texas lawyers to earn selection in the 2015 listing.

To learn more about Mr. Teakell and his work for clients, click here: http://www.teakelllaw.com/john-r-teakell/.

The Best Attorneys honor is just the latest recognition for Mr. Teakell. Earlier this year, he was singled out for the 10^th time by Texas Super Lawyers as one of the state’s top white-collar and criminal defense attorneys. In addition, he has been honored among Time Magazine’s“Leaders in Criminal Defense,” while Forbes recently included him in its review of the best criminal defense lawyers in Texas. Meanwhile, the National Trial Lawyers Association has honored him among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas annually since 2007.

Mr. Teakell is a veteran defense lawyer who represents clients in cases involving fraud, embezzlement, computer crimes, environmental law violations, drugs and firearms violations, counterfeiting and criminal copyright infringement. Before entering private practice, Mr. Teakell spent 12 years as a federal prosecutor in U.S. Attorneys’ offices, including the Northern District of Texas and the District of Puerto Rico. His background also includes serving as a Senior Trial Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Law Office of John R. Teakell delivers proven representation for companies and individuals in a variety of white-collar and other criminal defense matters, including grand jury proceedings and internal investigations involving allegations of fraud, bribery, embezzlement, insider trading, stock option backdating, tax evasion, and public corruption.

For more information, contact Robert Tharp at 800-559-4534 or robert@androvett.com.