Knox Law adds former federal prosecutor Paul Sellers to litigation team

Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett has hired former Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul S. Sellers as counsel in Erie, Pennsylvania. Sellers brings more than a decade of courtroom and investigations experience, including more than 40 felony trials to verdict, as the firm expands its white-collar and federal criminal defense work.

Why it matters: - Knox Law is adding a veteran federal prosecutor to strengthen its litigation practice in white-collar and federal criminal defense. - Sellers brings experience from both sides of the criminal justice system, which can be valuable for clients facing government investigations or charges. - His background includes major fraud, drug trafficking, human trafficking, firearms, and organized crime matters.

What happened: - Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C. hired Paul S. Sellers as counsel in its Erie, Pennsylvania, office. - Sellers joined the firm after seven years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. - Before that, Sellers spent nearly five years as an Assistant District Attorney with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.

The details: - Sellers has more than a decade of courtroom litigation and criminal investigations experience. - In federal court, Sellers prosecuted financial fraud, healthcare fraud, drug trafficking conspiracies, human trafficking offenses, firearms violations, and organized crime. - As the U.S. Attorney’s Office HIDTA attorney for Northwest Pennsylvania, Sellers coordinated and directed 35 to 40 law enforcement personnel from 13 federal, state, and municipal agencies. - Sellers also oversaw investigations and prosecutions with the FBI’s Erie Area Gang Law Enforcement Safe Streets Task Force. - Sellers has tried more than 40 felony cases to verdict across state and federal courts. - Those trials included homicides, financial fraud, drug deliveries resulting in death, and major drug conspiracies. - Sellers’ experience also includes civil litigation, employment law, and municipal government. - Sellers earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.S. from Patrick Henry College. - Sellers is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. - Knox Law says Sellers will focus on criminal defense and civil litigation.

Between the lines: - Sellers’ move gives Knox Law a former prosecutor who has handled complex cases at both the local and federal level. - The firm is positioning Sellers to advise businesses, executives, and individuals who need insight into how government investigations unfold. - Sellers said he wants to apply his trial experience on behalf of clients and bring a prosecutor’s perspective to the firm’s defense work.

What's next: - Sellers will represent clients and organizations in criminal and civil matters at Knox Law. - Knox Law is directing readers to more information about Paul S. Sellers and the firm. - The firm continues to market a broad full-service platform that includes litigation, labor and employment, business, real estate, and other practice areas.