Peter Hardin has fifteen years of experience prosecuting and defending criminal cases as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps, a Deputy District Attorney, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and a member of two of the nation's most prestigious boutique litigation law firms. The breadth and depth of Mr. Hardin's experience provides him insight into prosecutors' and investigators' goals and strategies, an understanding he leverages in fighting for his clients' rights and freedom.
Mr. Hardin represents individuals and businesses under investigation, as well as companies conducting internal investigations. His areas of practice include antitrust, computer and intellectual property/piracy offenses, embezzlement, environmental crimes and compliance, export/import violations, False Claims Act violations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, healthcare fraud, money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act violations, mortgage fraud, financial institution fraud, narcotics and firearms offenses, privacy and cybersecurity issues, procurement fraud, securities and commodities fraud, and tax violations.
After graduating from The George Washington Law School, Mr. Hardin served as Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps for over five years, attaining the rank of Captain. A combat veteran, Mr. Hardin served in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012 as a member of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. In garrison, he was lead counsel in courts martial and administrative separation hearings and ran the prosecution office for the largest command in the Marine Corps.
Mr. Hardin tried cases in state and federal courts as a Deputy District Attorney at the Office of the District Attorney in Orange County, California and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
As a Deputy District Attorney, Mr. Hardin worked with and advised law enforcement officers from various Orange County municipalities, the California Highway Patrol, and toxicology experts. As a federal prosecutor, he advised law enforcement agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Secret Service; Department of State; Department of Homeland Security; Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and the Postal Inspection Service while prosecuting cases involving financial and government fraud, mail and wire fraud, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and violent crimes.
After departing public service, Mr. Hardin worked at two of the nation’s premier boutique litigation law firms. He has represented defendants, targets, and witnesses in federal and state criminal and civil investigations and prosecutions conducted by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection Financial Bureau, federal and California Environmental Protection Agency, and municipal police departments. He conducts internal investigations of and represents companies and corporate officers; conducts in-depth research for and drafts and litigates motions and pleadings; and prepares presentations for clients and federal and state prosecutors and investigators. Mr. Hardin has experience working with experts in toxicology, DNA, financial accounting, emotional and physical trauma, computer information extraction, and prison efficacy in preparation for trial and mitigation at sentencing.
- Government Investigations & White Collar Defense
- Antitrust
- Computer and Intellectual Property/Piracy Offenses
- Embezzlement
- Environmental Crimes and Compliance
- Export/Import Violations
- False Claims and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations
- Healthcare Fraud
- Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act Violations
- Mortgage and Financial Institution Fraud
- Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Procurement Fraud
- Securities and Commodities Fraud
- Tax Violations
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2007
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English 2002
- State of California
- State of New York
- State of Colorado