John S. Han

John S. Han is a criminal defense lawyer with prior experience as a:

Federal Prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice
Trial lawyer in the DOJ's Organized Crime and Gangs Section
Military Trial Judge with the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Assistant DA with the Philadelphia District Attorney's office
Public defender in the U.S. Navy

He represents clients facing investigation and prosecution by State and Federal Law Enforcement authorities throughout Pennsylvania, including Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton counties.

For 15 years as a federal prosecutor, John handled the most complex and wide-ranging RICO cases against the Mafia and other organized crime groups. He knows all the tactics and methods used to conduct federal investigations and prosecutions. John will bring this knowledge and experience to defend his clients against federal law enforcement actions.

John sits on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery Bar Association and is a Judicial Council Member for the National Asian Pacific Bar Association. He was honored when selected to serve on the Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel in the Eastern District of PA. The CJA panel is comprised of attorneys chosen by the Board of Judges who possess the competence, experience, and commitment to provide outstanding criminal defense representation for indigent people facing prosecution in federal criminal cases.

American University Washington College of Law

American University Washington College of Law

Criminal Defense and Trial Attorney

High Swartz LLP

2023 - Current

Representing clients facing investigation and prosecution by both State and Federal Law Enforcement authorities throughout the greater Philadelphia area.

Founder & Trial Attorney

Han Law LLC

2021 - 2023

Provided high quality and zealous representation of clients facing investigation and prosecution for state, federal, and military criminal offenses

Trial Attorney, Organized Crime and Gang Section

U.S. Department of Justice

2006 - 2021

Investigated and prosecuted major federal RICO cases involving national and international organized crime groups, including La Cosa Nostra and violent gangs. Conducted 10 jury trials in federal court as lead counsel. Extensive experience with investigating and prosecuting fraud and money laundering offenses. Successfully prosecuted 12 made members and associates of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Family in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2014. Received the 2009 ATF Honor Award for the successful RICO prosecution of 14 members of the violent international criminal organization known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, in Nashville, Tennessee. Earned the U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award for sustained superior performance of duty in 2007, 2008, and 2010.

Military Trial Judge

Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

2010 - 2014

Presided over federal criminal trials as a Military Trial Judge.

Assistant District Attorney

Philadelphia District Attorney's Office

2000 - 2006

Prosecuted 15 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials in cases involving public corruption, fraud, white-collar crime, and violent crime. Served as the lead prosecutor for complex and lengthy grand jury investigations. Successfully drafted decisive legal memoranda in highly publicized cases involving the use of deadly force by the police. Conducted legal reviews of citizen complaints of civil rights violations by the police.

Military and Veteran Service Award

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Special Achievement Award

U.S. Department of Justice

Pennsylvania State Bar  # 69913

Current

New York State Bar  # 2993699

Member

1999 - Current

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 2993699

Since 1999

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

ID Number: 69913

Since 1994