Focused on Maximum Sentence Reduction. Minimum Time Served.
Work directly with Joseph De Gregorio on federal sentencing preparation, PSR interviews, surrender and release planning. Define your next steps and the scope of support before an engagement.
Joseph reviews your inquiry for scope, timing and fit. A request does not book an appointment or retain SAG.
Law360 2026 Criminal Practice Editorial Advisory Board member · Bloomberg Law & Bloomberg Tax contributor · American Bar Association member and Criminal Justice Magazine contributor
Published Work & Media Appearances
Joseph De Gregorio’s published record includes Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax and the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice magazine. The links below distinguish authored analysis from media appearances and identify the original publication source.
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Explore the published record → Authored analysis and media appearances; no endorsement of SAG is implied.
Read the numbers. Understand the work.
These two examples describe different outcomes: an attorney-reported custody milestone following a 20-month sentence, and Mathew Bowyer’s sentence of 12 months and one day. Each account identifies the benchmark, source and Joseph’s role; neither establishes a typical result.
Post-sentencing client experience
20-month sentence · release reported as forthcoming after just over four months.
In his September 3, 2025 recommendation, attorney Richard Levitt described Joseph’s work on a strategic release plan, coaching the client for communication with his case manager, and maintaining detailed activity logs and family communication.
Source: Richard Levitt’s LinkedIn recommendation. This is an attorney-reported custody milestone, not a court-ordered reduction of the 20-month sentence. The recommendation does not establish the final release date or placement.
Read the recommendations on Joseph’s LinkedIn profile →Client case: Mathew Bowyer
(The bookmaker who accepted bets from Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.)
Guideline range: 41–51 months
Probation recommendation: 36 months
Government recommendation: 15 months
Sentence: 12 months and one day
Mathew Bowyer hired Joseph De Gregorio directly and independently to prepare for his pre-sentence interview. Their work focused on accountability, restitution, a personal narrative and a credible plan for moving forward. Bowyer was sentenced on August 29, 2025.
The outcome reflected cooperation, restitution, treatment and legal advocacy; no single contributor can be credited with the entire sentence.
Read Bowyer’s case and Joseph’s preparation work →
Read Joseph’s Federal Bar Association analysis of the interview and PSR →Individual outcomes depend on the complete case record and decisions by the court or Bureau of Prisons. These examples do not establish a typical result or isolate the effect of any one contributor.
Build the record that tells the full story.
SAG helps federal defendants prepare personal history, supporting documentation and an accurate narrative before sentencing. Work directly with Joseph De Gregorio on a defined preparation plan, with defense counsel reviewing legal questions and deciding how materials should be used.
Explore sentencing preparation →Prepare for custody. Plan for returning home.
SAG helps sentenced individuals and families organize surrender preparation, custody records and practical release planning. Joseph De Gregorio works directly with you to identify confirmed instructions, missing information and next steps within an individualized scope based on your current stage.
Explore prison and release planning →American Bar Association · Professional Education
Federal sentencing education at the ABA Learning Center
Joseph De Gregorio and Nicholas Kaizer are scheduled panelists for the ABA’s 60-minute webinar, Federal Sentencing Reduction: Engineering Drastic Downward Variances in White-Collar Matters, on October 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The official program page provides registration details.
October 19, 2026 · 3:00 p.m. EDT · 60-minute online webinar
Read the work.
Meet the person behind it.
Joseph De Gregorio combines federal sentencing preparation with published analysis and professional education. His record includes recurring Bloomberg contributions, service on Law360’s 2026 Criminal Practice Editorial Advisory Board, and criminology teaching at Montclair State University.
Published analysis
Recurring Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Tax contributor. Authored work in Law360, the American Bar Association and Federal Bar Association.
Explore Bloomberg Law →Professional service
Member of Law360’s 2026 Criminal Practice Editorial Advisory Board. Visiting lecturer in criminology at Montclair State University.
Meet Joseph →In conversation
ABA fireside chat with Joe D. Whitley. JustPod guest. Us Weekly’s Uncovered with Kristin Thorne. Business Insider coverage.
Explore appearances →Building a body of work
that can be examined.
SAG Research is developing a study of how federal courts evaluate documented accountability, behavioral change and rehabilitation in public sentencing opinions from 2022–2025. The protocol is available for examination; the empirical study and independent review are not yet complete.
Now available: the research agenda, publication standards and draft protocol for a study of public federal sentencing opinions from 2022–2025. The empirical study and independent review are not yet complete.
Read the first study protocol → Research standards & disclosures →
Prepare the person’s complete story.
SAG helps organize personal history, accountability and documented change into a record defense counsel can evaluate for sentencing. The judicial observation below illustrates individualized sentencing; it is historical commentary, not an endorsement of SAG.
“I am sentencing the individual.”
Historical sentencing observation · Not an endorsement of SAG
Individualized preparation connects personal history, accountability and evidence of change. SAG helps organize that record so defense counsel can assess what matters in your case.
Professional relationships built through the work.
Attorneys Justin Danilewitz and Richard Levitt describe their experience working with Joseph in public recommendations dated October 13 and September 3, 2025. Their statements concern individual engagements and do not establish an expected sentencing or release outcome.
“Joe’s tenacity and genuine interest in helping clients get the best result is palpable. I'd gladly team up with Joe again, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to other counsel and their clients.”
Justin Danilewitz
Chambers-ranked white-collar defense attorney · Chair, White Collar and Government Enforcement Practice, Saul Ewing LLP
LinkedIn recommendation · October 13, 2025
“In each case Joseph delivered far above our expectations.”
“We look forward to continuing our work with Joseph and recommend him without reservation.”
Richard Levitt
Partner at Levitt & Kaizer
LinkedIn recommendation · September 3, 2025
Excerpts from individual public recommendations supplied by Joseph. Affiliations as displayed in the recommendations.
Understand the work before you decide.
A private case review identifies your case stage, next deadline and preparation priorities before you agree to an engagement. The process has three parts: explain your situation, review relevant experience and define the scope, deliverables and timing in writing.
Your situation
Select your stage: before sentencing, awaiting surrender, in custody or preparing for reentry. Share your next deadline and whether you are contacting us as counsel, an individual or a family member.
Relevant experience
Review your priorities with Joseph: PSR and sentencing preparation before judgment; surrender preparation, custody records or release planning after judgment. Identify the relevant documents and next steps.
A defined engagement
Agree on a written scope, deliverables, responsibilities and timing before work begins. Defense counsel retains responsibility for legal advice, filings and courtroom advocacy.