AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · AUTHOR, MEMBER & SPEAKER
Joseph De Gregorio
New conversation · October 27, 2026 · 35 minutes
Joseph De Gregorio joins Nina Marino and Joe Whitley on White Collar Talks
What does credible preparation look like before federal sentencing? Joseph joins the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section’s podcast to discuss early preparation, the presentence process, documented accountability and evidence of meaningful change.
Building on his Summer 2026 Criminal Justice magazine article, “The Mitigation Revolution,” this conversation connects the published work with the preparation questions facing defense counsel, defendants and families.
The people in the conversation
Professional roles behind the names
Nina Marino
Chair of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section for 2026–2027. Marino joins Joseph on White Collar Talks, bringing the perspective of a practicing white-collar defense attorney and Section leader.
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Joe D. Whitley
The first General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he served as the department’s highest-ranking legal official from 2003 to 2005. His government service also includes Acting Associate Attorney General and U.S. Attorney for both the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Whitley joins the podcast conversation and moderated Joseph’s Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute fireside chat.
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Authored analysis · Criminal Justice magazine · Fall 2026
Social Media Influencer Tax Prosecutions: Why the Charles Davis Case Signals New IRS-CI Enforcement Priority
Published October 28, 2026. Joseph’s feature examines tax enforcement involving creator-economy income and digital-asset records. The relevant preparation question is how to organize an accurate account of business activity, personal responsibilities and available records for counsel’s review.
This is authored commentary about a particular enforcement setting. Allegations are not findings of guilt, and a publication does not determine the legal treatment of another person’s case.
Read the original ABA article → · Explore the IRS criminal investigation guide → · Related Bloomberg Tax analysis →
Joseph De Gregorio is an American Bar Association member and Criminal Justice Magazine contributor. His American Bar Association record includes Summer and Fall 2026 magazine features, two podcast conversations, a fireside chat at the Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute, and an ABA Learning Center program dated October 19, 2026, with Nicholas Kaizer.
American Bar Association · Professional Education
Federal sentencing education at the ABA Learning Center
Joseph De Gregorio and Nicholas Kaizer are listed as panelists for Federal Sentencing Reduction: Engineering Drastic Downward Variances in White-Collar Matters.
October 19, 2026 · 3:00 p.m. EDT · 60-minute online webinar
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAGAZINE · SUMMER 2026
The Mitigation Revolution: A Practical Guide to Engineering Drastic Federal Sentence Reductions
Publisher version (subscription required)Read the full article (PDF) →In this feature, Joseph develops a five-phase approach to making rehabilitation visible in the sentencing record. The work starts with an honest narrative and acknowledgment of harm, then moves into a personal Compliance Rebuild: changes to the circumstances, relationships and decision-making practices that contributed to the offense. Documentation continues as the person’s conduct changes.
Replace promises with a record of sustained change.
Retaining Sentencing Advocacy Group gives you direct help translating that process into your own preparation. Joseph helps you identify concrete corrective steps, preserve evidence of follow-through and develop a truthful account in your own voice. Your attorney receives organized material to assess for the PSR and sentencing presentation, while you gain a practical plan for demonstrating accountability over time.
Read the original ABA feature →Read the full article (PDF) →Explore the preparation methodology →
The SAG companion explains the preparation process in original material; it is separate from the publisher’s magazine feature.
Related services: Federal Sentence Reduction and PSR Preparation.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION · THE JUSTPOD
Federal Sentence Reduction and Early Release: Joseph De Gregorio’s Journey
Originally published October 27, 2025 · Season 7, Episode 13 · 47 minutes, 6 seconds.
Joseph De Gregorio, federal sentencing strategist and now Founder and President of Sentencing Advocacy Group, joins hosts Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Flay Butler II to discuss accountability, rehabilitation, sentencing preparation, incarceration and rebuilding after release. The conversation explores the First Step Act and the experiences informing his work with defendants and families.
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 · CHÂTEAU ÉLAN, BRASELTON, GEORGIA
A Fireside Chat with Joseph De Gregorio and Joe D. Whitley
Joseph appeared at the 12th Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute in a fireside chat moderated by Joe D. Whitley of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP.
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