Practice Description
Mr. Roadman’s practice focuses on the representation
of individuals and entities
in federal criminal investigations and prosecutions
involving the FBI, Postal Inspection Service, SEC, HHS, USDA, FDA and the IRS
among other agencies.
Mr. Roadman also has extensive experience in representing
individuals and entitles in related civil administrative and enforcement proceedings
and commercial litigation.
Notable Cases and Results
United States v. Smith (represented sales executive of pharmaceutical company
charged with violating the Medicare Anti-Kickback laws).
United States v. Herring (represented sales executive of pharmaceutical company charged with violating the Medicare Anti-Kickback laws).
United States v. Polin (represented physician charged with violating the Medicare Anti- Kickback laws).
Cerniglia v. United States (represented corporate officer alleged to be personally liable for non-payment of corporation’s employment taxes).
United States v. Schneider (represented commodity trader charged with violations of the Mail and Wire Fraud statutes and Commodity Exchange Act).
United States v. Scheck (represented commodity trader charged with violations of the Mail and Wire Fraud statutes and Commodity Exchange Act).
Bar Admissions
Illinois Bar
General Bar and Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits
Year of Birth
1959
Law School
DePaul University College of Law, with honors
Law School Honors/Involvement
Law Review
DePaul University Award in Federal Income
Taxation and American
Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure
and Constitutional Process
Author: “RICO Forfeiture: Can the
Adversary Be Removed from the Adversary Process?”,
DePaul University Law Review, 1986
Undergraduate School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Employment History
Price Waterhouse (1981-1983)
Silets and Martin, Ltd. (1986-1992)
Martin, Brown & Sullivan, Ltd. (1992-present)
Bar/Professional Association Involvement
American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section
Section of Taxation
Chicago Bar Association
Former chair, IRS Practice and Procedure Division)
Illinois State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Illinois CPA Society
Community Involvement
Adjunct Professor, Federal Civil Tax Procedure, LL.M. Program in Tax Law,
.... The John Marshall Law School (1991-2000)
Member, Federal Defender Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District,.District of Illinois (1991-Present)
Certified Public Accountant (1981)
Contact Mr. Roadman
roadman@mbslaw.com
