White Collar Advice Reviews 

These guys helped me immensely, without God and white collar I wouldn’t be here writing this , since I discovered their YouTube and heard their stories I dove more into the channel and found actual helpful tips as I had my sentencing date coming up. I had no hand to play but present honest change and express that I take full responsibility for what happened. I didn’t deflect it, I even may have hurt my stance at some points but my message got through using the pointers from the one God but also the interviews with the federal judges. You have to actually change, no matter how I felt in the beginning of this case I was 3 years older now, The judge really heard and took into account what I’d said and he ultimately gave me a sentence that wouldn’t have been possible any other way. Thank you guys, I had no reference letters , I had no references, just my public defender and my letter that I’d written but forgotten at home. Whatever your scenario is , trust me it will be okay and if you need advice on your journey please check out these people, they’re truly amazing .
-RA

Justin Paperny and Michael Santos of White Collar Advice and Prison Professors are providing an invaluable service to people facing federal prosecution. Their commitment to helping others navigate the criminal justice system extends far beyond their paid services - they make an incredible amount of resources freely available to anyone who needs guidance during one of life's most challenging moments.

Their weekly Monday Zoom webinars are a lifeline of practical information, addressing different aspects of the federal criminal justice system and providing real-time answers to participants' questions. Even more helpful is that these webinars are archived on their website, creating a growing library of knowledge accessible to anyone at any time.

Despite not being a paying client, Justin took the time to personally respond to my emails, offering guidance when I needed it most. His advice proved instrumental in helping me craft my personal narrative letter to my sentencing judge - a critical document in my case.

Michael Santos's books, particularly 'Earning Freedom' and 'Inside: Life Behind Bars in America,' provided crucial insights into what to expect in federal prison. His writing offers both practical knowledge and a sense of hope, showing that it's possible to emerge from this experience stronger and more purposeful.

What sets Justin and Michael apart is that they're not just consultants - they're living examples of rehabilitation and success after prison. They've transformed their own experiences into a mission to help others, offering both practical guidance and inspiration. Through their free courses on Prison Professors, their extensive online resources, and their consistent presence through weekly webinars, they're making crucial information accessible to everyone facing federal prosecution, regardless of their ability to pay.

For anyone facing federal charges or preparing for federal prison, I cannot recommend their resources highly enough. Their work is quite literally changing lives and giving hope to people during their darkest hours.

I've been on Pre-Trial Release for 5 years. I hired Justin about 4 years ago. It's one of the best decisions I made. Without him I would have been totally unprepared for the PSR. Thankfully I was prepared by the team and the report had things in it we pushed for. Over the next 4 years there have been times where things have happened and he was there. There have been long periods of time (literally years) where nothing happened. Whenever I needed to pick things back up Justin has been there. I am so thankful and appreciative of him. He could have easily said you paid us 5 years ago this is no longer our issue. But, no. He has fulfilled EVERY promise. Great source of support. Hire with confidence. It'll be the best decision you made in a long time.

Joseph DeGregorio spent 90 minutes with me discussing my preparation for an upcoming pre-sentence interview. He provided insight, guidance, and counsel on how to approach this critically important interview. I am immensely grateful for his knowledge and experience. He openly shared his experience when he went through this and was able to put my mind at ease by making the unknown become a known as best as it can be.

Justin's videos have helped me through a difficult time and his advice has generally been extraordinary. I've also had the pleasure of connecting with a staff member named Scotty who was overly kind with his time and empathy. I would highly recommend their services.

Hired WCA after watching many of Justin's videos on youtube. My experience so far as been great and I am feeling well prepared for my upcoming self-surrender. Joseph DeGregorio provided invaluable insight into what I can expect and I can say that he's a very compassionate and genuine person. Scotty Carper did an excellent job with the release plan and I'm sure it will be very helpful in expediting the release timeline.

Joseph DeGregorio has been very helpful with me through this process. He has spent hours on the phone helping me with how to navigate the justice system and has given me some extremely useful advice.

White Collar Advice helped tremendously to prepare me for my prison sentence. At the very leas, fear of the unknown can be stressful. Besides from other mitigating functions of their service, the preparation for what I’m about to endure alone is well worth their services. Scotty, Joe, Forrest and Justin were all extremely helpful and sympathetic. If you're unfortunately in the situation I’m in, these are the guys to call.

The entire team at White Collar Advice are immense professionals. When you hire them, you become part of their family. They have your best interests at heart and will work tirelessly to get you the best outcome.

If you find yourself in the midst of a government audit, criminal investigation, have received a target letter, or have plead guilty/been indicted, then you should contact White Collar Advice for a consultation immediately.

They are mitigation experts -- among the absolute best in the business. And they will compliment the work your legal team is doing to provide you the best possible results no matter how difficult of a situation you find yourself in with the federal government.

If you need the help of an experienced team of mitigation experts, then White Collar Advice will be exactly what you need when you need it. Give them a call.

This review is written by an actual client who hired White Collar Advice.

White collar advice has been an incredible blessing for us. They have given us renewed hope that we can make it through this trial. They are assisting us in what we need to be doing and avoiding. Their assistance is invaluable!

I wish I would have found white collar before sentencing! But the services, many of which are free advice were very helpful before serving my time. I know the services could have helped me pretrial and especially what to be doing during your time inside. Nothing truly prepares you but White Collar is the best in the business with experienced advisor that offer straightforward information.

Scotty has been a life saver. His advice and assistance have been invaluable to myself and my boyfriend. He has absolutely made this extremely difficult time easier. I truly wish we had found them earlier in the process. If you find yourself in trouble your first call should be to White Collar Advice

When I first started my journey as a defendant I had no idea what to expect and, more importantly, what I could do to take charge of my own advocacy. While I had excellent legal representation, I was clueless as to the many ways and opportunities I had to improve my chances with my Judge. Fortunately, in my research, I stumbled upon WCA. This organization opened my eyes to the options I had to improve my situation and outcome. During the four years since pleading guilty, thanks to WCA, I took control of vital communications needed to make a difference in how the DOJ and my Judge would decide my fate. The volume and quality of the reading material and videos offered vital knowledge and help - gave me the confidence to take action which I did with great success. Thank you, Justin Paperny

Many justice impacted people find ourselves lost in a bureaucracy we don’t understand, and don’t even know where to start.
After spending two plus years on pre-trial probation, I was sentenced to 51 months
in federal prison Thanks to a very zealous victim with her own legal team presenting
A “victim impact statement” on her behalf, my sentence was above the guidelines I plead
to. Reality set in. I reached out to Justin Paperny for advice. Working through my new reality with Justin Paperny and Michael Santos was the best thing I could've ever done.
They put me in touch with others who had just come out of my situation. I spoke with Forrest who had some great advice and encouragement. I spoke with Matthew, who was on home confinement at the time, after doing 17 months on a 51 month sentence just like mine. I listened to their stories and absorbed their guidance. Their team took the time to get to know me and my case- never treating me like a boiler plate pre-surrender. They made sure that I understood the nuances and the differences between the BOP & what the court and my lawyer were telling me. I learned what to expect when I hit the prison, so that I would be able to navigate efficiently and at once start receiving FSA credits, After a thorough interview, white collar advice helped me put together a release plan that I was able to use as an accountability guide throughout my journey. Not only did this release plan go to my family and friends, I posted it on my blog. When I met with unit team after surrendering, I shared this with my case manager. She was receptive and suggested that I share the information with the other inmates. I begin teaching classes, and together a large group of us were writing, updating, following our release plans, reading, writing book reports, blogs, journaling, and documenting our journey.
Michael sent daily newsletters through prison professors, which helped me to stay focused and informed throughout my time in prison. This helped me immensely when I filed for a sentence reduction after one year of working hard, volunteering, teaching and mentoring, and documenting. The judge saw what I was doing, which speaks in volumes more than words in a petition.
Not only was I granted a sentence reduction by the court (the judge specifically recognized the work I had done and documented), I also was able to show my case manager and camp administrator that I was worthy of the full benefits that second chance and first step acts offered.
Initially, I had hoped to participate in RDAP, which would allow for up to one year off of my sentence. I was not able to participate in RDAP because of staff shortages and an influx of female prisoners coming from another institution which was shut down in California.
Without RDAP, I received an 11 month sentence reduction, one year of RRC (halfway/home confinement), and I continue to receive FSA credits. I am so grateful, and happy to share my story with others, with hope that together we can make some changes.

I simply had no idea what to do. How does one tackle that unbelievable fact that your facing imprisonment in days, and for years, with quite literally no guidance from anyone including your own attorney. With a family and children and no input as to how to prepare, I launched into the abyss that is the internet. I found Prison Professors and was flooded with so much free information that now I was worried I was too late to prepare and behind the ball. This led me to my saving grace, White Collar Advice. Scotty picks up and says what I needed to here, “believe it or not, your actually ahead of the game compared to most”. I couldn’t believe it. With a direct call from Justin, I was launched into all the preparations needed with multiple people on deck to make things happen. Scotty and Justin were thoughtfully on the wire, anytime I needed answers to my questions. Then came more powerhouses, both Forrest and Joseph who combined forces to share their most personal experiences with the system and key advice in preparing for the journey. Forrest, was unbelievably patient and thorough in preparing a plan for release and statements. Joseph, like few others was willing to hear about all my concerns and shared his experiences to put me at ease. I can’t thank White Collar Advice and these guys enough. I’m now only a couple hours from surrendering, with a clear understanding that my family and I will be fine, and that we’ll get through this journey like the family ready to work the problems forthcoming. My deepest appreciation to you all.

I have found the entire experience with White Collar Advice to be professional, compassionate and extremely informative. Justin P. has been great and on top of everything in regards to what I needed to get done and alleviating my fears. He also introduced me to Joseph De Gregorio, who I have to admit was exceptional. From the moment we spoke and beyond, he has continued to go out of his way to make sure I knew exactly the process from preparing for self surrender to what I needed to know step by step once I was inside.
I am self surrendering and of course, I am nervous but I do feel prepared to tackle this journey.
Thank you White Collar Advice!

I hired White Collar Advice for an ongoing criminal case. The people, material, and response time are fantastic. I spoke with Joseph DeGregorio for more than an hour regarding Pre-Sentencing Interview. Joseph is an expert. He is a consummate professional. He also makes me feel I am not alone in facing this case. I highly recommend Joseph DeGregorio and this firm. I wish I had hired White Collar Advice and spoke to Joseph earlier.

Joseph and the rest of the team have been amazing to work with and have given me resolve, strength but most of all the knowledge I believe I will need to survive. The attention to detail and support Joseph provides is an absolute life saver. I wish I had met him sooner.

Joe DeGregorio is a passionate advocate for our community and brings a wealth of knowledge to those going through a very tough process. I appreciate his selfless giving of his time to me, and the obvious amount of preparation he brings to each conversation.

Hello, I've been working with Joseph De Gregorio with White Collar Advice. Joseph has been outstanding to work with the past few weeks. He is very knowledgeable, friendly and always available for my questions. Most of us don't know much what we are about to experience, with Joseph's assistance and advice I feel better prepared. I highly recommend Joseph.