John R. Teakell

Prosecution Experience

John Teakell was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office for over twelve years, mainly in the Northern District of Texas. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he was designated to prosecute bank fraud cases, in addition to drug cases and all other crimes. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, he also prosecuted major narcotics trafficking cases and federal death penalty cases. As a result, he gained a tremendous amount of experience prosecuting all types of complex fraud cases, numerous drug trafficking and money laundering and federal death penalty cases including murder, murder of government witnesses, and carjackings resulting in death, as well as a variety of other types of federal and state cases.

Before his service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he was an Assistant District Attorney for over three years. He prosecuted all types of state offenses, such as drug possessions, assaults and batteries, DWI and DUI, manslaughter, murder, thefts and stolen property cases.

Visit John Teakell's website at: www.teakelllaw.com

Securities Enforcement Experience

As Senior Trial Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission, he prosecuted civil enforcement actions based upon fraudulent schemes.

Commendations

As an Assistant United States Attorney, he has received numerous commendations from various agencies, including one from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Areas Of Practice:

Assault & Battery
Criminal
Criminal - Federal
DUI/DWI
Drugs & Medical Devices
Litigations & Appeals
Securities Law

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1990
Oklahoma, 1985
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1990
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1985
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1985
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2002
U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2000

Education:

Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1985
J.D.
Honors: Judge - Southern Methodist University Law School Moot Court, Dallas,10-1996
Oklahoma State University, 1979
B.S.

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