The Law Office of Margaret Grasso

Experienced criminal and civil litigator.

I represent all my clients vigorously,
aggressively and with passion.

I represent all my clients vigorously, aggressively and with passion.

“The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.”

Justice William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court

“There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.”

Justice Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court

“The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.”

Justice William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court

“There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.”

Justice Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court

Case Updates

Acquittal on Kidnapping and Firearm Counts (E.D. Pa.) – 10/27/26
My client was tried before Chief Judge Wendy Beetlestone on a four-count indictment charging carjacking, two counts of kidnapping, and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. He faced more than 20 years in prison, including a seven-year mandatory minimum sentence on the firearm count that would have run consecutive to any other sentence. The jury acquitted him of both kidnapping counts and the firearm count. The verdict on the remaining count reduces his sentencing exposure by approximately 15 years.

Full Acquittal in Healthcare Fraud Case – 4/15/25
Following a four-week jury trial in federal court (E.D.Pa.), Maggie Grasso won a full acquittal for her client, a foreign medical graduate, charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. Her client was facing over 10 years under the federal sentencing guidelines but, instead, returned home to continue on his career path to becoming a licensed U.S. doctor.

About Maggie

Maggie Grasso is a seasoned criminal and civil litigator, with over 30 years of courtroom experience.

She graduated first in her class, magna cum laude, from Widener University School of Law in 1995. She tried her first criminal jury trial only a few months after passing the bar exam and since then her trial experience has grown exponentially in both civil and criminal matters.

Maggie is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York State Courts and is admitted to Federal Court in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware.

Maggie is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, which is composed of less than 1 percent of the total lawyer population of any state. She serves on the College’s Pennsylvania State Committee, which nominates candidates for Fellowship and represents the College to the judges, lawyers, law schools, and public of the state, including through programs that teach trial skills and the College’s codes of conduct.

Maggie has been appointed as a mentor to members of the Criminal Justice Act panel in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. A member of that panel since 1999, she has represented hundreds of defendants in federal court, in matters including narcotics and firearms offenses, RICO, wire and mail fraud, health care fraud, tax evasion, and homicide. She also serves on the CJA panels in the District of New Jersey, the District of Delaware, and the Eastern District of New York. As a mentor, she works with newly appointed panel attorneys to prepare them for successful advocacy on behalf of their clients in federal court and assists them with the intricacies unique to federal court practice, including motions, sentencing, and trial issues.

Maggie is Vice Chair of the Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Founded more than 35 years ago, the Committee is the leading association of federal criminal practitioners in the district, and its mission is to facilitate the fair, speedy, and effective administration of criminal justice. The Committee presents programs with prosecutors, public officials, and federal judges on issues affecting the federal criminal courts, and it issues reports and takes public positions on criminal law policy. As Vice Chair, Maggie helps lead the Committee’s work and has focused on bringing more CJA panel attorneys into its membership.

A federal court judge before whom she has litigated matters has stated she “challeng[ed] the government’s case at every turn. She consistently demonstrated her excellent trial skills, professionalism, and good judgment, and she attacked the government’s case by conducting cross-examinations with a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer.”

Maggie prides herself of providing all of her clients with individualized attention. She answers her clients phone calls and text messages at all hours of the day. She strives to make sure all of her clients are fully advised of their rights and options and counsels her clients to make the most informed decisions best suited for their specific needs.

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