The Law Office of EJ Hurst II

Welcome to the E-Office of EJ "Jay" Hurst II

6409 Fayetteville Road, Suite 120, PMB 326, Durham, North Carolina 27713

Tel: (859) 361-8000; Fax: (866) 876-7269

Email: jayhurst@jayhurst.net or jhurst108@gmail.com

NOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD CRANE

3905 Estes Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37215

Tel: (615) 298-3719; Fax: (615) 298-2827

Jay Hurst practices nationally, advising defense attorneys and individual defendants about federal plea, sentencing, appeal, custody, collateral challenge, and release options Besides representing federal defendants and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates, Jay will gladly discuss non-federal sentence mitigation with members of any State bar.

No matter where your federal case is, Jay can be there for you. He is admitted to full practice before the State Courts of North Carolina and Maryland; the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina, and the District of Colorado. With these full admissions, Jay has represented defendants in U.S. District Courts around the country on a pro hac vice ("in this case") basis.

Besides his criminal law practice, Jay also regularly seeks U.S. Government records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act. For a sampling of this FOIA work, please see Jay's BOP FOIA Project here .

Available federal services include:

Advising attorneys in plea negotiations or, where appropriate, negotiating pleas directly with United States Attorneys;
Calculating and mitigating sentences, using both the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and non-Guidelines statutory arguments;
Drafting detailed defendant sentencing memoranda, with creative sentencing and post-release alternatives;
Assisting with post-sentencing custody issues, including Federal Bureau of Prisons security classifications, facility placements and transfers, drug abuse treatment and other programming requests, and administrative inmate remedies;
Pursuing appeals of sentencing, fine, restitution and forfeiture issues;
Litigating post-conviction challenges to the legality of conviction or sentence (Motions under 28 United States Code, Section 2255), or conditions of confinement (Petitions for Habeas Corpus under 28 United States Code, Section 2241);
Requesting supervision transfers and early termination of probation and supervised release;
Seeking federal agency records under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.

Jay’s association with Richard Crane means we now offer over four decades of combined experience in federal plea, sentencing, custody, appeal, and post-conviction matters. Richard began his career in 1973 as general counsel for the Louisiana Department of Corrections, and later held the same position with Corrections Corporation of America. He has also represented over 25 federal, state, and local agencies in matters related to the private operation of jails and prisons.

Since 1988, Richard has worked exclusively with defense attorneys and criminal defendants on all types of sentencing, appeal, and post-conviction matters. His clients have included Edwin Edwards, former Governor of Louisiana; James Brown, the Godfather of Soul; and Fate Thomas, former sheriff of Nashville, Tennessee. Richard has also served on the Practitioners' Advisory Committee to the United States Sentencing Commission since 1989.

Jay and Richard provide quality services at competitive rates, and will be happy to discuss your needs with you in complete confidence. Whether you retain our services, though, you need qualified and experienced help when you face sentencing or other criminal matters.

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