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Inside Feder Law Office, P.A., the Phoenix firm where a single attorney has spent nearly 50 years doing something most private criminal defense lawyers avoid: taking federal cases, including drug distribution, health care fraud, and forfeiture matters, head-on.
Bruce Feder — At a Glance
| ATTORNEY | Bruce Feder |
| FIRM | Feder Law Office, P.A. |
| FOUNDED | 1978, Phoenix |
| ADMITTED | California, 1976; Arizona, 1977; U.S. District Court (D. Ariz.), 1977; Ninth Circuit, 1980; District of Columbia, 1981; U.S. Supreme Court, 1994 |
| EDUCATION | University of Arizona (B.A., 1972); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1976) |
| CERTIFICATION | State Bar of Arizona Board-Certified Specialist in Criminal Law |
| FOCUS | Federal and state criminal defense, with particular depth in drug distribution, health care fraud, white-collar/conspiracy and racketeering charges, and civil and criminal asset forfeiture |
| OFFICE | 2930 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ 85016 |
| CONTACT | (602) 257-0135 · federlawoffice.com |
Origin: Nearly Five Decades, Admitted at Every Level
Bruce Feder earned his B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1972 and his J.D. from George Washington University National Law Center in 1976, the same year he was admitted to the California Bar. He was admitted to the Arizona Bar in 1977 and founded his own Phoenix practice the following year. Over the decades since, he added admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Bar, and, in 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court bar — a level of admission breadth uncommon among solo criminal defense practitioners.
Practice Areas
Feder’s practice centers on federal criminal defense, an area his own materials note most private criminal defense attorneys avoid — federal court runs under distinct rules and procedures from state court. His caseload spans drug sale and distribution charges, health care fraud (Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare-related), conspiracy and racketeering charges, and civil and criminal asset forfeiture matters, where the government attempts to seize property connected to alleged criminal activity.
Track Record
Federal criminal case outcomes are generally not published with the kind of case-result table a civil settlement generates, and Feder’s own materials emphasize decades of experience rather than a specific tally of results. What’s independently verifiable is his admission record itself — Ninth Circuit, D.C. Bar, and U.S. Supreme Court admissions all require separate applications beyond ordinary state bar membership.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
A reviewer identified as Virginia described hiring Feder for a serious criminal matter, noting the process was neither short nor inexpensive, but that Feder was consistently upfront about what to expect and the range of possible outcomes throughout. She said she was extremely pleased with the experience and would highly recommend him to anyone facing serious criminal charges.
Community
Feder’s four-decade practice concentration in federal criminal defense — a genuinely specialized niche within criminal defense generally — reflects sustained subject-matter focus rather than broad community-facing activity documented in available sources.
Recognition
Feder holds Arizona’s Board-Certified Criminal Law Specialist designation — a genuine, examination-based credential. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar since 2015, and has been selected to Super Lawyers every year from 2007 through 2026 — one of the longer continuous Super Lawyers tenures among Arizona criminal defense attorneys. He is also AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Much of Feder’s federal practice runs through the U.S. Code rather than Arizona statute — federal drug distribution charges under the Controlled Substances Act, health care fraud under federal criminal statutes, and civil forfeiture under federal forfeiture law. On the state side, Arizona’s own controlled-substance offenses are classified under A.R.S. § 13-3401 et seq., and felony sentencing ranges run through A.R.S. §§ 13-701 through 13-719. Arizona also has its own civil forfeiture framework under A.R.S. § 13-4301 et seq., separate from and sometimes running parallel to federal forfeiture proceedings.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Feder’s genuine strength is a rare, verifiable admission record — U.S. Supreme Court, D.C. Bar, Ninth Circuit — paired with nearly 50 years focused specifically on the federal criminal defense work that many state-court-focused criminal defense attorneys don’t regularly handle.
The honest caveat: this is a solo practice built for serious, often federal-level charges — clients with a routine state misdemeanor or first-offense DUI matter may find a practice built around higher case volume more cost-effective.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from federlawoffice.com (firm site), Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Avvo, and Lawyers.com. Feder Law Office, P.A. did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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