NiaLena Caravasos

NiaLena Caravasos is a Philadelphia criminal defense attorney representing clients in federal and state cases involving white collar crime, government investigations, and criminal charges. She also handles organized crime, tax, drug trafficking, firearms, homicide, terrorism, sex crime, cryptocurrency, and matters involving medical professionals. She develops individualized defense strategies for high-stakes cases that may threaten liberty, careers, reputations, and professional licenses. She prepares clients for investigations, negotiations, trials, and sentencing proceedings.

NiaLena earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1993. She served as commencement speaker to the faculty and received the BNA Law Student Award, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Trial Practice, and Edward F. Hennessey Scholar honor. She earned her B.S. in Economics, cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1988. She completed dual majors in Multinational Management and Marketing during college.

NiaLena has handled federal criminal matters involving financial fraud, securities issues, grand jury investigations, organized crime, tax allegations, cryptocurrency, drug trafficking, firearms, terrorism, homicide, and medical professionals. She also provides second opinions and mediation services in appropriate matters. She analyzes evidence, identifies defense issues, prepares witnesses, and negotiates with prosecutors. She draws on courtroom experience to develop strategies for investigations, indictments, trials, sentencing proceedings, and other high-stakes disputes for clients.

NiaLena Caravasos is admitted in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and before the US Supreme Court, Third Circuit, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and US Tax Court. She has been recognized in Super Lawyers, including 2026 Top 100 Pennsylvania and Philadelphia selections, and in Best Lawyers in America for 2026. She also lectures on white collar crime, forensic psychiatry, criminal defense, and ethics, contributing practical insight to legal and academic audiences across disciplines.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of NiaLena Caravasos, LLC
• Member, Federal Criminal Bar, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Member, Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA)
• Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)
• Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
• Member, The National Trial Lawyers
• Member, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• Member, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
• Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association
• Member, Wharton Alumni Club of Philadelphia
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  BS in Economics

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