Rick L. jancha

Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer

Attorney Rick L. Jancha, a criminal defense lawyer, graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1977. He was admitted to the Indiana and Michigan Bars in 1977, and to the Florida Bar in 1993.

Rick Jancha initially worked for 9 years as criminal defense lawyer, defending drug trafficking cases, white collar cases and numerous homicide and death penalty cases.

In 1986, lawyer Rick Jancha was recruited by the Department of Justice to head up its’ Organized Crime Drug Task Force in South Bend, Indiana. In 1989, Rick transferred to Orlando and continued his role as an organized crime and federal narcotics task force attorney.

For five years Rick served as a Manager in the States Attorney’s Office being responsible for reviewing all criminal prosecutions. Rick served as Chief of the District Wide Narcotics Unit for two years, and was responsible for supervising all federal drug prosecutions in 35 counties across Florida. He also worked with the White House and Congress in obtaining Central Florida’s, designation as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. He served as Chair and Vice-Chair of its’ Executive Committee which oversaw the formation and implementation of the law enforcement initiatives of sixteen Central Florida law enforcement agencies.

Rick practices criminal law and his reported cases are as follows:

Federal Cases

• United States vs. Nyhuis, 211 F. 3d 1340 (11th. Cir. 2000)
• United States vs. Bush, 209 F. 3d 723 (11th. Cir. 2000)
• United States vs. Lambert, 176 F. 3d 496 (11th. Cir. 1999)
• United States vs. Khawaja, 118 F. 3d 1454 (11th. Cir. 1997)
• United States vs. Johnson, 89 F. 3d 778 (11th. Cir. 1996)
• United States vs. Nyhuis, 8 F. 3d 731 (11th. Cir. 1993)
• United States vs. Yesil, 991 F. 2d 1527 (11th. Cir. 1992)
• United States vs. Somers, 950 F. 2d 1279 (7th. Cir. 1991)
• United States vs. Landaw, 940 F. 2d 666 (7th. Cir. 1991)
• United States vs. Sergio, 934 F. 3d 875 (7th. Cir. 1991)
• United States vs. Brumbaugh, 909 F. 2d 289 (7th. Cir. 1990)
• United States vs. Baker, et. al., 905 F 2d 1100 (7th. Cir. 1990)
• United States vs. Buggs, 904 F. 2d 1070 (7th. Cir. 1990)
• United States vs. Duprey, et. al., 895 F. 2d 303 (7th. Cir. 1990)
• United States vs. Teslim, 869 F.2d 316 (7th. Cir. 1989)
• United States vs. Landaw , 727 F. Supp. 481 (N.D. Ind. 1989)
• United States vs. Gridley, 725 F. Supp. 398 (N.D. Ind. 1989)
• United States vs. Hallam, 723 F. Supp. 66 (N.D. Ind. 1989)
• United States vs. Weidner, 703 F. Supp. 1350 (N.D. Ind. 1988)
• United States vs. Weidner, 692 F. Supp. 968 (N.D. Ind. 1988)
• United States vs. Sullivan, 857 F. 2d 1476 (7th. Cir. 1988)
• United States vs. Ayala, 828 F. 2d 22 (7th. Cir. 1987)

State Cases

• Miller vs. State, 500 N.E. 2d 193 (Ind. 1986)
• Moore vs. State, 498 N.E. 2d 1 (Ind. 1986)
• Young vs. State, 493 N.E. 2d 455 (Ind. 1986)
• Griffin vs. State, 493 N.E. 2d 439 (Ind. 1986)
• Hartlerode vs. State, 470 N.E. 2d 716 (Ind. 1984)
• Voss vs. State, 469 N.E. 2d 788 (Ind. App. 3 Dist. 1984)
• Fox vs. State, 457 N.E. 2d 1088 (Ind. 1984)
• Fox vs. State, 439 N.E. 2d 1385 (Ind. App. 3 Dist. 1982)
• Yates vs. State, 429 N.E. 2d 992 (Ind. App. 3 Dist. 1982)
• Rock vs. State, 426 N.E. 2d 1320 (Ind. 1981)
• Vaughn vs. State, 426 N.E. 2d 113 ( Ind. App. 4 Dist. 1981)
• Fordyce vs. State, 425 N.E. 2d 108 (Ind. 1981)

• Consistently been sought out as an instructor for various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, and for victim advocacy groups.
• Taught law enforcement and other federal and state prosecutors concerning the handling cases involving international drug trafficking, money laundering, the investigation of computer and white collar crimes, utilization of wiretaps
  and the prosecutions of cases involving improvised explosive devices (bombs).
• Acted as an instructor for the Department of Justice and Department of State in the International Programs Section for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
• Taught judges, prosecutors, law enforcement and various banking officials in St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Khabaroska nd Moscow, Russia; in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Assisted the United Nations on its’ efforts to set up an interim government and legal system in Pristina, Kosovo by reviewing and teaching the new criminal procedure code and criminal laws to members of the interim government and all participants of their judicial system.

PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Law.