Birmingham White Collar Crime Law Firm

Parkman, Adams & White, LLC - White Collar Crime

1929 3rd Avenue North
Suite 700
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
USA

(855) 472-7562

(800) 737-1640

www.parkmanlawfirm.com/

Contact Parkman, Adams & White, LLC - White Collar Crime

Law Firm Overview

At Parkman, Adams & White, LLC, the lawyers and their team have over one hundred combined years of experience with white collar criminal defense, Federal Appeals, and a wide variety of other cases.

They have the skill and resources to confront the most complicated cases against the most challenging odds. In addition to their deep legal experience, the attorneys in the firm received education in top business schools in areas of finance and accounting.

Our success has given us the opportunity to regularly appear in the national news media—Fox News and CNBC, for instance—to share legal expertise on the most significant legal cases like Enron and HealthSouth. We have also been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, US News & World Report, CNN.Money, and other national media outlets. We deserve our reputation and work hard to prove it.

A strong Alabama white collar crime lawyer can work toward dismissal of charges or acquittal at trial. We will prepare for success at trial but may use our negotiating skills to, perhaps, avoid a court trial altogether. Parkman, Adams & White have the experience and resources to provide representation in all stages of your case even if you have already been convicted. There is no case too complex and no stakes too high. We are, literally, prepared for any federal or state white collar criminal case.

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Asset Forfeiture; Bankruptcy Fraud; Federal Crimes; Health Care Fraud; Mail Fraud; Mortgage Fraud / Bank Fraud; Obstruction of Justice; Ponzi Schemes; Protection of Professional Licenses; Public Corruption; Securities / Broker Fraud; International Crimes; Grand Jury Proceedings; Witness Representation; Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud; Blackmail; Grand Larceny; Business Fraud; Celebrity Trials; Sarbanes Oxley; Environmental Crimes; Price Fixing / Collusion; Federal Drug Crimes; Conspiracy; Counterfeit Merchandise; Extortion; Terrorism; War Crimes; Computer Hacking; Cyberstalking; Gambling; Illegal Downloading; Phishing or Social Engineering; Solicitation.

Areas of Law Description

Our practice areas include:

- Arson

Expensive structures may be damaged, individuals may be injured or killed, and firefighters and police officers may be harmed. These intricacies may lead to intrusive criminal investigations and, potentially, complex trials.

- Bankruptcy Fraud

In these tough financial times, many people are making the difficult decision to file for bankruptcy in order to achieve a fresh start. However, with this increase in bankruptcy filings, there has also been an increase in fraud allegations. If you have been accused by a creditor of committing fraud by trying to discharge your debts through bankruptcy, you need a skilled national fraud defense lawyer on your side to represent you and dispute these charges.

- Celebrity Trials

If a client contacts us early enough, we can put an end to any criminal investigation and avoid indictment. If indictment occurs, our goal is to get charges dismissed or win your freedom at trial. If a plea bargain is the best option, we will discuss all of the possible outcomes. Celebrities are often the victims of fraud, defamation, blackmail, and extortion. With such complex legal issues, the high financial stakes, and the media scrutiny at a celebrity trial, some legal professionals may decline to defend you.

- Embezzlement

As with other “white collar” crimes, employee theft is one area where early involvement of legal counsel can make a real difference. In ideal situations, Parkman, Adams & White has negotiated resolutions without involving law enforcement. In other cases, we have been able to prevent a grand jury indictment or convince prosecutors to drop the charges. If the case should go forward, you are represented by prominent trial lawyers with the demonstrated skills to fight for your freedom.

- Environmental Crimes

At Parkman, Adams, & White, we know that your environmental law case involves high stakes. Your livelihood, reputation, and even your freedom may be on the line. The government will investigate and prosecute you with vigilance. We will be even more tenacious in your defense. We will launch our own exhaustive investigation, employ renowned experts, and use all of our resources to defend you against charges of pollution, illegal toxic waste disposal, and environmental damage.

- Federal Crimes

Jim Parkman and his federal criminal defense team have handled drug charges stemming from large-scale seizures, frauds involving millions and even billions of dollars, and prosecutions of notable public figures. But we never discount the “lesser” charges such as wire fraud, perjury, obstruction of justice or money laundering — these are often the counts that stick when the charges that make headlines don’t, and they still carry heavy prison time for a conviction. We have obtained dismissals and acquittals, and even averted indictments in the first place for clients under investigation. Lastly, our firm has extensive experience in federal criminal appeals.

- Federal Drug Crimes

If you are the target of a local, state, federal, or international narcotic’s probe, Parkman, Adams & White can intervene to protect your rights. If you have been arrested or indicted, we will prepare an aggressive and sophisticated defense. In high stakes, and potentially high profile, cases, you deserve a law firm with a long history of success. We have a proven record in defending clients against federal drug charges regardless of how challenging the case.

- Grand Larceny

Parkman, Adams & White is well equipped to investigate the reason that charges have been brought against you. We also have the confidence and skill to protect you from overeager law enforcement officers and prosecutors. We may be able to have charges dropped; but if your case does go to trial, you will have dedicated and successful Alabama grand larceny attorneys on your side.

- Grand Jury Proceedings

Before a felony case ever gets to court, a lengthy process of investigation by a grand jury and possible indictment may occur. If a majority of the grand jury members decide to indict, this grand jury process may be followed by a tedious trial for a defendant.
With an experienced legal professional on your side, you may be well prepared for the trial. But with an exceptional legal team on your side, you may be able to avoid trial altogether, minimize your role in the alleged crime, and have the opportunity for a counter-investigation which could find evidence in your favor.

- Healthcare Fraud

Attorney Jim Parkman and law partners Martin Adams and William White have a collective 50 years of experience in white collar criminal defense, including hundreds of health care fraud cases. Whether you are a doctor, pharmacist, owner of a medical supply company, or the accounting and billing manager of an HMO, hospital or clinic, we have the knowledge to represent you for:

• Upcoding, unbundling and other overbilling
• Double billing to Medicare/Medicaid and private insurance
• Medically unnecessary treatments
• Billing for services not rendered
• Billing for phantom patients
• Medicaid Part D fraud (fake pharmacy orders to circumvent the out-of-pocket “donut” in Medicaid coverage)
• Kickbacks for patient referrals or prescribing pharmaceuticals
• Cost report schemes (inflating Medicare expenses and pocketing the overpayments)

- Homicide

From homicide to securities fraud, we defend clients accused of a wide variety of crimes. However, we realize that the stakes involved with a murder charge are particularly high. You may be facing a long and complex trial, the possibility of a long prison sentence, or, in some cases, the possibility of execution. With a history of successfully defending clients accused of murder in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and throughout the nation, our Alabama criminal defense lawyers have the resources to offer you a powerful defense.

- Insurance Fraud

Our law firm has an impeccable reputation in high stakes white collar criminal defense. As a result of Jim Parkman’s leading role in the 2005 defense of HealthSouth’s Richard Scrushy, we have been given national attention; Scrushy was acquitted of all charges brought against him in that $2.7 billion fraud trial. That successful defense brought national and international media attention to our Birmingham based law firm. Based upon our long history with such highly complex cases and our record of success defending clients against insurance fraud charges, our skilled white collar criminal defense attorneys have the focus, determination, and—most importantly—vital experience to defend you against accusations of insurance fraud.

- Internet Crimes

Internet crime is one of the many areas in which Parkman, Adams & White have experience. And like all of the areas in which we practice, no matter how complicated, challenging, or improbable success in your case may seem, our Alabama internet crime attorneys can help. All of our resources will be committed defending you against accusations of wrongdoing. If your case goes to trial, we will aggressively fight for acquittal. However, our experience suggests that we may be able to get charges dropped and clear your name far before a trial is necessary.

- Money Laundering

Money laundering is an offense that law enforcement is targeting as a way to break up organized crime groups as well as drug rings. Authorities also use money-laundering charges as a means to seize assets and prevent people from being able to afford a national money laundering defense lawyer to assist in their defense. At Parkman, Adams & White, located in Birmingham, Alabama, we do not let law enforcement or the prosecution draw conclusions and use the law to penalize you before you are convicted.

- Mortgage Fraud

The Birmingham Alabama law firm of Parkman, Adams & White is equipped to defend against charges of mortgage or bank fraud, including sophisticated collusion involving many parties. Our experienced criminal defense lawyers have the ability to represent homebuyers, mortgage officers, realtors, appraisers and others accused of falsely obtaining loans or conspiring to defraud lenders, homeowners or the government. State and federal law enforcement agencies have dedicated special units to uncover mortgage fraud. You will need sharp legal counsel to respond to these serious felony charges.

- Obstruction of Justice

Out of fear of prison or public scandal, some people will go to great lengths to cover their tracks. Unfortunately, when those actions constitute obstruction of justice, there may be prison anyway. Prosecutors commonly add obstruction charges when they are not confident of proving the underlying crime, or to exert extra pressure for a plea bargain. The law firm of Parkman, Adams & White in Birmingham, Alabama can assert a savvy defense to the charges. Our experienced white collar crime lawyers have over 50 years of combined experience in criminal defense, including charges of Perjury and obstruction of justice.

- Perjury

Perjury is any willfully false testimony, under oath or in a sworn affidavit, intended to deceive in connection with a matter before the court. We advise clients not to lie in law enforcement interrogations or a Congressional inquiry, or on signed documents on which false statements are automatically considered criminal, such as loan applications or tax returns. Parkman, Adams & White has defended clients on perjury charges stemming from:

• Depositions
• Signed affidavits
• Grand jury proceedings
• Pre-trial hearings
• A trial

- Ponzi Schemes

At Parkman, Adams & White, our law firm is well-equipped to handle any charges involving allegations related to Ponzi schemes and the sale of unregistered securities. Very often, these cases maintain a high-profile status because millions of dollars are involved and many people are affected. Talk to our Birmingham white collar crime lawyers today to discuss how we can help shield you from scrutiny and work to protect your rights.

- Price Fixing/ Collusion

We are an Alabama based law firm with extensive experience in defending clients throughout the nation. Whether against charges of contract fraud, price fixing, and collusion, we are well equipped to defend you in any financial crime case. Our clients have come from throughout the South, the entire nation, and, occasionally, from outside the United States. We are sought after because our success is undeniable. Our reputation is well deserved and hard earned. Our clients have been involved in cases of staggering complexity and massive financial stakes including collusion, government bid rigging, price fixing, and government contract fraud. Clients seek us out due to our long history of success in white collar criminal defense.

- Public Corruption

The law firm of Parkman, Adams & White has represented public officials accused of abusing their office for personal gain or political spite, as well as those accused of bribing elected officials. We are accustomed to high-profile cases and media scrutiny, and have represented several high-ranking politicians across the United States. We intervene swiftly to avoid indictment or get charges dismissed, and prepare from the beginning for the possibility of a trial to clear our client’s name. If prosecutors have an airtight case, we will explore plea agreements that avoid prison time and soften the other consequences.

- RICO

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) is often a way that the Federal Government tries to identify a conspiracy between multiple people in a related crime. RICO is used to make sentencing even more punitive because it is not usually the only charge brought against a defendant. By including RICO with other charges, prosecutors may be trying to add multiple years to a prison sentence. At Parkman, Adams & White, our history—and success—with high-level drug cases, fraud, white collar crime, and RICO related charges lets us confidently state our expectation for all of our clients: dismissal of charges or acquittal at trial.

- Securities Fraud

Parkman, Adams & White has earned a national reputation in the defense of corporate executives or stock brokers accused of defrauding investors. Jim Parkman and his partners, Martin Adams and William White, bring over 50 years of combined experience in white collar crime defense. Our attorneys have defended corporate and investment brokerage executives on every type of alleged securities fraud:

• “Pump and dump” schemes to artificially inflate stocks and sell off holdings
• Insider trading by officers, directors or employees
• Accounting fraud (understating liabilities or losses, overstating assets or earnings)
• Backdating of stock options
• Ponzi schemes
• Misrepresentation of stocks
• Churning (excessive trading)
• Kickbacks for pushing a particular stock
• Insider stock speculation

- Tax Evasion/ Tax Fraud

You are being investigated by the IRS or have been formally charged with tax fraud. You do not need to disclose any information to the IRS without experienced legal counsel on your side. When you are being investigated by any massive bureaucracy or government agency, including the IRS, the benefits of obtaining legal advice cannot be overstated. Prison time, massive fines, and years of increased scrutiny by the IRS may await those convicted of any of the following:

• Filing false tax documents,
• Failing to collect employment taxes
• Failing to file a tax return
• Not reporting income
• Illegal sheltering of taxable income

- Witness Representation

If you are a witness to a crime, have been subpoenaed by a grand jury, are being interrogated by police, or believe that you may be called to testify, an accomplished legal team can help protect your rights and answer your concerns. If you have any of the following questions, the experienced lawyers and legal professionals at Parkman, Adams & White can offer you witness representation. If you have been called upon as a witness in any criminal case, Grand Jury Proceedings, or any federal investigation, we can defend your rights and offer you crucial legal advice.

- Wire Fraud/ Mail Fraud

The federal criminal defense lawyers at Parkman, Adams & White have a successful record in defending clients against mail and wire fraud charges. We work hard trying to get these charges dismissed to focus on the underlying allegations, and we know how to counter the basis for these charges when the government can’t make the rest of its case. Our Birmingham, Alabama practice represents clients nationwide in white collar crimes and drug crimes. Attorney Jim Parkman is a 30-year veteran who has handled some of the biggest criminal cases in recent U.S. history.

Partners

Mr. James W. Parkman III
Attorney
Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arson, Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Bribery

Mr. William C. White II
Attorney
Arson, Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Bribery, Computer Crime

Associates

	Mr. Eric Clark Davis Attorney Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arson, Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Bribery		Mr. Mark D. Johnson Attorney Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arson, Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Bribery
	Mr. Jon Steensland Attorney Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arson, Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Bribery		Mr. Justin Taylor Attorney Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arson, Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Bribery