Poyner & Spruill has a highly experienced group of attorneys who practice in the area of white-collar criminal defense in federal and state courts. Group attorneys have many years of experience in representing businesses and individuals both prior to indictment, in an effort to prevent the bringing of criminal charges, and after indictment at trial and on appeal. Group attorneys have successfully represented clients in all types of white-collar criminal matters, including bank fraud, mail and wire fraud, health care fraud, accounting fraud, money laundering, tax crimes, antitrust crimes, commercial bribery, computer crimes, customs violations, and environmental crimes. They have extensive trial experience, and have argued appeals before many federal circuit Courts of Appeal and state appellate courts. Group attorneys are also experienced in representing clients in civil and criminal forfeiture matters, successfully obtaining the return of seized property and currency from the Government for clients. David Long, Jerry Parnell, and Joe Zeszotarski have all been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2005-06 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White Inc. of Aiken, S.C.) for their work in criminal defense.