When former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy was acquitted in a $2.7 billion fraud trial in 2005, it brought Parkman, Adams & White into the national spotlight. But that remarkable verdict was no isolated victory — not the first nor the last time that our abilities in criminal law spared a client from a lengthy prison term.
Birmingham-based criminal defense lawyer Jim Parkman and his partners Martin Adams and William White have over 50 years of combined experience. They have built one of the premier white collar crime practices in the country and have been hired in some of the most complex and high-profile cases in recent U.S. history:
- Parkman, Adams & White, LLC defended Scrushy in the first case tried under the securities fraud provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- In 2006, we represented Stefan Eriksson, the Swedish businessman accused of crashing a rare $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo on California's Malibu coast.
- We represented former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in 2008 on perjury charges and other felonies stemming from an earlier political scandal.
- Mr. Parkman was defense counsel in one of the largest drug busts ever.
- We defended Peanut Corporation of America's plant manager in a congressional investigation into the nationwide salmonella outbreak.
- Parkman, Adams & White handled the largest counterfeit shoes case by dollar value in United States history
- Lawyers of Parkman, Adams & White handled one of the largest individual Medicaid fraud cases involving allegations of over $1.5 Million in fraudulent billing resulting in a sentence of home confinement
- Obtained a "not guilty" jury verdict in one of the first "terroristic threat" cases prosecuted in the Southeast United States and obtained a dismissal of related Federal interstate domestic terrorism charges
Nationally Recognized Criminal Law Practice
Parkman, Adams & White has garnered worldwide media attention through our representation of those accused of sophisticated frauds and financial schemes, drug trafficking conspiracies and other major federal crimes. Our formidable skills in felony defense and federal criminal appeals are a counterweight to the vast resources the government has at its disposal to investigate and prosecute white collar crimes.
Our goal is to circumvent indictments, get charges dismissed or win our clients' freedom at trial. We prepare from the outset as if each case will go to a jury, putting our clients in the best position should plea bargains be in their best interest.
Contact Parkman, Adams & White if you have been questioned or arrested. You can call 205-377-4163, toll-free 1-888-663-3101 or reach us online to arrange a confidential consultation.
