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Justin A Thornton
About Justin
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion
50%
49 years
White Collar Crime
50%
49 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in North Carolina for 37 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 47 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Licensed in South Carolina for 48 years
State: South Carolina
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Justin Thornton
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC, 20036
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Experience
Honors
2024
The Best Lawyers in America (White Collar Criminal Defense), Best Lawyers
2015
Top 1% of Lawyers in Washington, D.C., Washingtonian Magazine
2015
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business
N/A
AV Rating continuously since 1994, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1979 - 1987
Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Associations
American Bar Association
Member
International Bar Association
Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
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Education
1977
University of South Carolina School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
University of Exeter School of Law
1971
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2022
2022 ABA National Institute on Criminal Tax / Tax Controversy
"The Benefits and Burdens of Plea Agreements"
2021
ABA 38th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud
"Sentencing in Criminal Tax Cases"
2019
NC/SC/GA Annual Tax Section Workshops (Kiawah Island, SC)
"Federal Criminal Tax Enforcement”
2013
International Bar Association Annual Conference (Boston, MA)
"Tax Fraud: Causes & Cures"
2013
ABA 30th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud (Las Vegas, NV)
"Ask the Experts: Top Criminal Tax Practice Tips & Representation Strategies"
2011
ABA 28th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud (Las Vegas, NV)
"Where in the World is U.S. Tax Enforcement?"
2010
ABA 27th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud (San Francisco, CA)
"DOJ Criminal Tax Roundtable"
2009
IBA 12th Transnational Crime Conference (New York, NY)
"Global Tax Investigations"
2009
ABA 26th National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud (San Francisco, CA)
"Ethical Issues Facing the Criminal Defense Lawyer"
2009
ABA 23rd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime (San Francisco, CA)
"Criminal Tax Fraud"
Publications
2020
UNC Tax Institute Speaker Series
"Federal Criminal Tax Enforcement"
2015
20th Annual Conference & General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors
"Federal Criminal Tax Enforcement in the USA"
2014
ABA Criminal Justice magazine
"DOJ and IRS Use 'Carrot 'n Stick' to Enforce Global Tax Laws"
2011
Business Crimes Bulletin
"Privileged Communications and the One-Sided Nature of Crime-Fraud Litigation"
2010
Business Crimes Bulletin
"Government Searches of Computers"
2009
International Bar Association 12th Transnational Crime Conference
“Tax Fraud Enforcement: A United States Perspective”
2008
Business Crimes Bulletin
“Tax Crimes: Has the Bright Line Moved?”
2007
Business Crimes Bulletin
"Complaints of Judicial Misconduct"