Justin Thornton of Washington, DC, is a white collar criminal defense attorney. As a Department of Justice trial attorney for ten years, Mr. Thornton succesfully prosecuted throughout the United States more than 75 complex criminal fraud cases. He is a recipient of the Justice Department Tax Division's Outstanding Attorney Award and the IRS Assistant Commissioner's Award. In private practice since 1987, Justin Thornton now represents individuals and businesses under investigation or prosecution for white collar criminal offenses, including tax fraud and related matters. An active participant in several professional organizations, Mr. Thornton is a vice-chair of the Tax Enforcement Subcommittee of the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Committee, a former co-chair of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association, and a member of the board of editors of Business Crimes Bulletin to which he is a regularly contributing author. Washingtonian magazine has rated Justin Thornton as one of the top lawyers in Washington, DC.