David B. Smith

David B. Smith is nationally recognized authority on forfeiture law and practice. Prior to entering private practice,  Mr. Smith was a federal prosecutor serving as the first Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture Office where he was responsible for supervising all forfeiture litigation in the United States. He is the author of the leading two-volume treatise, Prosecution and Defense of Forfeiture Cases. He is regularly quoted by newspaper reporters and has appeared on many national television and radio news programs.

Mr. Smith has counseled the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on forfeiture reform legislation and congressional oversight of the government's forfeiture efforts. He was heavily involved in drafting the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000, the first major reform of our civil forfeiture laws in 200 years. Since 1990, Mr. Smith has served as Chairman of the Forfeiture Committee of the NACDL. Mr. Smith was named in the 2009, 2010, 2011 lists of preeminent lawyers in the field of white collar criminal defense by the Virgina Super Lawyers and D.C. Super Lawyers magazines. Since entering private practice in 1986, Mr. Smith has successfully represented hundreds of individuals in forfeiture cases.

Jeffrey D. Zimmerman

For over 15 years, Jeffrey Zimmerman has devoted his career to providing vigorous representation for individuals facing a broad range of criminal charges. A member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars, his practice is focused in federal and state courts in the Washington, DC metropolitan area at both the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Zimmerman provides representation at all stages of a criminal investigation and prosecution. An experienced trial litigator, he has been lead counsel in hundreds of bench and jury trials in matters ranging from serious traffic matters to death penalty cases. In addition to serving as trial counsel, Mr. Zimmerman's practice includes a significant focus on post-conviction litigation, including alleged probation and supervised release violations.

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