J. Scott Gilbert served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Southern District of Mississippi, where he litigated white-collar criminal matters, including health care fraud, money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, bank fraud, asset forfeiture and public corruption. In addition to criminal cases, Scott litigated civil health care fraud cases and other False Claims Act and Qui Tam matters. Scott also managed the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering program for 94 United States Attorney's offices. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2006, and the Texas Bar in 2017.
Scott practices primarily in the areas of criminal and civil Healthcare Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Governmental and Corporate Investigations, and Asset Forfeiture Litigation. He has represented clients who were under state or federal criminal investigation, successfully guiding them through the process and avoiding charges. Scott has trial experience defending criminal cases and represents clients in the federal and state courts throughout the United States in criminal cases, and in civil and criminal asset forfeiture cases. Prior to joining the firm, Scott frequently lectured on money laundering and asset forfeiture at the Department of Justice training facility in Columbia, South Carolina. Scott is an adjunct professor at Mississippi College School of Law, where he teaches Criminal Practice and Asset Forfeiture Law.
Representative Criminal Defense Work
Representative Trials as Lead Criminal Prosecutor
Bachelor of Arts, Mississippi State University, magna cum
laude, 2003
Juris Doctor: Mississippi College School of Law, magna cum
laude, 2006
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