Legal Opinion
In Re Moffitt, Zwerling & Kemler, P.C.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 22, 1994No. 93-0006-APublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
ELLIS, District Judge.
I
Under what circumstances are the fees paid to an attorney by an accused drug trafficker subject to criminal forfeiture?
This is the general and quite significant question presented in this 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) criminal forfeiture proceeding. In essence, William Covington (“Covington”), facing indictment for various drug trafficking offenses, paid the law firm of Moffitt, Zwerling and Kemler, P.C. (“the Law Firm”) $103,800 to retain the services of its experienced and well-known criminal defense lawyers. Thereafter, Covington was indicted and…
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