CLINTON W. CALHOUN III, received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia. After five years of private practice in Richmond, Virginia, Mr. Calhoun served for ten years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's office. For four years Mr. Calhoun was Chief of the Frauds Bureau in that office where he prosecuted and supervised the prosecution of numerous cases involving business and white collar crimes. Mr. Calhoun has been in private practice since 1993 and represents clients in litigation matters in federal and state courts. He regularly defends clients charged with criminal offenses, including crimes involving white collar offenses and fraud, narcotics trafficking, robbery, theft and embezzlement, weapons, homicide, internet sex offenses, and false statements. Mr. Calhoun has been certified by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court as Lead Counsel in state capital/death penalty cases and has been appointed on a number of occasions to serve as "learned counsel" in federal capital/death penalty cases. He also has extensive experience in representing persons under investigation for criminal offenses and persons and businesses involved in civil and commercial disputes, litigation, and arbitration.