Jeffrey Zimmerman

Nationwide Criminal & #Forfeiture Defense #Attorney & @ForfeitureLaw Speaker. Former @NACDL Director. Loves #Vegas more than you do.

[Jeffrey Zimmerman @CredibleAlibi]

Spectacular turnout for @NACDL 2026 Midwinter Seminar in New Orleans with the country’s top defense lawyers sharpening trial practice skills. #NACDLMidwinter

[Jeffrey Zimmerman @CredibleAlibi]

I enjoyed connecting with colleagues at the @NACDL event in DC honoring the legendary and inspiring Abbe Lowell with the Champion of Justice Award. “I became a lawyer to force the government to be on the straight and narrow.” Now more than ever.

[NACDL @NACDL]

@brandonous @Law360 "Federal criminal restitution often fails to benefit victims of crime & throws defendants into a 'Sisyphean struggle' ... according to a report released this week by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers."

Read the report 👇 https://t.co/4Fo4cInvyA

[Jeffrey Zimmerman, PLLC @ForfeitureLaw]

Civil asset #forfeiture has become a revenue tool for law enforcement, rather than a weapon primarily used against drug kingpins. It’s time to end #policingforprofit.

https://t.co/qirk8zBrEq

[Due Process Institute @iDueProcess]

In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of our position that defendants who were originally sentenced before the effective date of the First Step Act should still benefit from resentencing.

This is a major victory for fairer sentencing.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

Since we were founded by public defenders in 2017, we’ve ended mandatory jury sentencing, placed unprecedented limits on pretextual policing, capped probation terms & jail time for technical violations, and scores of other needed reforms. Today even more reforms become law. 1/8:

[Due Process Institute @iDueProcess]

👏 Huge news from the Bureau of Prisons with the expansion of home confinement under the First Step Act and Second Chance Act.

Home confinement helps provide second chances to those who have paid their debt to society and are ready to safely return to their communities.

[Jeffrey Zimmerman @CredibleAlibi]

Can’t wait to see everyone next week at @NACDL Forensics in Vegas!

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

Civil forfeiture is abusive. It is legalized larceny. And yet it's prevalent across the US.

That's in part because a lot of people don't know it's happening. The first line of that news story helps explain why. Journalism shouldn't be PR for the state. https://t.co/8ZIqzsO1bY

[Katie Buehler @bykatiebuehler]

BREAKING: A 5-3 Supreme Court *wiped out* Okla. inmate Richard E. Glossip’s conviction and death sentence and ordered a new trial after the state confessed that prosecutorial misconduct likely tainted his 2004 trial.
(Glossip v. Oklahoma, 22-7466) #SCOTUS
https://t.co/k3AbyN8we9

[Jeffrey Zimmerman @CredibleAlibi]

This year @NACDL Forensics will be waay up north at the iconic (and recently renovated) Sahara. A whole new neighborhood for us. It’ll be fun! See everyone in two months!

https://t.co/Xw4IcYkcJk

[Jeffrey Zimmerman @CredibleAlibi]

The system is designed to overpower criminal defense lawyers and our clients. You must have the courage to fail (which also makes our wins that much sweeter). There is dignity and value in the fight itself.

[Brad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood]

The three most important qualities for a public defender (and other social justice warriors):

1. Real passion for the cause and love for your clients.

2. Commitment to outworking your adversaries.

And perhaps most importantly…

3. The courage to fail.

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[Jeffrey Zimmerman @CredibleAlibi]

Looking forward to the 2025 @NACDL Forensic Science and Technology Conference in Las Vegas, with @Goodman_law @CalDefenseAtty and an All-Star roster of incredible criminal defense attorneys. Network, get CLE credit, and learn from the best!

[AKA @TheBlackBerryGuy - Gerald Lippert @theCLEguy]

Learn all about the latest in Modern Technology and Scientific Principles that can affect the outcome of your criminal cases. This premiere event is produced in partnership between @CACJNews and @NACDL.

LEARN MORE: https://t.co/sLoK5ISDfT

[NACDL @NACDL]

DEA Ends Airport Gate Searches After Years of Documented Abuses of Civil Asset Forfeiture

@reason
https://t.co/tzVWwRKfLP

[Brian Morris @Chuck_Morris]

🚨 LANDMARK WIN for @IJ. 🚨 Nevada law prevents the Nevada Highway Patrol from seizing cash and handing it over to the federal government. What a win for Stephen Laura (whose life savings were stolen) & @benjaminafield, who argued the case.

[Brad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood]

It’s sad that this is now an annual tradition, but as we begin the 2025 legislative session, I offer the following challenge to the Va. Assoc. of Commonwealth’s Attys: justify your legislative proposals with evidence. Literally any of them. If you do, I’ll buy you a beer.

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[Institute for Justice @IJ]

Yesterday, the DOJ suspended the DEA's controversial practice of having agents intercept airport travelers, interrogate them and insist on searching their bags.

These encounters are *supposed* to be consensual but flyers often get the impression that they have no choice but to submit to a search.
🧵

[Andrew Wimer @andrewwimer]

A prosecutor in Minnesota has an op-ed saying that the @Netflix movie Rebel Ridge is "misleading" about how civil forfeiture works. But the movie is pretty close to reality considering that it's not a documentary. A 🧵 on some of the ways this is wrong: https://t.co/xYxXHrWjLc

[Carissa Byrne Hessick @CBHessick]

Criminal justice can be such a bleak and depressing topic, so it's especially welcome to see stories of success. As a former Salt Lake resident, I'm especially happy to see this story. Utah doesn't get enough attention for its criminal justice reform!
https://t.co/Y9gZR7EPCq

[Jeffrey Zimmerman, PLLC @ForfeitureLaw]

Get the CLE credit you need and learn recent developments and best practices for federal sentencing mitigation and criminal forfeiture. Join me and a panel of experts in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 23, 2024! Registration information at the link.

https://t.co/EW7agBPvQ4