Jack Sharman and Mary Parrish McCracken to Speak on Panels at the ABA’s Southeastern White-Collar Crime Institute

August 11, 2025

Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC partner Jack Sharman and associate Mary Parrish McCracken have been invited to speak at the 11th Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute, hosted by the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section. The program will be held Sept. 3-5 at the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort in Braselton, Georgia. 

The Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute brings together leading lawyers from across the country to unpack emerging issues in white-collar criminal enforcement. 

Sharman’s panel will take place on Sept. 4 at 2:15 p.m. EST and will explore recent Supreme Court and other appellate decisions shaping the current white-collar crime landscape. The discussion will focus on how these rulings have redefined the scope of key federal fraud statutes, including wire fraud and honest-services fraud. He will be joined by Luke V. Cass of Womble Bond Dickinson, Paul B. Murphy of King & Spalding, Margarita K. O’Donnell of Zuckerman Spaeder and Amy Levin Weil of The Weil Firm. 

McCracken will participate in a Q&A roundtable on Sept. 3 at 5:50 p.m. EST designed to share career-building best practices for young white-collar lawyers. Seasoned partners are also encouraged to join in the conversation. Her fellow panelists include Erica Barnes of Maynard Nexsen, Charles P. Boring of Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, Emily C. Ward of Continuum Legal Group, Ryan L. Mayo of BakerHostetler, and Chukwukpee Nzegwu of Womble Bond Dickinson. 

Sharman has regularly been invited to serve as a panelist or speaker over the past 10 years at these programs, reflecting his experience and reputation in the field. He leads the firm's White-Collar Criminal Defense & Corporate Investigations group and has practiced for more than 30 years. Sharman has served as special counsel in numerous high-profile matters, including the Whitewater investigation of President Bill Clinton and the impeachment investigation of a former Alabama governor.

McCracken represents companies and individuals in high-stakes civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense cases. She has substantial experience advocating for executives and stakeholders through all phases of federal or state agency investigations, including high-profile U.S. Department of Justice criminal probes.

For more information and to register, visit the ABA’s website.