Robert G. Stahl has been an attorney since 1989 and founded his firm in 1997. Since that time, he has represented hundreds of clients in complex criminal and civil matters, both at trial and on appeal.  Mr. Stahl specializes in complex cases involving health care fraud, mortgage fraud, securities fraud, drug offenses, money laundering and RICO.  Mr. Stahl is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney. He spends approximately eighty percent of his time defending individuals and corporations charged with major federal and state violations.  Mr. Stahl first developed his extensive background in criminal investigations and trials as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey where for more than six years he specialized in complex white-collar crime; including mail and wire fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and organized crime investigations. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he successfully tried multi-defendant, complex fraud cases that lasted as long as nine months, including the largest excise tax fraud case in the history of the United States.  During his tenure, Mr. Stahl received two of the highest national awards given by the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney General for his outstanding trial skills. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mr. Stahl was a law clerk for Federal District Court Judge John W. Bissell for two years. Mr. Stahl graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall Law School.  Mr. Stahl regularly appears in federal and state courts throughout New Jersey and federal court in New York.  Mr. Stahl is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, the District of New Jersey, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.  In 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mr. Stahl was selected in Super Lawyers in White Collar Criminal Defense.  Mr. Stahl is Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney. The Certified Trial Lawyer designation by the New Jersey Supreme Court is limited to lawyers who have demonstrated 1) substantial involvement in trial matters in Superior Court; 2) an unblemished reputation as attested to by judges and lawyers; and 3) substantial knowledge and continuing legal education shown by passing a special written examination on trial practice.  Mr. Stahl also appears as a legal commentator on Fox News and Fox Business News.