Todd Foster

Todd Foster is a veteran criminal defense attorney with more than 25 years of private practice experience and a distinguished background as both a former FBI special agent and Assistant U.S. Attorney. Now a Partner at Johnson Pope, Todd represents physicians, attorneys, corporate executives, and business owners facing high-stakes criminal investigations, white collar charges, civil enforcement actions, and complex civil litigation. 

Todd defends clients in both federal and state courts in cases involving conspiracy, health care fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud, RICO, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, and professional misconduct. He also litigates related civil matters including government forfeiture, whistleblower defense, criminal tax litigation, and False Claims Act cases. 

With decades of trial experience, Todd has secured acquittals, dismissals, and favorable outcomes in high-profile matters involving Medicare fraud, cryptocurrency, PPP and EIDL loan fraud, civil rights violations, cybercrime, firearms charges, and DEA/DOJ investigations. He regularly defends clients under scrutiny from agencies such as the FBI, IRS-CID, DEA, SEC, and the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Todd has handled criminal and civil matters across the country, including the landmark United States v. Aisenberg case, which resulted in full dismissal and the first-ever Hyde Amendment award for wrongful prosecution. He has also defended clients in significant investigations involving the SEC, IRS, NASA, DOJ, and other federal entities. 

Before entering private practice, Todd served as Chief of Major Crimes at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa and Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force in Houston. As an FBI special agent, he led investigations into white collar and racketeering crimes. 

Todd is AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers, and is a former Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also a published author, frequent speaker, and former adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy at Stetson University College of Law. 

Representative Matters

• Dismissal of all charges in a federal cryptocurrency money laundering case with over $30M at stake. 
• Full acquittal of a Sarasota businessman in a federal wire fraud trial. 
• Resolution of a federal fraud case against an NFL player, restoring his professional career. 
• Defense of a doctor wrongly targeted in a Medicare fraud forfeiture—resulting in return of assets. 
• Clearance of a psychiatrist under DEA grand jury investigation without indictment. 
• Successful suppression of evidence in felony narcotics cases, avoiding multi-year prison terms. 
• Secured government motion to dismiss in United States v. [N] after four days of jury trial, resulting in full exoneration of client—a lawyer indicted for fraud. 
• Successfully defended client in one of the first criminal FCPA jury trials (United States v. [W]) in Washington, D.C.; jury acquitted on all but one charge, prompting government to dismiss remaining count. 

Education

• Florida State University, B.A.
  • Criminology – 1978
• Florida State University, J.D – 1981

Admissions

• Florida – 1981

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Board of Directors- NACDL- Held for 6 years
• Co-chair, White Collar Crime committee 
• Association of Former Special Agents of the FBI 
• Honor Foundation volunteer 
• Past President, Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association 
• Supervisory Assistant US Attorney 

Awards & Recognitions

• Florida Super Lawyers – 2026-2023, 2025
• Best Lawyers – 2010 – Present
• AV-Rated Martindale-Hubbell