About Whitfield
Overview
Services
Who We Are
Investing in Justice and Our Communities
Pro Bono
We are dedicated to providing free legal services to clients who cannot afford counsel
Charitable Giving
We proudly support nonprofits and law-related organizations with generous financial contributions
Sustainability
We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint, creating state-of-the-art, efficient service for clients and a vibrant work atmosphere for employees
Client Stories
Every recovery is a story. These are the ones that built our name.
The Retired Teacher
Client Story · 2009
Our founding case. A retired teacher in Ohio wired her $470,000 retirement fund to a fraudster posing as a bank security officer. Within 72 hours the money had crossed four borders. Two federal prosecutors took the case on principle — and traced, froze and recovered every dollar. That case became this firm.
The Startup That Lost $6 Million
Client Story · 2024
A technology startup wired $6.2 million to a supplier’s “updated” account — an instruction that turned out to be a business-email-compromise attack. Our response desk froze the funds 41 hours later, after the money had already moved through two correspondent banks. The full amount came home.
The Crypto Investor’s Rug Pull
Client Story · 2025
More than 1,200 investors lost $34 million when a decentralized finance project they trusted evaporated overnight. Our investigators mapped 300 wallets and 12 exchanges; our litigators secured freezing orders in six jurisdictions. Within five months, the money was back.
The Fraud Landscape
Share of client matters by fraud category, 2025–2026.
A Decade of Recovery
Assets recovered per year, in millions of U.S. dollars.
They froze the account before my bank finished “looking into it.” Every dollar came back.
I was told crypto theft was unrecoverable. Whitfield & Crane recovered $180,000 in nine weeks.
The 48-hour playbook is real. Our $6.2 million came home in two days.