White Collar Support Group
The White Collar Support Group (WCSG) offers community support and resources for those navigating the challenges of the white-collar criminal justice system.[1]
The support group fosters peer support, engages in advocacy, and provides education to help individuals accept responsibility, make amends, and rebuild their lives after involvement in the criminal justice system.
The White Collar Support Group holds multiple meetings each week, providing a safe space to discuss legal issues, incarceration, sentencing, and the challenges of reentry. The group emphasizes personal accountability, advocacy, education, and both spiritual and peer support to help members navigate the emotional, financial, and social hurdles they face. Its mission is to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism through community and connection.[2]
The group is known for its advocacy for federal expungement reform and a felon's right to banking.[3] The group is a participant in Yale School of Management Professor Dr. Erin Frey's Professional and Personal Restoration Study.[4]
History
The White Collar Support Group was co-founded in 2016 by Jeff Grant[5] and Lynn Springer as part of their nonprofit organization, which was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2015.[3][6] The group emerged in response to a critical gap in support for individuals and families navigating the white collar criminal justice system, a population often facing profound isolation, stigma, and uncertainty.
The group’s pioneering approach has earned national attention, being featured in major media outlets such as The New Yorker, Entrepreneur, Reuters, and Forbes, and highlighted on prominent podcasts and conference stages.
The White Collar Support Group stands as the world’s first and largest community specifically for those navigating the white collar justice system. Its ongoing work continues to break the isolation that often accompanies white collar prosecution, offering hope, practical help, and a path toward personal and professional restoration.
Membership
Membership includes lawyers, executives, and other professionals who are charged or convicted of white-collar crime.[7]
Members include Richard Bronson, former partner at Stratton Oakmont, the firm featured in Martin Scorsese’s film The Wolf of Wall Street;[8] and Gordon Caplan of the Varsity Blues scandal.[9][10]
Advocacy Efforts
In 2025, the group announced three areas of advocacy: establishing a felon's right to banking services, pardon and expungement reform,[11] and its formal participation Yale School of Management Professor Dr. Erin Frey's Professional and Personal Restoration Study.[4]
White Collar Conference
In 2024, the White Collar Support Group hosted the first annual White Collar Conference, an online event. Speakers included GOOD PLANeT CEO David Israel, podcaster Brent Cassity, Bridgegate defendant Bill Baroni, criminal defense lawyer Elizabeth Kelley, Theranos whistleblower Erika Cheung, former district attorney Seth Williams, tech entrepreneur Drew Chapin, and others.[12]