KaiserDillon

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  Matthew G. Kaiser

  Founding Partner

  Matt Kaiser is the founding partner at Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC. He represents individual and small business clients in commercial litigation, government investigations, and white-collar cases. Before starting Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC, Matt worked at some of the best litigation firms in the country - Williams & Connolly and Zuckerman Spaeder. He also worked in the Maryland Federal Public Defender's Office and clerked for United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake. Matt has written extensively on a number of topics - particularly in federal criminal law and procedure. He is the author of the Federal Criminal Appeals Blog, which was recognized by the ABA Law Journal as one of the 100 best law-related blogs in the United States for 2011 and 2012. His writing has also appeared in The Legal Times, The National Law Journal, The Georgetown Law Journal, The American Constitution Society blog, and Above the Law. Matt graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was the Senior Articles Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. His undergraduate degree is from the College of Wooster and he has a master's degree in philosophy from Tulane University. Matt is active in the community. He is a member of: The Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court, an invitation-only professional organization devoted to white-collar criminal practice; The Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; and the Board of Governors of the Bar Association of DC. He also serves as a Hearing Panel for the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility and serves on the D.C. Bar's Practice Management Committee. In the community, Matt volunteers as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Our Place DC, an organization that helps women reenter society after a prison sentence. He also works in the summers with College Summit, an organization that helps high school students from low-income schools learn to apply to college. Matt has represented companies and individuals in lawsuits involving fraud, unfair trade practices, professional malpractice, and other claims. He has represented clients being investigated for fraud, bribery, criminal conflicts of interest, and ethics violations. He has helped people charged in federal court with health care fraud, securities fraud, tax offenses, export control charges, and other federal crimes. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, The District of Columbia, and the federal courts in Washington D.C. and Maryland. He is also licensed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Fourth Circuit, and District of Columbia Circuit. He is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

  Link: Matthew G. Kaiser

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  Rebecca S. LeGrand

  Partner

  Rebecca LeGrand is a Partner at Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC. At the firm she has represented both individual clients and small business clients in white-collar criminal cases, government investigations, and civil lawsuits and arbitrations. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the white-collar criminal defense work. Rebecca had significant experience before joining Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC, working at some of the finest law firms in Washington D.C. - Williams & Connolly LLP and Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP. She represented both individuals and corporate clients in significant high-stakes litigation at these prior firms. She also worked at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland Rebecca is a graduate of Yale Law School, where she was the co-editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Health Policy. Her undergraduate degree is from Brown University, where she graduated magna cum laude and with departmental honors. She has a master's degree from Duke University in evolutionary biology. With her science background, Rebecca particularly enjoys cases that involve expert testimony of a scientific or technical nature. Rebecca is a member of the Board of Directors of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. This nonprofit is devoted to helping to make medical innovations more affordable for those who need them most. Rebecca has represented corporations and individuals --including CEOs, CFOs, accountants, and attorneys - in on a broad range of white-collar criminal cases and commercial litigation matters. Rebecca has represented clients in more than a dozen state and federal courts. She is licensed to practice law in: Massachusetts The District of Columbia Maryland The United States District Court for the District of Columbia The United States District Court for the District of Maryland

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  Link: Rebecca S. LeGrand

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  Justin Dillon

  Partner

  Justin Dillon is a partner at Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC, where he represents individuals and small businesses in white-collar criminal and complex civil litigation cases. The National Trial Lawyers Before joining the firm, Justin spent five-and-a-half years as an Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, DC, where he prosecuted a wide range of crimes and tried more than 60 criminal cases, including more than 20 jury trials. He authored more than a dozen appellate briefs; argued appeals in both the D.C. Court of Appeals and the D.C. Circuit; and directed more than 100 Grand Jury investigations. In 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office recognized him with a Special Achievement Award. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Justin worked at Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP in Washington, DC, where he represented both individuals and institutions in a wide range of litigation and white-collar matters. Justin also served as lead counsel for a Division I NCAA coach charged with several recruiting violations and argued that case before both the NCAA Committee on Infractions and the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee. Justin also briefed, argued, and won, before the D.C. Court of Appeals, a double jeopardy case for a juvenile client who had been convicted of attempted murder ( Sanchez v. United States , 919 A.2d 1148 (D.C. 2007)). Early in his career, Justin served as an Honors Program trial attorney at the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and as a law clerk to The Honorable David M. Ebel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Justin graduated from Harvard Law School, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review and captain of the winning team in the Ames Moot Court Competition. He was awarded both a Heyman Fellowship and the Dean’s Award for Community Leadership. Justin earned his undergraduate degree in English magna cum laude from Duke University. Justin is an active member of the Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court and the John Carroll Society. He is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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  Link: Justin Dillon

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  Christopher C. Muha

  Associate

  Chris Muha is an associate at Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC. He represents clients in white-collar criminal matters, as well as complex civil litigation. Before joining Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon, Chris litigated complex cases for almost six years at Williams & Connolly LLP, one of the District's leading litigation firms. There he represented Fortune 50 companies, high net worth individuals and smaller businesses in a wide range of matters in federal courts, state courts and arbitration proceedings across the country. He also devoted hundreds of hours to the representation of pro bono clients in social security, landlord/tenant and immigration matters. Chris is a 2006 graduate of Yale Law School. After law school he clerked for the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, where he analyzed diverse criminal and civil matters and helped draft opinions. Before law school Chris studied at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he obtained a Master's degree in Philosophy and a Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in Philosophy and Theology. Outside of his legal practice Chris serves as the President of the Brian Muha Memorial Foundation, a charity that serves young people in the inner cities of Columbus, Cleveland and Steubenville, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Foundation provides after-school recreation and tutoring to more than 100 children per week, funds two educational scholarships, and provides food and rental assistance to needy families. Chris is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the State of Ohio, and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

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  Link: Christopher C. Muha