We represent clients in legal ethics and malpractice cases. There are two kinds of work we do in this area.
First, we help lawyers.
We help and advise lawyers with how to comply with their legal obligations and their professional lives. Our lawyers have represented lawyers who are departing law firms or where law firms are dissolving. We have advised lawyers who are forming new law firms. And we’ve helped lawyers understand what their ethical obligations are as they practice law.
Second, we help clients.
We believe that when a client has a dispute with her lawyer, that client deserves representation too. We represent clients in malpractice claims against their prior lawyers. If a lawyer makes a mistake, it shouldn’t be the client who pays the price.
Both kinds of cases require that we understand the specialized and evolving laws and regulations that govern the professional responsibility obligations of lawyers.
Partner Matt Kaiser leads this practice group and is experienced with the unique challenges and law associated with this practice. Matt Kaiser is active in the DC area in the professional responsibility community. He is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches legal ethics. He is a member of D.C.’s Board on Professional Responsibility, a nine-member board that is responsible for the attorney disciplinary system and is appointed by the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Bill Pittard is an experienced civil litigator who has represented lawyers – and other professionals – in civil cases alleging that they have violated their duties to their clients. As the former Acting General Counsel of the House of Representatives, he has a wealth of experience advising on compliance with a professional’s duties.
Scott Bernstein featured in Sports Business Daily. “Limitations on boosters could make NIL rules unfair” – By Scott Bernstein
May 28, 2020Blog post by Jennifer Short: After the Money’s Gone, CARES Act Oversight Will Be There
May 22, 2020Scott Bernstein featured in the Chicago Tribune. “Commentary: The NCAA’s expansion of sexual violence policy is unfair to athletes” – By Scott Bernstein
May 12, 2020KaiserDillon Blog Post: “NCAA Finally Moves on Compensation- But Pitfalls for Student-Athletes Abound” – By Scott Bernstein
May 4, 2020Blog Post by Jennifer Short: Supporting The Response To COVID-19 While Growing Your Business: An overview of new funding actions and resources for small businesses
April 2, 2020Blog Post by Jennifer Short: Compliance and Enforcement Risk Areas for Government Contractors in 2020
March 20, 2020Blog Post by Jennifer Short: Compliance and Enforcement Risk Areas for Government Contractors in 2020
March 9, 2020Blog Post by Jennifer Short: Procurement Collusion Strike Force Likely To Increase Whistleblower Claims For Government Contractors
November 6, 2019KaiserDillon Blog Post: “The Standard for Gagging Roger Stone (Or Any Other Criminal Defendant)” – By Scott Bernstein
August 12, 2019Blog Post by Jennifer Short: Tracking the Top 5 False Claims Acts Issues in 2019
August 6, 2019Blog Post by Jennifer Short: Top 5 False Claims Act Trends to Watch In 2019
April 23, 2019Blog Post by Jennifer Short: If You Can Plead It, Can You Prove It? The Supreme Court Shrugs Off Answering Questions About Escobar Materiality
April 23, 2019KaiserDillon Blog Post: “Trump’s Lawsuit Against Cummings May Not Be Successful- Byt That might Not Be The Point” – By Scott Bernstein
April 23, 2019Blog Post by Jennifer Short: When The United States Can’t Dismiss A Case By… The United States? New Rulings Limit Prosecutorial Discretion In False Claims Act Whistleblower Cases
April 21, 2019Law 360 – “Handling Corporate Congressional Probes In The Trump Era” co-authored by Bill Pittard
January 17, 2019Matt Kaiser and Justin Dillon in The Washington Post: The Education Department wants to make campus sexual misconduct hearings fairer. It should go further.
September 6, 2018Scott Bernstein and Justin Dillon Opinion Piece in The Washington Post – “The Common App will no longer require disclosure of criminal history. But what it still asks is more troubling.”
August 23, 2018Scott Bernstein Featured in The Washington Post. “The Common App Will no Longer Require Disclosure of Criminal History But What It Still Asks Is More Troubling” – By Scott Bernstein
August 23, 2018Scott Bernstin gives expert anaylysis in Law360. “Coach Contract Clauses Are Concerning” – By Scott Bernstein
August 13, 2018Law360 – “The Latest On Sexual Harassment Reform On The Hill” by Bill Pittard
February 23, 2018Law 360 – “When Russia Investigations Collide” by Bill Pittard
June 7, 2017Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser Publish Op-Ed: Minnesota’s Failed Football Boycott Was a Blow to Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Hearings
December 20, 2016Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser Publish Op-Ed in Los Angeles Times: Absurdity Reigns in Campus Sexual Assault Trials.
April 21, 2016Justin Dillon Publishes Op-Ed on Lawnews.com: Why We Are Suing the Government on Behalf of Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct
April 13, 2016Matt Kaiser Guest Blogs on Washington Legal Foundation The Legal Pulse: Overcriminalization Timeline: Mens Rea, Public Welfare Offenses and Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine
November 16, 2015Matt Kaiser and Justin Dillon Publish an Editorial in the Los Angeles Times: How to Punish Campus Sexual Assault
November 14, 2015Matt Kaiser Publishes an Editorial in The Washington Times: Being an Executive is not a Crime
November 11, 2015Matt Kaiser and Justin Dillon Publish Editorial in LA Times: Why It’s Unfair for Colleges to Use Outside Investigators in Rape Cases.
September 16, 2015Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser Publish Op-Ed in the National Law Journal: The DOJ’s Crackdown on White-Collar Crime Creates ‘Cruel Alternative’
September 14, 2015Matt Kaiser and Justin Dillon Publish Op-ed in The Weekly Standard: The Campus Sex Scene: How Congress Can Make It Worse
August 6, 2015Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser Publish Op-ed in The Washington Post: We’ve defended lots of campus sexual assault cases, so we know just how unfair they are
July 24, 2015Matt Kaiser Publishes Editorial in Baltimore Sun: A Minimum of Reform
November 14, 2014Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser Publish Op-Ed in San Diego Union-Tribune: California Bill Won’t Solve Sexual Assault Problem on Campus
September 3, 2014Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser Publish Op-Ed in Boston Herald: College Courts Flunks Fairness Test
August 16, 2014Matt Kaiser Publishes an Article for Time Magazine: Some Rules about Consent are “Unfair” to Male Students”
May 15, 2014Matt Kaiser and Justin Dillon Publish an Editorial in the Wall Street Journal: The White House Flunks a Test on Sexual Assault
May 5, 2014Matt Kaiser and Justin Dillon Publish a Letter to the Editor in the New York Times: The Rights of the Accused
April 28, 2014Jennifer Short authors “The False Claims Act,” and “Settling With The Government,” in The Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2010 by the Practicing Law Institute in June 2010.
June 8, 2010Publication by Jennifer Short appears in the Holland & Knight Health Law and Life Science Alert, titled “Health Care Reform: While Debate Rages, Enforcement Proposals Take Shape.” This article was published August 2009.
August 8, 2009In May 2009, Jennifer Short pens and publishes an article titled “President Obama Signs Landmark Anti-Fraud Bill Into Law,” in the Holland & Knight Government Contracts Alert.
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