About

Justin Dillon is a former Assistant United States Lawyer with extensive trial experience, now specializing in defending clients in Title IX and campus discipline cases, as well as white-collar criminal investigations. He has gained national recognition for his work in campus misconduct cases, co-authoring a guide on Title IX Hearings and Litigation. In addition to his successful track record in resolving cases on campus, Justin has also achieved victories in court, including winning summary judgment in a campus sexual assault case. In his white-collar practice, he has defended high-profile clients and government employees facing ethical or criminal misconduct allegations. With a background in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and as a federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, Justin brings a wealth of experience to his practice.

A former Assistant United States Lawyer with dozens of trials under his belt, Justin Dillon now uses his years of litigation and investigative experience to defend clients in Title IX and campus discipline cases and in complex, high-stakes white-collar criminal investigations.

Justin has gained nationwide attention for his work representing students and professors in campus misconduct cases, which he and his firm have handled at more than 100 schools nationwide. Along with his partner Chris Muha, he co-authored Title IX Hearings and Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide, published by The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and available here to any member of FIRE’s Legal Network.

While most of his cases are successfully resolved on campus, Justin is not afraid to take it all the way to court—he was the first lawyer in the country to win summary judgment against a university in a campus sexual assault case, and he has never lost a lawsuit against a college.

In his white-collar practice, Justin has successfully defended the General Counsel of a public company in a foreign-bribery investigation, helped a government contractor avoid criminal charges after a lengthy federal investigation, and represented numerous individuals and small-business owners.

Justin also frequently represents government employees under investigation for alleged ethical or criminal misconduct, including a former Cabinet secretary, a former Senate-confirmed head of a federal agency, and many other federal employees and federal prosecutors. He has extensive experience with Offices of Inspector General and the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). He is also the former white-collar crime columnist for the website Above the Law; a collection of his columns is available here.

Earlier in his career, Justin worked for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and later spent five and a half years as a federal prosecutor in Washington, DC.

Legal Issues

White Collar Crime

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Stockbroker & Investment Fraud

Securities Law

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages

• English

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Partner
  Dillon PLLC
  2024
• Partner
  KaiserDillon PLLC
  2014
• Assistant United States Lawyer
  United States Lawyer s Office for the District of Columbia
  2008
• Lawyer
  Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
  2006
• Trial Lawyer
  United States Department of Justice
  2003
• Law Clerk to the Honorable David M. Ebel
  United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  2002

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service

Location