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Jeff Grant (attorney)
American lawyer and minister From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeffrey D. Grant, Esq. (born June 11, 1956), commonly referred to as Jeff Grant, is an American lawyer and minister. Grant offers private general counsel for executives and entrepreneurs, including work on regulatory matters, real estate, and in other high-stakes business situations.
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He co-founded the White Collar Support Group, a support group serving those navigating the white-collar criminal justice system and their families.[1]
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Early life
Grant was born on June 11, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] Grant graduated from SUNY Brockport with a B.S. in Business and Economics in 1978, and graduated with his J.D. from New York Law School in 1981.[3]
Career and Conviction
Grant practiced law in New York City and then Westchester County, NY,[4] operating a 20-person law firm[5] and serving as general counsel for major real estate firms[6] including Houlihan Lawrence, now part of HomeServices of America.[7]
In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was later convicted for loan fraud.[8] Grant was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Grant was incarcerated at United States Penitentiary, Allenwood.[9] Grant often shares that during this time, he was abusing drugs and alcohol and credits his arrest for leading him to sobriety. He has been sober for more than 20 years.[10]
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Post-Incarceration
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After serving time in federal prison from 2006 to 2007, Grant earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, focusing on Christian social ethics.[11] After graduating in 2012, Grant served at the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT as Associate Minister and Director of Prison Ministries.[12]
In 2013, Grant and his wife Lynn Springer co-founded a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to white-collar criminals navigating the justice system and their families.[13] The non-profit hosts a weekly White Collar Support Group meeting and in 2024 hosted its first White Collar Conference.[14]
On May 5, 2021, Grant's law license was reinstated by the Supreme Court of the State of New York.[15] Grant is an active member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Grant has served on criminal justice-related boards such as the Legal Action Center (New York, NY), Family ReEntry, and Community Partners in Action (formerly the Connecticut Prison Association, Hartford, CT).[16][17][18] From 2016 – 2019, Grant served as executive director of Family ReEntry, Inc. (Bridgeport, CT), a Connecticut criminal justice organization.[19]
White Collar Support Group
The White Collar Support Group was co-founded in 2016 by Grant[20] and Lynn Springer as part of their nonprofit organization, which was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2015.[21][22] The White Collar Support Group is a community outreach program based in the United States that offers community support and resources for those navigating the white-collar criminal justice system.[23] As part of its advocacy, the group advocates for expungement reform and a felon's right to banking.[21] The group is a participant in Yale School of Management Professor Dr. Erin Frey's Professional and Personal Restoration Study.[24]
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.[25] Membership includes lawyers, executives, and other professionals who are charged or convicted of white-collar crime.[26] Members include Richard Bronson, former partner at Stratton Oakmont, the firm featured in Martin Scorsese’s film The Wolf of Wall Street;[27] and Gordon Caplan of the Varsity Blues scandal.[28][29]
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Publications
Grant has appeared in various media such as The New Yorker,[30] Entrepreneur,[31] Bloomberg Law,[32] Forbes,[33] Vanity Fair,[34] New York Magazine,[35] and the Rich Roll Podcast [36] as a source on topics including addiction, COVID-19-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)/SBA loan fraud,[37] funding for post-incarceration social services,[38] reentry,[39][40] and how white-collar criminals can navigate living in and after prison.[41]
Grant wrote a chapter in the book Suicide and Its Impact on the Criminal Justice System (2021),[42] published by the American Bar Association. He was featured in the books Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury by Evan Osnos[43] and Trusted White Collar Offenders: Global Case Studies of Crime Convenience,[44] published by academic publisher Springer International.
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