KARIN M. SWEIGART is a constitutional litigator who handles disputes where speech, reputation, and institutional power intersect. She represents clients in defamation and Anti-SLAPP matters, civil rights litigation, and student rights cases that test the limits of due process and protected expression.
She approaches each case with an emphasis on early case assessment, strategic motion practice, and disciplined narrative control—particularly where litigation unfolds under public scrutiny or compressed timelines. Her clients include public officials, political candidates, media organizations, students, and private individuals in state and federal courts.
JESSE D. FRANKLIN-MURDOCK is a litigator and advisor who specializes in defamation, civil rights, and political law. Public figures count on him to guide them through crises in real time, both in and out of court. Ordinary citizens know he will not shy away from a fight with the world’s most powerful institutions. Public officials and political committees consider him a trusted counselor, well-versed not just in law, but also politics and public relations.
All Jesse’s clients who find themselves in litigation are well served by his devotion to the craft of legal writing, trial experience, and commitment to developing a deep understanding of the facts and issues.