Practice Areas

White-Collar Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Environmental Law Litigation Attorneys

Killian & Gephart LLP is an unconventional law firm, focusing on assisting businesses and individuals in both emergency situations and with less urgent legal needs. A majority of the firm’s business comes from attorney referrals, owing to Killian & Gephart LLP’s reputation for mobilizing quickly and working toward discreet, satisfying resolutions to crises. The firm’s lawyers work in:

Criminal Law: Killian & Gephart LLP’s criminal defense practice focuses on representing clients charged with white collar crimes, DUI, drug-related charges, environmental and employment crimes, perjury, embezzlement, and other state or federal charges.

White Collar Crime-Federal Charges: The firm’s lawyers can immediately begin work warding off a grand jury investigation, or defending clients against charges of bribery, fraud, conspiracy, regulatory violations including NRC, SEC, and OIG-related issues, and more.

Business Litigation: Killian & Gephart LLP’s business litigation attorneys have extensive experience with matters of business dissolution, contract disputes, employment contract lawsuits, regulatory or permit disputes, professional malpractice, civil rights actions, and other large-scale litigation.

Real Estate Development and Zoning: The firm is a leader in issues of land development plans, zoning challenges, environmental liability, and regulatory compliance, in multiple federal, state, and appellate courts.

Environmental Law: The firm’s lawyers have decades of experience dealing with matters of regulatory compliance, illegal dumping, landfill remediation, alleged permit violations, criminal charges, and more.

NRC Investigations: Beginning with Three Mile Island, Killian & Gephart LLP's attorneys have been assisting utility companies with Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Investigations' (NRC/OI) probes and individual enforcement proceedings.

Federal Grand Jury and Corporate Investigations: Even if an investigation is unfounded, the firm understands the devastation adverse publicity can cause your business or reputation. For that reason, Killian & Gephart LLP not only provides quality legal services, but also discreet representation designed to minimize your public exposure as much as possible.

Appeals:Killian and Gephart LLP has an extensive appellate practice and our appellate attorneys are available to represent clients in appeals in any of our practice areas.

The firm also has a long-standing practice representing the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the preeminent public-sector union in Pennsylvania. Work-related matters are paid for in full by the union when the union determines work-related legal representation is required. A PSEA union member receives a 30% discount on legal fees for non-work-related legal matters such as wills, powers of attorney, real-estate transactions, adoptions, and contracts.

Contact the Firm

After more than 40 years of work, Killian & Gephart LLP has the experience and knowledge to assist with any complex case or investigation. To ask to speak with one of the firm’s lawyers, visit this Web site’s contact page. Past cases have taken the firm throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Ohio, Washington DC and more.