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Zachary A. Kitts
Zachary Kitts
Fairfax
Virginia (VA)
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Founding partner at K&G Law Group, PLLC, Zachary Kitts, concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law, qui tam litigation and other complex civil litigation matters.
Located in Fairfax, Virginia, Mr. Kitts represents and counsels both employers and employees in a wide variety of employment-related issues, including executive compensation and severance, covenants not to compete and other restraints of trade, business torts, and discriminatory discharge on the employment side of his legal practice. In his False Claims Act practice, Mr. Kitts represents relators in qui tam litigation under the federal False Claims Act and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. He has prosecuted a wide variety of claims for fraud against federal, state and local governments, including health care fraud, procurement fraud and financial fraud.
Mr. Kitts received his undergraduate degree from George Mason University and his law degree from American University's Washington College of Law. He is licensed to practice before all of the state and federal courts in District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as well as before the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
About Zachary Kitts
Law School: American University Washington College of Law
Admitted: 2001, Virginia
Professional Webpage: www.kglawpllc.com
Honors and Awards:
- Leading Expert, Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- Member, Virginia Bar Association, 2002-present
- Member, Taxpayers Against Fraud, 2006-present
- Past Chair, FBA Employment Law Section, 2006-2009
- Member, Fairfax County Bar Association, 2002-present
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- Virginia, 2001
- Maryland, 2002
- District of Columbia, 2004
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Pro Bono Panel Attorney, Women's Law Center of Maryland, 2007 - Present
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- 35 Things About Employment Law Every Virginia Lawyer Should Know, Including Ethics, Fairfax Bar Foundation, February 23, 2010
- First Annual Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Seminar, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, October 3, 2008
- Author, Practice Commentary on the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., National Institute for Trial Advocacy/Lexis, Employment And Labor Law, 2007
- Speaker, Virginia Attorney General's Forum on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, Virginia Office of the Attorney General, 2008
- Speaker, George Mason University Fall Lecture Series, 2009
- Author, In Pursuit of a Maryland False Claims Act, Maryland Bar Newsletter, 2009
- Contributing Author, Fee Agreements for Virginia Lawyers, Virginia Law Foundation, 2009
- Speaker, Workplace Investigations: Tips, Techniques, and Pitfalls, Virginia Law Foundation, 2010
- Author, Public Trust and the Role of Qui Tam Relators in the Regulatory Framework, Journal of Law Economics & Policy George Mason University School of Law, 2011
- Speaker, Show Me the Money: Court Awarded Attorney's Fees in Virginia State and Federal Courts, Virginia Law Foundation, 2011
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Dellinger v. Science Applications Intern. Corp., 649 F.3d 226, (4th Cir.(Va.) August 12, 2011).
- United States ex rel. Ronald DeCesare v. Americare In Home Nursing, et al., 757 F.Supp.2d 573 (E.D.Va. 2010).
- Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Nisar Siddiqui v. Navy Federal Credit Union, et al., WL 4981186, 2008
- Sutherland v. SOS Intern., Ltd., 541 F.Supp.2d 787 (E.D.Va. Mar 17), 2008
- Zegarra v. Marco Polo, Inc., 2009 WL 143428 (E.D.Va. Jan 21), 2009
- American Civil Liberties Union v. Holder, 652 F.Supp.2d 654 (E.D.Va. Aug 21), 2009
- Donald Hanzlik v. Sima Birach, Jr., et al. 2010 WL 1695610 (E.D.Va.), 2010
- Natalie R. Dellinger v. SAIC, 2010 WL 1375263 (E.D.Va.), 2010
- U.S. ex rel Decesare v. Americare Inhome Nursing, et al. 2011 WL 607390 (E.D.Va.), 2011
- Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc. v. Justin Shaffer, --- Va. ---, 2011 WL 5248212 (Nov. 4), 2011
- American Civil Liberties Union v. Holder, 2011 WL 1108252, (4th Cir.(Va.) March 28, 2011). , 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- United States ex rel. Christine Duncan v. LS Technologies, et al., 2007 WL 4896185 (2007). Successfully prosecuted a non-intervened Federal False Claims Act case; became one of very few qui tam lawyers to have the Department of Justice award a client the statutory maximum of 30% of the government’s recovery.
Educational Background:
- George Mason University, B.A., 1998
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