Former U.S. Counternarcotics Director Uttam Dhillon Joins Dallas-based Fitzpatrick...

Former U.S. Counternarcotics Director Uttam Dhillon Joins Dallas-based
Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP

Dhillon brings extensive federal law enforcement policy background, litigation
expertise to growing Dallas firm

DALLAS, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas law firm of Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith
& Uhl LLP is proud to announce the addition of noted litigator Uttam Dhillon,
the former director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of
Counternarcotics Enforcement, to the firm.

Mr. Dhillon joins the firm following a series of high-level positions with the
federal government where he demonstrated expertise in drafting and
implementing criminal justice and public policy initiatives, navigating the
legislative process, coordinating the development of multi-agency law
enforcement strategies, and providing guidance in federal appropriations and
authorization procedures, among other areas.

"Uttam joins us with an impeccable reputation, vast knowledge of the law and
the way Washington, D.C. works, and superb courtroom and litigation skills,"
says Daniel K. Hagood, co-founder of the firm. "He will be our go-to partner
for complex federal litigation and federal appellate work."

Most recently, Mr. Dhillon served as the nation's first director of the Office
of Counternarcotics Enforcement for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
following his presidential nomination and unanimous confirmation by the U.S.
Senate. Mr. Dhillon previously served as the Justice Department's Associate
Deputy Attorney General responsible for anti-gang initiatives. In that
capacity, he also played key roles in formulating and implementing Justice
Department policies relating to violent crime, capital punishment, explosives,
firearms and civil liberties.

Additionally, Mr. Dhillon served as the first chief counsel and deputy staff
director for the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, policy director
for the U.S. House Republican Policy Committee, and senior investigative
counsel for the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. As an
assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Mr. Dhillon
led complex, multiple-defendant prosecutions involving money laundering, alien
smuggling, major narcotics trafficking organizations, and violent criminal
activity.

At Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP, Mr. Dhillon concentrates his practice
on complex federal litigation, white-collar defense and federal appeals, as
well providing guidance to U.S. businesses on homeland security and law
enforcement initiatives.

Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP is a full-service criminal defense law firm
dedicated to defending individuals and corporations facing federal, state and
military criminal investigations and prosecutions. Firm attorneys are each
former high-level state and/or federal prosecutors and have represented
companies, corporate executives and professionals in numerous high-profile
cases. To learn more about the firm, please visit www.fhsulaw.com.

For more information about Mr. Dhillon or to learn more about Fitzpatrick
Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP, contact Robert Tharp at 800-559-4534 or
Robert@androvett.com.

SOURCE Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP

Robert Tharp, 800-559-4534, Robert@androvett.com, for Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith
& Uhl LLP