Meet Our Founding Attorneys
Experience. Insight. Advocacy.
Pam Hicks and Greg Pinto established DC Law Collective to provide federal workers with trusted advocacy and smart legal guidance. Our careers have been rooted in public service, giving us firsthand insight into the complexities of federal systems and the importance of integrity, accountability, and fair representation. Bringing together institutional knowledge and a client-first approach, we craft thoughtful legal strategies tailored to each case. At DC Law Collective, we are committed to ensuring every client has the support, representation, and respect they deserve.
Pam Hicks co-founded DC Law Collective to ensure federal employees have access to trusted legal advocacy rooted in her deep public service experience. As the former Chief Counsel of a federal agency with decades of federal experience, Pam brings firsthand insight into the complexities of government systems and the need for integrity, fairness, and accountability in the workplace. Pam spent nearly 30 years in the civil service and her decision to start the DC Law Collective reflects her belief that an independent civil service is critical to providing the American public with the government they need and deserve.
Greg Pinto draws on two decades of public service, litigation, advocacy, and federal agency experience to fight for workers’ rights with smart, client-focused advocacy. As a founding partner of DC Law Collective, Greg is committed to tailoring legal strategies to each client’s unique needs — with the ultimate goal of ensuring fair, respectful, and effective representation. Greg's years of public service and in fighting in court for those who have been wronged inspired his decision to co-found DC Law Collective to protect federal employees from injustices they now face.
Meet Our Team
Diligence. Discretion. Compassion.
Michelle McCluer - Employment Law Specialist
Michelle Lindo McCluer's 25 years of military and civilian federal service, including a decade practicing employment law, inspired her to continue serving the American public at the DC Law Collective. Michelle's commitment to the rule of law gained through her time as an Air Force Judge Advocate powers her dedication to ensuring that federal employees and former employees receive the rights to which they are entitled.
Katie Towt - Civil Rights Attorney
Katie Towt brings nearly two decades of public service and over a decade as a civil rights lawyer to DC Law Collective. A veteran of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, she developed deep expertise in civil rights and regulatory law, working across federal agencies to enforce numerous statutes and regulations. She built a strong litigation background through dozens of successfully resolved legal matters involving discrimination and retaliation. Her passion for employment and labor law drives her commitment to providing sophisticated, knowledgeable counsel to federal employees navigating an increasingly complex and uncertain legal landscape.
Not admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, federal practice only
Kirsten Crawford - Human Resources Consultant
Kirsten Crawford is a federal human capital strategist and former senior executive with more than 30 years of experience developing and directing workforce policy across the federal government. She has led human resources policy and programs affecting approximately 280,000 employees serving in the United States and abroad, giving her a rare, firsthand understanding of how federal agencies evaluate personnel matters, make employment decisions, and implement those decisions in practice. Her experience includes advising on complex personnel matters involving federal law enforcement officers and other employees serving in sensitive, mission-critical, and public-trust positions.
Kirsten draws on that experience to assist federal employees facing termination, discipline, benefits disputes, personnel actions, and other significant workplace challenges. Having drafted and reviewed agency employment decisions and advised senior leaders on complex workforce matters, she understands both the formal requirements agencies must follow and the internal processes that shape their actions. She helps clients and their attorneys identify factual inconsistencies, procedural deficiencies, and potential weaknesses in an agency’s position.
Her approach combines strategic insight with empathy and clear, plain-language communication. Kirsten recognizes that a federal employment dispute is not simply an administrative process—it can affect a person’s livelihood, professional identity, retirement, and future. She helps clients understand what has happened, organize the relevant facts and records, and evaluate practical paths forward.
Not every federal employment matter requires litigation. Kirsten is equally skilled at addressing problems before they escalate, including correcting personnel records, resolving retirement or benefits issues, navigating complex administrative requirements, and challenging procedural errors. When attorneys are involved, she provides federal human resources expertise that helps translate agency practices into practical insights supporting case assessment and legal strategy. Her services are consultative and do not constitute legal advice or legal representation.
Kirsten also provides career and leadership coaching for professionals navigating transitions, pursuing advancement, returning to the workforce, or preparing for greater leadership responsibility. Drawing on decades of experience mentoring employees and executives, she helps clients recognize their strengths, make informed career decisions, and move forward with purpose and confidence.
Kirsten earned a master’s degree in Organizational Systems Design from Seattle University and completed the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Geoff Teza
Geoff Teza is a retired Army Veteran and has spent several years working as a civil servant, most recently with the now defunct Office for Access to Justice within the US Department of Justice. Geoff has previously worked on several high-profile capital cases, including in Guantanamo Bay where he served on the USS Cole bombing prosecution team and assisted the 9/11 prosecution team. Geoff brings his collective 23 years of government service and experience dealing with complex discovery to DC Law Collective to assist federal employees, especially those that have been wronged by the current administration.