Law Practice
Jun. 3, 2025
Former DOJ prosecutor who resigned over Trump administration order to drop charges joins Hueston Hennigan
A decorated Army veteran and Harvard Law graduate, Hagan Scotten brings a decade of public corruption and financial crimes experience to the Los Angeles-based litigation firm. Scotten will be the first partner in its New York City office.




Hagan Scotten, who resigned from the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office in February after the Trump administration pushed to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, joined Hueston Hennigan LLP on Monday as its first New York-based partner.
Scotten will join 17 associates and counsel as the first partner in the firm's New York office, opened two years ago by the Los Angeles-based firm. The firm will have about 100 lawyers once its incoming class passes the bar, said...
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