Jason Grover has been a trial attorney for over 27 years—first as one of the Navy’s most experienced litigators, then with the U.S. Department of Labor, and finally a special assistant prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in multiple jurisdictions.
While in the Navy, Jason served several years as either a defense lawyer, prosecutor, or as a criminal law instructor in the Navy’s School for Judge Advocates. He also excelled as an Appellate Defense Attorney, including persuading the Appellate Court to overturn several court-martial convictions.
Expertly handled the most complex and challenging cases. – Commanding Officer, 2003
In fact, while serving in the Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Defense Division, Jason represented two clients on military “death row,” successfully overturning both of those sentences. Jason is one of a very few lawyers in the Department of Defense who has successfully represented capital cases on trial and on appeal.
“As an appellate defense counsel, his performance was consistently extraordinary . . . By far, the best oral advocate in the Division” Division Director, 2006
In December 2007, Jason was competitively selected, out of over 750 judge advocates, as one of the 11 first “experts” on the new Military Justice Litigation Career track, along with fellow KML attorneys Don King and Dave Harrison.
“One of the JAGC’s foremost military justice litigation experts.” Commanding Officer, 2009
Following the Navy, Jason joined the U.S. Department of Labor as the Counsel for Trial Litigation, overseeing trial court litigation of health and safety cases involving the workplace conditions in the nation’s mines. Jason has also personally tried every sort of civil enforcement action under the Mine Act, ensuring miners went home every night safe and healthy.
For over eight years, Jason served as the criminal coordinator for the Department of Labor working with the Department of Justice in referring and prosecuting the most serious Mine Act cases for criminal prosecution. Further, Jason worked as a special prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Jason also believes strongly in donating his legal expertise. He has engaged in a number of pro bono efforts, including representing domestic violence victims and seeking appellate relief for clients convicted of a crime. Finally, Jason was named a National Institute of Military Justice Fellow in 2021, serving on its board of directors and as its Secretary since 2024. As part of his efforts with NIMJ, Jason served on its Amicus Committee, working to ensure justice and fairness for prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Jason also practices as a criminal trial attorney in state and federal courts in Virginia.
Jason joined King Military Law as “of Counsel” in 2026.
