Jeffrey D. Grant

Jeffrey D. Grant (born June 11, 1956) is an American lawyer, minister, and non-profit Executive Director who served 18 months in federal prison for loan fraud.

He co-founded the White Collar Support Group, a group for white-collar criminals and their families.

Early life Grant was born on June 11, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts. Grant graduated from SUNY Brockport with a B.S. in Business and Economics in 1978, and graduated with his J.D. from New York Law School in 1981. operating a 20-person law firm and serving as general counsel for major real estate firms.

In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was later convicted for loan fraud.

Post-incarceration After serving time in federal prison from 2006 to 2007, Grant earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After graduating in 2012, Grant served at the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT as Associate Minister and Director of Prison Ministries.

In 2013, Grant and his wife Lynn Springer co-founded a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to white-collar criminals navigating the justice system and their families. The non-profit hosts a weekly meeting and in 2024 hosted its first conference.

On May 5, 2021, Grant's law license was reinstated. Grant is an active member of several bar associations and has served on various criminal justice-related boards. From 2016 – 2019, Grant served as executive director of Family ReEntry, Inc., a criminal justice organization. and Lynn Springer as part of their nonprofit organization, which was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2015. The White Collar Support Group is a community outreach program based in the United States that offers community support and resources for those navigating the white-collar criminal justice system. As part of its advocacy, the group advocates for expungement reform and a felon's right to banking. The group is a participant in Yale School of Management Professor Dr. Erin Frey's Professional and Personal Restoration Study.

In 2024, the White Collar Support Group hosted the first annual White Collar Conference, an online event. Speakers included GOOD PLANeT CEO David Israel, podcaster Brent Cassity, Bridgegate defendant Bill Baroni, criminal defense lawyer Elizabeth Kelley, Theranos whistleblower Erika Cheung, former district attorney Seth Williams, tech entrepreneur Drew Chapin, and others. Membership includes lawyers, executives, and other professionals who are charged or convicted of white-collar crime. Members include Richard Bronson, former partner at Stratton Oakmont, the firm featured in Martin Scorsese’s film The Wolf of Wall Street; and Gordon Caplan of the Varsity Blues scandal.

Publications Grant has appeared in various media such as The New Yorker, Bloomberg Law, Forbes, Vanity Fair, and New York Magazine, among others. published by the American Bar Association. He was featured in the books Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury by Evan Osnos and Trusted White Collar Offenders: Global Case Studies of Crime Convenience, published by academic publisher Springer International.