Meet the Founder and Executive Director

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Triston Chase O’Savio is dedicated to leveraging law and policy to create a better world. Recognizing the limitations of government, he sees the critical role that nonprofits, like The Muffin Man Project, play in bridging gaps and supporting other organizations in their mission to making the world a better place.

As a commercial litigation attorney, Triston advocates for small businesses, ensuring their legal rights are protected. His commitment to justice extends to his pro bono work with the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, where he represents indigent clients facing government overreach in prosecutions.

Triston’s dedication to empowering the youth through education is evident from his tenure as an adjunct professor of law at the Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University. He also served as a legal writing professor for the Council on Legal Education Opportunity’s (CLEO) Summer Institute, a program aimed at expanding opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. Triston previously served as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge James M. Muley in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Currently, Triston serves his community in various capacities: as a Commissioner on the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals, a member of the Herndon District Historic Review Board, the Herndon Architectural Review Board, the Herndon Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, 11th Congressional District Committee, Next Stop Theatre Board of Governors, and the Fairfax Bar Association Young Lawyers Board of Governors.