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.

Triston currently serves as an Assistant Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, a politically appointed role in which he represents the Commonwealth, the Governor, and the Virginia General Assembly in high-stakes appellate litigation.

Before joining the Attorney General's Office, Triston was a commercial litigation attorney, where he advocated for small businesses, ensuring their legal rights were protected. His commitment to justice also extended to his pro bono work with the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, where he represented 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. As a law student, Triston served as President of the Moot Court Board, and founded Dickinson Law’s O’Savio Moot Court Competition, an annual intraschool event named after Triston, that provides law students with the opportunity to hone their oral advocacy skills by arguing complex legal cases in front of esteemed judges, practitioners, and faculty. 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,  Central Committee of the Virginia Democratic Party, 11th Congressional District Committee, and She Believes In Me Board of Directors.