▁Qu ar les ▁joined ▁Wil mer ▁C ut ler ▁Pick ering ▁H ale ▁and ▁Dor r , ▁where ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁senior ▁lit ig ation ▁partner , ▁handling ▁major ▁app ell ate ▁cases ▁nation wide . ▁Qu ar les ▁is ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁State ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth s ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Qu ar les ▁joined ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Special ▁Coun sel ▁Robert ▁Mu eller , ▁a ▁former ▁colle ague ▁at ▁Wil mer ▁H ale , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Qu ar les ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁his ▁former ▁Water gate ▁colle ague , ▁Richard ▁Ben - V en iste , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁" nothing ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁pressure ▁and ▁oblig ation ▁that ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁job ▁puts ▁on ▁your ▁shoulders " ▁and ▁that ▁Qu ar les ' s ▁experience ▁" g ives ▁him ▁the ▁confidence ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁right ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁investig ations ▁into ▁Trump ▁and ▁Russia ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁pro sec utors ▁Category : L aw y ers ▁from ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : Har vard ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Wil mer ▁C ut ler ▁Pick ering ▁H ale ▁and ▁Dor r ▁partners ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 2