Former U.S. Attorney Bill Killian for the Eastern District of Tennessee

4/5/2016

Attorney Bill Killian

c/o Polsinelli

Liberty Tower

Suite 900

605 Chestnut Street

Chattanooga, TN  37450-0011

Dear Attorney Killian,

My name is Matthew Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in studying history and public policy.  These subjects are my favorite because I like to understand the need to advance on Civil Rights to help protect people who are different from being discriminated, improve regulations to help combat against fraud to protect people, have checks and balances in the criminal justice system to reduce crime while protecting people’s civil liberties, and many others. Attorney Killian, I find your work as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 2010-2015, I liked your commitment to be a strong supporter of protecting minorities, women, and people with disabilities from being discriminated and advocating to help strengthen Civil Rights.   On health care issues, I was very proud on how you prosecuted health insurance companies that committed health care fraud against the people, worked with other U.S. Attorneys to combat against illegal prescription distribution, and expand treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug addiction.  Another thing that I liked was on how you used an approach to help combat against healthcare fraud was creating educational awareness to explain to people about ways to avoid health care fraud and explain different tips on preventing health care fraud. Your commitment to reduce crime like combating against illegal firearms to reduce gun violence, prosecuting people who commit hate-crime to reduce violence, and working with U.S. Attorneys including President Obama to combat against financial fraud caused by the financial institutions is common sense.  

Attorney Killian, I have Autism with a learning disability. Having Autism is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different subjects, sometimes struggle with communication when speaking with other people, and I get teased.  Your strong commitment to be a strong supporter of protecting Civil Rights, assisting minorities, women, and people with disabilities from being discriminated, and advocating for people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on Autism and to be interested in learning.  Your role as U.S. Attorney on combating against healthcare fraud including creating educational awareness about the need to prevent health care fraud got me interested in watching documentaries about the need to improve laws to reduce fraud against the people, victims of fraud including health care fraud’ stories about how they work hard to overcome their struggles, and explain how different companies or insurance companies commit fraud, abuse, and waste on people including tax-payer’s money.   In winter semester of 2014, I took a class called “Intro To Criminal Justice” at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  In my class, I enjoyed learning about how the court system works, how law enforcement works, Miranda Rights with civil liberties, and how different Supreme Court cases or different laws affect the criminal justice system. My instructor worked with me on creating different ideas about reforming the criminal justice system in my project like the need for drug treatment programs to help drug users get the treatment they need to reduce drug addiction, fund D.N.A. testing with forensic science to reduce wrongful conviction, establish an education awareness program to help educate people about the need to reduce crime along with ways to protect them from different types of crime, have community services to help non-violent offenders including juveniles rehabilitate from re-offending, and expand programs to help victims of violence get the assistance they need to recover from trauma, and many others.  Your work as U.S. Attorney really inspired me to be interested in learning about the criminal justice system, understand the need to combat against fraud, and to continue my strong interest in history.  My main goal is to use what I learn from these subjects to help teach people about the need to improve society or work in public policy to help create common sense ideas to help make society better and stronger for the people.

Attorney Killian, I strongly believe that you made a great difference as U.S. Attorney on making society better by combating against crime while using common sense ideas to help educate people about how to prevent crime or protect themselves. You and your work has made a great impact on me to work hard on Autism, be interested in learning about the criminal justice system, and continue learning history.  I was wondering if you could please explain what it was like being U.S. Attorney and give me advice about continuing my interest in history, criminal justice, and public policy.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue advocating for great common sense ideas to improve criminal justice system.

Sincerely,

Matthew B. Winick

"Being Bill Killian: Former U.S. Attorney talks about sports, and life and how they're sometimes the same thing" by Alex Green in the Edge magazine about Attorney Killian's life. Attorney Killian sent me this article along with his letter to me.

Article from Knoxville Bar Association publication of " DICTA" about Former U.S. Attorney Killian bout what it was like being a U.S. Attorney the Attorney Killian provided me with his letter to me.