About Dhairya Jani
DEA Regulatory Defense & Vaccine Injury Compensation Attorney
Dhairya Jani founded Jani Law PLLC to represent healthcare practitioners, pharmacies, distributors, manufacturers, and other DEA-registered businesses facing DEA enforcement actions, and individuals pursuing compensation through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). In both areas, the cases are specialized, the stakes are high, and experience is the only equalizer.
His background is distinct. In the VICP, he served as a federal judicial law clerk at the Vaccine Court deciding these cases, then as a lead DOJ Trial Attorney litigating more than 85 of them for the government. In DEA enforcement, he built and litigated these cases from inside the Agency as Diversion Enforcement Counsel.
He launched Jani Law PLLC in February 2026 to bring that decade of experience entirely to bear for the registrants and individuals who need it most. Practiced from the inside. Now entirely on your side.
Three Perspectives. One Practice.
Jani Law PLLC is the direct application of Dhairya Jani’s work as a dedicated public servant.
The Adjudicator’s Perspective.
Dhairya began his path as a federal judicial law clerk at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, the Vaccine Court.
For over three years, Dhairya clerked for two Special Masters, managing a large docket of contested vaccine injury cases and drafting the rulings that resolved them, including:
Dhairya developed a precise understanding of how Special Masters evaluate the cases before them, what the evidentiary record needs to show at every stage, and what separates the claims that succeed from those that do not.
The Government Litigator’s Perspective.
Dhairya then moved to the counsel table as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), representing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the respondent in all VICP proceedings.
As a lead DOJ trial attorney in more than 85 cases, he:
Dhairya developed a thorough understanding of what makes VICP claims succeed, how the government assesses its own exposure, and where the pressure points in settlement negotiations actually lie. He has done everything these cases demand, from the first medical record to the final appeal, and done it from the inside. That knowledge now works entirely for petitioners.
The Enforcement Counsel’s Perspective.
Dhairya then joined the DEA as Diversion Enforcement Counsel, where he worked on more than 55 administrative enforcement actions spanning every registrant category, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, independent and large-scale pharmacies, distributors, importers, and manufacturers.
He practiced the full lifecycle of DEA enforcement:
Dhairya understands not just the law but how these cases are built from the inside, and where the leverage lies at every stage of the proceeding.
Federal Service and What It Means for Clients
Drafting the rulings. Litigating the cases. Building the enforcement actions.
Years of federal service across DEA enforcement and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program produced something that knowing the law and private practice experience alone cannot: a firsthand understanding of how these cases are actually decided, where they succeed, where they fail, and what it takes to win. That understanding is what every client at Jani Law PLLC receives from the first call through the final resolution.
Diversion Enforcement Counsel — Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Chief Counsel
Fifty-five-plus complex administrative enforcement actions. Every stage of how DEA enforcement actually works:
Additional matters included Suspicious Orders Reporting System (SORS) compliance under the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act and the development of a comprehensive Controlled Substance Act (CSA) compliance architecture for a peyote manufacturer operating within the framework of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA).
What This Means for DEA Defense Clients
Dhairya Jani has practiced the DEA’s administrative enforcement proceedings at every stage and brings that depth of experience entirely to your defense.
Federal Judicial Law Clerk — U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters
What This Means for Vaccine Injury Clients
The perspective developed inside the decision-making chamber, understanding how evidence is evaluated before a word of advocacy is written, is the foundation on which every VICP case at this firm is built.
Trial Attorney — U.S. Department of Justice, Torts Branch (Vaccine Litigation)
Trial attorney representing the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 85-plus vaccine injury cases filed at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Every phase of litigation:
What This Means for Vaccine Injury Clients
Dhairya Jani has practiced the VICP from every angle and brings that full perspective to building your vaccine injury case.
Education & Legal Experience
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Texas
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Bachelor of Science, Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Juris Doctor
- Staff Editor at the Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy
Languages
English, Hindi, Gujarati
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- D.C. Bar Association
- Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association
- Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
- South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C.
- National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) – Rare Action Network Member