Matthew G. Kaiser

At The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC, Matt Kaiser represents clients in commercial litigation, government investigations, and white-collar cases.

Matt has represented companies and individuals in lawsuits involving fraud, unfair trade practices, professional malpractice, and other claims. He has represented clients being investigated for fraud, bribery, criminal conflicts of interest, and ethics violations. He has helped people charged in federal court with health care fraud, securities fraud, tax offenses, export control charges, and other federal crimes.

Before founding The Kaiser Law Firm, Matt’s professional experience included working at:

   * Williams & Connolly LLP
   * Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
   * The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland
   * The United States District Court for the District of Maryland, as a law clerk for the Honorable Catherine C. Blake

Matt has also written on a number of topics in criminal law and procedure.  He is the author of the Federal Criminal Appeals Blog, which was recognized by the ABA Law Journal as one of the 100 best law-related blogs in the United States for 2011. His writing has also appeared in:

   * The Legal Times
   * The National Law Journal
   * The Georgetown Law Journal
   * The American Constitution Society blog

Matt’s educational background includes:

   * J.D., magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, and Senior Articles Editor of The Georgetown Law Journal.  
   * M.A., Philosophy from Tulane University.
   * B.A., Philosophy, The College of Wooster, Phi Beta Kappa and with departmental honors.

Matt is active in the legal community, and a member of:

   * The Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court, an invitation-only professional organization devoted to white-collar criminal practice
   * The Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.
   * The Board of Governors of the Bar Association of DC
   * A Hearing Panel for the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility

Matt also volunteers his time:

   * On the Board of Directors of Our Place DC, an organization that helps women reenter society after a prison sentence;
   * Working with high school students from low-income schools to help them get into college with College Summit.

He is licensed to practice law in:

   * Maryland
   * The District of Columbia
   * The United States District Court for the District of Maryland
   * The United States District Courts for the District of Columbia
   * The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   * The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   * The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   * The Supreme Court of the United States