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Matthew G. Kaiser

Matt Kaiser is a white-collar criminal defense lawyer in Washington, D.C. who writes and comments often on legal case and criminal justice issues. After working at Williams & Connolly and Zuckerman Spaeder, he started The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC in 2009. He was also an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Maryland and a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake in Baltimore. Kaiser represents political appointees, government employees, professionals, and others in investigations by federal law enforcement, committees of Congress, and in criminal cases in federal court.

Education

Kaiser graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was the Senior Articles Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. His undergraduate degree is from the College of Wooster and he has a master's degree in philosophy from Tulane University.

Blogs and Books

Kaiser 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, 2012, and 2013.1 He also has a regular column at the widely-read legal blog Above the Law about white-collar criminal defense and issues in the federal criminal justice system.

Matt also published his first book, called Criminal Defense Victories in the Federal Courts, an entertaining review of 200 defense wins in the federal courts.

Legal Analysis

Kaiser has appeared on television as a legal expert(2)and served as a legal analyst on WUSA9 – the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. commenting on the trial of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. [3][4][5][6]

Criminal defense and civil litigation

Representative cases in federal court include: •A physician charged with using mislabeled prescription drugs, and helping others import those mislabled drugs. •A stockbroker accused of defrauding his clients. •An attorney accused of participating in a real estate investment fraud scheme in his role as the general counsel of an underwriting company. •A tax preparer accused of submitting fraudulent tax returns for her clients. •A businessman accused of participating in criminal violations of our immigration laws. •A small business owner who filed for bankruptcy and was accused of fraud in connection with his bankruptcy filing. •A doctor accused of health care fraud. •A government official accused of conspiracy to commit tax fraud. •A man accused of passport fraud and identity theft. •Numerous other clients accused of federal offenses relating to obstruction of justice, making false statements, narcotics and weapons related crimes, and child pornography.

Campus Disciplinary Matters

Kaiser has successfully represented college students accused of campus sexual assault and works with his partner Justin Dillon to advocate for improved campus policies. Kaiser and Dillon have published opeds around the country on this issue. [7][8][9][10]  References

1.	ABA Journal 2013 Blawg 100 http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/7th_annual_blawg_100 2.	http://www.tklf.com/matt-kaiser-discusses-the-eric-holder-investigation-on-fox-5.html 3.	http://www.tklf.com/inside-the-mcdonnells-corruption-trial.html 4.	http://www.tklf.com/legal-analysis-mcdonells-corruption-trial.html 5.	http://www.tklf.com/latest-legal-analysis-of-mcdonnell-corruption-trial-by-matt-kais.html 6.	http://www.tklf.com/matt-kaiser-analyzes-former-governor-bob-mcdonnell-s-testimony-o.html 7.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304831304579541970401038080?mg=reno64wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304831304579541970401038080.html 8.	http://time.com/99959/campus-sexual-assault-matthew-kaiser/ 9.	http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/op_ed/2014/08/as_you_were_sayingcollege_courts_flunk_fairness_test 10.	http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/03/california-bill-consent-sex-college/