Washington, DC
Litigation Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Litigation, Appeals, International Law
OUTCOME: Ongoing
Currently serving as a legal officer for the Trial Chamber of the ECCC, a UN-backed criminal tribunal, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The prosecution has charged the defendants, former high-ranking officials ... in the 1975-79 government led by Pol Pot, with genocide, persecution of religious groups, and other crimes against humanity.
OUTCOME: All claims dismissed
Represented a defendant in a rear-end auto accident. Plaintiff sued the defendant and her parents on the theory that the family-car doctrine applied. Won dismissal of all claims against defendant after ... (1) bringing a successful motion to dismiss defendant's parents from the case based on the inapplicability of the family-car doctrine, and (2) bringing a later motion to dismiss based on the fact that the timely-served defendants (the parents) were no longer parties and that under Washington law, insufficient service of process on the remaining defendant could therefore no longer be cured. The court dismissed all remaining claims after an all-day evidentiary hearing.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Represented a licensed home inspector sued for allegedly failing to report several defects in the home. Brought a motion for partial summary judgment arguing that the home inspector's report explicitly ... stated that it was not a warranty and that the plaintiff was bound to the terms of the contract with the home inspector limiting potential damages to the $400 cost of the inspection. The plaintiff then settled the case at mediation for less than one-third the damages claimed.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Convinced the Washington Department of Licensing to dismiss Dept. of Licensing v. Insured Real Estate Brokerage. Claimant purchased a foreclosed house being sold by a bank in “as is” condition then al ... leged professional misconduct based on defects. Matt and lead attorney Jeffrey P. Downer independently investigated events in this grievance and the claimant’s prior complaints against real estate professionals. They submitted an analysis of the laws and regulations governing their conduct to the Department of Licensing, after which the Department closed its investigation, concluding that no action should be taken against the brokers.
OUTCOME: District court decision for client, later upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Plaintiffs filed suit under the False Claims Act on behalf of the federal government after the U.S. Attorney declined to pursue the case, alleging that client real estate brokerage was part of a scheme ... with the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee to profit from their bankruptcy. Successfully argued that the plaintiffs were ineligible to file suit under the Public Disclosure Bar, since the information leading to the lawsuit was obtained from a federal investigation.
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