Successful Motion to Reverse Criminal Conviction Under D.C.’s Innocence Protection Act
I recently prevailed in a motion to have a client’s felony conviction reversed on grounds…
Appellate Case Challenges Constitutionality of the District of Columbia’s Anti-Stalking Law
I currently represent a client (let’s call him “Client”) in an interesting First Amendment case…
Matthew Kaplan Appointed to CJA Appeals Panel
I am pleased that I have been appointed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Arguing Before the D.C. Court of Appeals – Eyewitness Identification
On November 4 I appeared on behalf of my client at an oral argument before…
Overtime Collective Action Certified in Maryland
Working closely with the excellent attorneys at The Washington Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights and…
Super Lawyers Honors Matthew B Kaplan a DC “Rising Star”
I have been selected to the 2014 Washington DC Rising Stars list of distinguished attorneys…
Joining the Maryland Bar
I just learned that I passed the Maryland “Attorneys’ Bar,” which is obviously good news. …
New Employment Law and Defamation Case
I currently represent the former senior official the Alexandria (Virginia) City Public Schools (“ACPS”) in…
Rising Star
I recently learned that Super Lawyers magazine had put me on its 2013 list of…
Virginia Court of Appeals Agrees to Review Important Decision on Constitutional Rights
The Virginia Court of Appeals today granted a petition that I filed on behalf of…
New DC Superior Court Debt Collection Practice Ignores the Law
In litigating throughout the country over the last decade, I have found that courts and…
Due Process in Virginia: Amos v. Commonwealth
Think you have the right to basic due process—such as the right to have an…
Virginia Class Actions
I am often contacted by potential clients and fellow attorneys about pursuing possible class actions…
Problems With the DC Courts’ Website
For some inexplicable reason the DC courts’ website (www.dccourts.gov) is not properly indexed by Google…
Do not ignore a lawsuit!!
Many issues surrounding litigation are complicated. But there is one straightforward, uncomplicated rule that applies…
Virginia Landlords Are Not Responsible for Safety of their Tenants According to Virginia Supreme Court
A just released Virginia Supreme Court decision will further Virginia’s reputation as a landlord-friendly jurisdiction. …
Securities Fraud: Questioning the Logic of a Criminal Investigation of J.P. Morgan
Press reports indicate that the FBI and the Department of Justice are investigating the huge…
Real Estate Closings in New York
This weekend’s New York Times has an interesting article on residential real estate closings in…
NPR Story on Important Internet Defamation Case
NPR’s On the Media program has an interesting story on the Crystal Cox case, in…
Virginia Supreme Court Says Default Judgment Can be Entered Against Defendant Who Knows Nothing Of Lawsuit
The message of a somewhat surprising recent Virginia Supreme Court decision, Specialty Hospitals Of Washington…
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