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A decade of military service, combat deployment in Iraq, and an active Top Secret clearance bring unique experience to national security matters.

With more than a decade of military experience, a fifteen-month combat deployment in Iraq, awards for national security matters, and an active Top Secret clearance, Jason Wright has the knowledge, the experience, and the courage to handle any national security matter.

Recent Matters

  • Advise a defense contractor on matters requiring a Top-Secret Security Clearance on intelligence laws and authorities under Title 50 and related areas of national security law.
  • Consult on due process challenges to counter-terror designations (SDN list) and related sanctions imposed by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
  • Represented, as a DoD appointed JAG public defender, the lead defendant in 9/11 death penalty case, Khalid Sheik Mohammad (KSM). (U.S. v. Mohammad, et al., U.S. Military Commissions, 2011–2014).
  • Won the release and repatriation of innocent Guantánamo Bay Afghan detainee Obaidullah, an international cause célèbre and campaign of Amnesty International (2016).
  • Won challenges to adverse security clearance adjudications before the Departments of Defense, Navy, and State.
  • Represented individuals facing federal employment termination in the “Navy SEAL Silencer Case” (2015).

Homeland Security and National Security Law — FAQ

What national security matters does Jason Wright handle?

Drawing on more than a decade of military experience, a fifteen-month combat deployment in Iraq, awards for national security matters, and an active Top Secret clearance, Jason Wright advises on intelligence laws and authorities (including under Title 50), security clearance adjudications, and counter-terror designations (the SDN list) and related OFAC sanctions.

What was Jason Wright's role in the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay?

As a Department of Defense-appointed JAG public defender, Jason Wright represented the lead defendant in the 9/11 death penalty case, Khalid Sheik Mohammad (KSM), before the U.S. Military Commissions (U.S. v. Mohammad, et al., 2011-2014).

Has the firm handled security clearance cases?

Yes. Jason Wright has won challenges to adverse security clearance adjudications before the Departments of Defense, Navy, and State, and won the release and repatriation of Guantanamo Bay Afghan detainee Obaidullah, a cause celebre and campaign of Amnesty International.

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