An Oxford-educated trial lawyer, law professor, and decorated combat veteran, Jason D. Wright, Esq. has represented high-profile clients in some of the most complex cases of our time. From the 9/11 case, the largest criminal case in the history of the United States, to the Dewey and Leboeuf case, one of the most challenging white collar case of this decade, Jason Wright has unparalleled experience at state, federal, and international levels. With proven confidence inside and outside of the courtroom, Jason Wright can marshal the talent and tailor a winning strategy to solve any legal problem.
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High-stakes representation across a broad range of complex legal matters.
Strategic planning, creative thinking, and tactical expertise in high-stakes white collar defense and government investigations.
A decade of military service, combat deployment in Iraq, and an active Top Secret clearance bring unique experience to national security matters.
Navigating the complex web of international trade and financial compliance requirements administered by Treasury, State, and other agencies.
Oxford-educated in international law with experience before international tribunals and extensive travel across the Middle East and Europe.
Challenging the power of administrative agencies requires a trial lawyer's precision and a scholar's understanding of the Constitution and the APA.
Fighting for the rights of citizens against government overreach, drawing on military service and federal court experience.
The leading litigator in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of foreign investors challenging USCIS decisions on I-526 and I-829 petitions.
Helping servicemembers and veterans whose rights have been violated under military law and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Common questions about Wright Law Firm, Jason Wright's background, and how the firm works.
Jason D. Wright, Esq. is a trial lawyer, law professor, and decorated combat veteran, and Wright Law Firm, PLLC is his legal practice. A former federal law clerk and combat military officer, he has represented clients or consulted on cases before various state courts, U.S. federal district courts and courts of appeal, U.S. military courts, the Guantánamo Bay military commissions, the International Criminal Court, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Wright Law Firm, PLLC is located at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20003.
The firm’s practice areas include white collar defense and government investigations, homeland security and national security law, sanctions, export controls and compliance, international law, administrative and constitutional law, civil rights and human rights law suits, EB-5 investment litigation, and military law and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
Jason Wright holds a Master of Studies (M.St.), with distinction, in International Criminal Law from the University of Oxford (2010); a J.D., cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law (2004); and a B.S. from James Madison University (1998).
Jason Wright served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) from 2005 to 2014, with tours in Europe, Iraq, and Guantánamo Bay, and has served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Judge Advocate (Major) since 2014. During a fifteen-month deployment to Iraq he served as an international law advisor and aide-de-camp to a commanding general, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. His other recognitions include the National Security Law Award and the New York City Bar Association’s Trial Advocacy Award.
Jason Wright defended the former Chief Financial Officer of Dewey & LeBoeuf in a four-month securities fraud trial; served, as a Department of Defense–appointed JAG public defender, on the defense of the lead defendant in the 9/11 death penalty case before the Guantánamo Bay military commissions; has emerged as a leading litigator in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of EB-5 foreign investors challenging USCIS decisions; and has pursued international human rights matters in Europe and before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Yes. Jason Wright is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law, where he has taught International Criminal Procedure, and a professor of practice at Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he taught in the Transnational Tribunals Clinic. He has also served as a CLE instructor in International Humanitarian Law for the American Red Cross.
Yes. Jason Wright has been profiled in a New York Times documentary and by Christiane Amanpour's CNN International, the Rachel Maddow Show, NPR's All Things Considered, The Huffington Post, The Independent, Austria's Profil Magazine, and Slate Magazine, among other national and international media outlets.
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