S. MatthewKrsacok (Matt)

Associate

Washington + 1.202.879.4667

Matt Krsacok focuses his practice on appellate advocacy, critical motions practice, and providing strategic advice to clients facing complex legal challenges. He has drafted briefs in six federal courts of appeals and in various state and federal trial courts on a variety of topics, including constitutional, administrative, and anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) laws.

Matt maintains an active pro bono practice. Recently, he represented a habeas petitioner in a successful Seventh Circuit appeal resulting in a full reversal of the district court's decision on a statutory issue.

Before joining Jones Day, Matt served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Chad A. Readler on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Experience

  • Honduran man fleeing gang violence secures remand in Ninth CircuitOn behalf of Victor Fuentes, a Honduran native fleeing gang violence, Jones Day successfully challenged an immigration judge's removal order in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
  • Pro bono client wins Seventh Circuit appeal, securing right to have post-conviction claims heard after twenty-year delayJones Day obtained a significant victory for a pro bono client in a Seventh Circuit appeal, resulting in a precedential decision.