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.
- The Ohio State University (J.D. summa cum laude 2020; Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Ohio State Law Journal; B.A. in Political Science and History magna cum laude 2017; Phi Beta Kappa)
- District of Columbia and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits
- Intern: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio (Spring 2020); Ohio Attorney General's Office, Appeals Section (Fall 2019); and U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Policy and Legislation (Summer 2018)
- Law Clerk to Judge Chad A. Readler, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (2020-2021)