Every matter on this page is drawn from a public record — a court filing, a published opinion, a Justice Department release or a government document — rather than from a firm summary. Where a source document exists, it is linked beneath the matter it supports. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter.
Government service
Thirteen years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, with roughly eight of those years on fraud and public corruption. NPR, introducing him for an interview on the Manafort prosecution, described him as a federal prosecutor who “served under Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and President Obama.”
| Matter | Role | Forum | Public source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdSurf Daily Ponzi scheme (Bowdoin) | Prosecutor (AUSA) | U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia | DOJ release 12-305 |
| Nonprofit and public-funds fraud (Thompson) | Prosecutor (AUSA) | U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia | DOJ release 12-393 |
| Brown v. United States | Assistant U.S. Attorney on the brief | D.C. Court of Appeals | Published opinion, 25 August 2005 |
Government investigations and corporate representation
John Doe Corporation — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Counsel for the plaintiff corporation, with the New Civil Liberties Alliance, in No. 1:24-cv-02443-JEB. The brief in opposition to the motion to dismiss was filed on 12 November 2024 and is signed by Seth B. Waxman.
Court filing (ECF No. 57) — source document →
Defense engagements
| Matter | Role | Forum |
|---|---|---|
| United States v. Larmore | Defense counsel (withdrew 4 September 2024) | S.D.N.Y., No. 1:24-cr-00140 |
| State v. Agen — Flint water perjury prosecution | Defense counsel | Genesee County Circuit Court, Michigan |
Independent oversight and monitorships
Seth B. Waxman was named as a member of the team in Dickinson Wright PLLC’s proposal to serve as Independent Monitor of the Chicago Police Department consent decree — a public procurement for court-supervised oversight of a police department under a federal consent decree. The proposal is published in redacted form by the consent-decree administrator.
Independent Monitor proposal (redacted) — source document →
This experience sits alongside the firm’s independent investigations and monitorships work and its court-appointed receivership practice — all three are versions of the same thing: a neutral appointed or engaged to establish facts and report to a court or an oversight body.
Admissions and credentials
| Bar admissions | District of Columbia; Maryland (Bar No. 2607271016); New York (admitted 2005) |
|---|---|
| Federal practice | Admitted and appears in federal district courts, including on pro hac vice admission. Federal court attorney directories record such admissions; his appears in the Western District of Texas directory under bar number 456156, listed there during his tenure at Dickinson Wright. |
| Law school | University of Virginia School of Law — Virginia Law Review |
| Undergraduate | Florida State University, B.S. |
| Recognition | The Best Lawyers in America — White-Collar Criminal Defense and Commercial Litigation, listed since 2019 |
What this page is not
These are matters of public record in which Seth B. Waxman appeared. They are not a representation about outcomes in any future matter, and they are not a complete list of his work — much of which is confidential. Media commentary on public matters is collected separately at media appearances and does not indicate that the firm acted in those matters.
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