Seth B. Waxman, Esq.
Founding Attorney — Waxman Litigation
Seth B. Waxman is a Washington, DC trial lawyer who spent 13 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, prosecuting fraud and public corruption, and who now represents companies, boards and executives in business litigation, internal investigations, white-collar defense, and court-appointed receiverships. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for White-Collar Criminal Defense and Commercial Litigation, and has appeared as a legal analyst on CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg, NBC Nightly News and C-SPAN.
Note: Seth B. Waxman is not Seth P. Waxman, the former U.S. Solicitor General. They are different lawyers with different practices.
What did he do as a federal prosecutor?
For 13 years he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, with roughly eight of those years on fraud and public corruption matters. The Justice Department’s own press releases name him as the prosecuting AUSA in two of those cases, and a published appellate opinion lists him on the government’s brief.
Which matters are on the public record?
Every matter below is drawn from a primary source — a Justice Department release, a published opinion, or a court filing — rather than from a firm summary.
| Matter | Role | Forum | Public source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdSurf Daily Ponzi scheme (Bowdoin) | Prosecutor (AUSA) | U.S. Attorney’s Office, D.C. | DOJ release 12-305 |
| Nonprofit / public-funds fraud (Thompson) | Prosecutor (AUSA) | U.S. Attorney’s Office, D.C. | DOJ release 12-393 |
| Brown v. United States | AUSA on the brief | D.C. Court of Appeals | Published opinion, 25 Aug 2005 |
| State v. Agen (Flint water perjury) | Defense counsel | Genesee County Circuit Court, MI | Contemporaneous news coverage, 2021 |
| United States v. Larmore | Defense counsel (withdrew 4 Sep 2024) | S.D.N.Y., No. 1:24-cr-00140 | Court docket |
| John Doe Corporation | Counsel for plaintiff, with the New Civil Liberties Alliance | D.D.C., No. 1:24-cv-02443-JEB | ECF No. 57, filed 12 Nov 2024 |
Admissions and credentials
| Bar admissions | District of Columbia; Maryland (Bar No. 2607271016); New York (admitted 2005) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Prior practice | Mitchell Sandler PLLC; Dickinson Wright PLLC; Dorsey & Whitney LLP (New York); Shaw Pittman Potts & Trowbridge |
Where has he commented on the news?
He has appeared as a legal analyst on CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg, NBC Nightly News, VICE News and C-SPAN. Recordings of those appearances are collected on his own YouTube channel.
To discuss a matter, call (301) 901-3109 or visit the contact page.
What he handles
- Business Litigation — ownership and partner disputes, fiduciary duty, contracts, unfair competition
- Internal Investigations — board and audit-committee investigations, employee fraud, regulatory and compliance issues
- White-Collar Defense & Government Enforcement — grand jury subpoenas, search warrants, parallel proceedings, False Claims Act defense
- Court-Appointed Receiverships — serving as receiver over companies in financial-wrongdoing cases
Office
Waxman Litigation
5425 Wisconsin Ave Ste 600
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (301) 901-3109
Professional Profiles & Recognition
- Best Lawyers — White-Collar Criminal Defense and Commercial Litigation, listed since 2019
- YouTube — Recordings of broadcast appearances
- Avvo — Attorney directory profile
- Justia — Attorney directory profile
- LawLink — Attorney directory profile
- Martindale-Hubbell — Attorney directory profile
- FindLaw — Attorney profile
- Lexinter — Lawyer directory profile
Media appearances on CNN, NPR and FOX 5 DC are collected at media appearances. Matters of public record, with the underlying court filings and government documents, are at experience and representative matters.