First Admitted: 1992, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Mr. Krieger has been appointed as a Judge Pro Tem by the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Served as Indian Crimes Coordinator and Tribal Liaison for the Central District of California
Immigration Fraud Task Force, Member

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

United States v. Sorochkin (weapons)
United States v. Boujaoude (passport fraud)
United States v. Ramirez-Molina (immigration)
United States v. Greybor Medical Transportation (fraud, money laundering, tax evasion)
United States v. Batista (bank fraud, identity theft)
United States v. Laser Eye Center (health care fraud)

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Honors/Awards:

FBI for Laser Eye Center prosecution
Honored by the FBI for his prosecution of fraud and corruption
Eliot Krieger has also been selected to the 2017 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
Named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list as one of the top 5% of attorneys in Southern California
Recognized as one of the Top One Percent of Attorneys in America

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

“Protected Expression: Towards a Speaker-Oriented Theory”, 73 Denver Law Review 69 The Court Declines in Fairness: Teague v. Lane”, 25 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 184
“The Utility of a Philosophy Degree for Lawyers”, California State University, Long Beach Pre-Law Program, Long Beach, California
“Protected Expression: Towards a Speaker-Oriented Theory”, 73 Denver Law Review 69
The Court Declines in Fairness: Teague v. Lane”, 25 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 184
White Collar Crime, Adjunct Professor / Instructor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
“Thinking about Thinking: Integrating Law, Philosophy & Science”, Teaching Fellow / Instructor, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Philosophy, Visiting Assistant Professor (Part-Time), University of Maryland at Baltimore County
“Government Investigations: I-9s, LCAs, and Other Immigration-Related Investigations”, 16th Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association, California Chapter
“Remarks on Federal Law Enforcement in Indian Country within the Central District of California”, Tribal and State Law Enforcement Summit, Rancho Mirage, California
Civil Enforcement of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act”, Federal Bureau of Investigation Conference on Gambling. Las Vegas, Nevada
Rifts Over RFRA: Divergent Approaches to the Free Exercise Clause”, Southern California Philosophy Conference, University of California Irvine, California

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Mr. Krieger has been honored by the FBI for his prosecution of fraud and corruption

Eliot F. Krieger