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Matt Morris

Morris_Matt

Matt Morris

Senior Associate

Washington DC + 1 202 663 6217

Matt Morris represents clients in trial and appellate litigation, with a particular focus on national security matters and government-facing litigation. He maintains an active pro bono practice focused on immigration law.

Matt was a summer associate at WilmerHale in 2020 and returned to the firm in 2026 as a senior associate. Prior to rejoining the firm, he served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Solicitor General for the District of Columbia, representing the District in a range of appellate litigation matters.

Matt clerked for Justice Elena Kagan of the Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, Judge Randolph Moss of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, and Judge Loren AliKhan of the DC Court of Appeals. He graduated first in his class from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. 

Before entering law school, Matt worked in investment banking and private equity.

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Harvard Law School, 2021

      summa cum laude

      Fay Diploma

      Sears Prize

      Harvard Law Review

    • BSFS, International Economics, Georgetown University, 2014

      magna cum laude

  • Admissions

    • District of Columbia

    • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Elena Kagan, US Supreme Court, 2024 - 2025

    • The Hon. Sri Srinivasan, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2023 - 2024

    • The Hon. Randolph D. Moss, US District Court for the District of Columbia, 2022 - 2023

    • The Hon. Loren L. AliKhan, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2022

Credentials

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