Eliot F. Krieger
Experience
Attorney Eliot F. Krieger is a former Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Central District of California, in both Criminal and Civil Divisions. He has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
His comprehensive experience in the courtroom over the last twenty years provides him with singular insights as an attorney and has helped him greatly with his family law and criminal defense private practice. Considered one of the top litigators in Southern California, for the past five years, Eliot has been handling family law matters as well as criminal matters.
Eliot Krieger has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Southern California. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Contact
444 West Ocean Boulevard
Suite 1750
Long Beach, California 90802
(562) 597-7070 / Office
(562) 597-7772 / Fax
Expertise
• Criminal Defense
• Family Law
• Civil Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Native American Law
• Gaming Law
• Immigration
Classes/Seminars Taught
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, LCA’s, 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
“The Utility of a Philosophy Degree for Lawyers”, California State University, Long Beach Pre-Law Program, Long Beach, California
Education
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
J.D. / Cum Laude
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Ph.D., Philosophy
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
M.A., Philosophy
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
B.A. / Magna Cum Laude
Published Works
“Protected Expression: Towards a Speaker-Oriented Theory”, 73 Denver Law Review 69
“The Court Declines in FairnessTeague v. Lane”, 25 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 184
Honors & Awards
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship / District of California




