Mark Zaid

Mark S. Zaid is a Washington, D.C. attorney who handles national security cases, particularly involving employment and Constitutional law. He was named as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, as well as a "Best Lawyer" by Washingtonian Magazine in 2009 and 2011 for his national security work. As the National Law Journal once wrote, "if Agent Mulder ever needed a lawyer, Zaid would be his man." Mr. Zaid is also the Executive Director and founder of the James Madison Project, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, with the primary purpose of educating the public on issues relating to intelligence gathering and operations, secrecy policies, national security and government wrongdoing. In connection with his legal practice on international and national security matters, Mr. Zaid has testified before, or provided testimony to, a variety of governmental bodies including the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, the House Judiciary C