District of Columbia license and practice

A. Scott Bolden is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and is an Active member of the District of Columbia Bar (admitted June 7, 1991). Verify the current record at District of Columbia Bar record before hiring an attorney.

A. Scott Bolden is a Washington, DC criminal defense attorney and a partner at Reed Smith LLP, where he leads the White Collar Criminal Defense Litigation practice and also handles civil and commercial litigation and congressional investigations. He previously served as managing partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office. His matters have included the defense of a Maryland elected state’s attorney in a federal criminal tax evasion case, representation of an emergency manager in the Flint water-crisis matter, a health-care fraud re-sentencing, and defense work in congressional investigations. He earned his law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1987 and his bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in 1984. He has been admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia since 1991.

Matters this legal field covers

Criminal defense legal work may cover DUI, drug charges, theft, assault, white-collar charges, and other criminal matters.

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