Kazuo Matsuoka
Partner · Security clearances
Most clearances are decided on paper. I help you put the right paper in front of the person who decides.
Kazuo spent years as a civilian attorney for a defense agency, advising on personnel security before he crossed to the other side of the table. He knows what an adjudicator reads closely and what they skim.
He writes the response, not the argument: short, accurate and backed by the records. He tells clients early when the facts are hard.
Handles
- Statements of reasons
- Written responses
- Security board appeals
- Financial concerns
Admissions, courts and training
Bar admissions
Colorado
2000
Montana
2012
Courts
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
2002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
2003
Education
J.D.
2000
B.A.
1996
Prior work
Civilian attorney, a defense agency
2001–2010
Languages
English
Japanese
Conversational
How Kazuo prepares a response
Kazuo begins with the letter and works outward: what the adjudicator is worried about, what proves it has changed, and who can say so.
He asks clients for everything, then uses only what helps. The response is yours, written to be read in a few minutes by someone with a stack of them.