Jeff Kaliel is an experienced attorney with more than fifteen years in legal practice and over a decade dedicated to complex class action litigation. He is widely recognized for managing high-value, legally significant matters with focus and credibility. His professional reputation reflects consistent success in court, strong ethical standards, and a commitment to protecting consumers, shaped in part by his military service background.

Kaliel practices at KalielGold, a Washington, D.C. based civil litigation firm known for its leadership in major class action cases across federal and state courts. The firm has achieved settlements and verdicts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, including notable outcomes involving predatory financial conduct. Its work spans consumer protection, overdraft fee litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance fraud, bank fraud, and false advertising claims.

Before attending law school, Kaliel served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant and completing airborne and mountain warfare training. He deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the second Iraq war, where he developed leadership skills under demanding conditions. Following his military service, he joined the Department of Homeland Security Honors Program, where he worked in appellate litigation and assisted with the federal investigation into the Hurricane Katrina response.

Kaliel earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Amherst College, graduating summa cum laude, and spent a year studying philosophy at Cambridge University in England. He went on to earn his law degree from Yale Law School in 2005. Throughout his career, he has served as lead class counsel in central state and national actions, prevailed on certification and dispositive motions, and employed data-driven and technical discovery strategies to present damages clearly.

A central focus of Jeffrey Kaliel’s practice is challenging predatory financial services that disproportionately affect low-income and vulnerable consumers. His work requires financial expertise comparable to industry insiders while remaining accessible and persuasive in court. He has also worked with nonprofit organizations committed to transparency and consumer welfare. Outside his legal practice, he values time with his family and enjoys exploring the Washington, D.C. area and the surrounding countryside.