Speaking & Media
I join television, radio and public conversations to help make sense of complex stories without losing sight of the people inside them. Here is a selection of recent appearances.
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Television & Radio
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Laotian Refugee Living in the U.S. Since Childhood Faces Threat of Deportation / PBS NewsHour (October 2, 2025)
Laotian Refugee and West Seattle Father Taken into ICE Custody / KING 5 (September 5, 2025)
Advocates Pack Seattle Courtroom to Support Immigrant Threatened with Deportation to Laos / KUOW (September 5, 2025)
Race May Have Been a Factor in Derrick Clark Jr.’s Death, Judge Rules / KPTV FOX 12 (January 29, 2025)
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Seattle University Professor Discusses the Manuel Ellis Verdict / KING 5 (December 21, 2023)
What Happened During Week 7 of the Manuel Ellis Trial / KING 5 (November 17, 2023)
What Happened During Week 3 of the Manuel Ellis Trial / KING 5 (October 20, 2023)
What Happened During Week 2 of the Manuel Ellis Trial / KING 5 (October 13, 2023)
Legal Expert Discusses the “Strategic Move” to Bring the Moscow Murder Case to a Grand Jury / KREM 2 (May 17, 2023)
Newly Unsealed Documents Reveal Disagreement Among Attorneys in the Kohberger Case / KREM 2 (March 1, 2023)
Idaho Public Defender Represented a Victim’s Parent Before Representing the Alleged Killer / KING 5 (January 24, 2023)
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Podcast
I co-host The Velvet Hammer™ with Karen Koehler. We talk about advocacy, storytelling and the messy, human life behind the work.
Speaking
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Leveraging Personal Experience as Trial Strategy / Washington State Association for Justice (June 2026)
Trying the 50-Year-Old Case: Holding the State Accountable for Foster-Care Sexual Abuse / Stritmatter CLE (June 2026)
Section 1983 and Habeas Partnerships / National Police Accountability Project (March 2026)
Establishing Vicarious Liability Against Amazon in Delivery Driver Lawsuits / Stritmatter CLE (March 2026)
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The Velvet Hammers’ Journey Through Bias, Marginalization and Systemic Inequities / Stritmatter CLE (December 2025)
Developments in the Gig Economy / Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (October 2025)
Pro Bono Guidance in Practice: Training on Current Removal Strategies / Stritmatter CLE (October 2025)
The Hero’s Journey: Finding Your Ethics and Purpose in Law / Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (June 2025)
Watch an excerpt from The Hero’s Journey →The Ku Klux Klan Act and Modern Police-Injury Civil Rights Law / Stritmatter CLE (February 2025)
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Profiles & Interviews
Lawyer Stories Live from AAJ Chicago
The Lawyer Stories Podcast, August 26, 2026
Mo Hamoudi and Karen Koehler join a collection of conversations about advocacy, trial practice, technology and the future of plaintiff law.
The Ritual of Serving Others
Super Lawyers, July 30, 2026
A profile of Mo’s childhood, immigration story, poetry, legal career and belief in service as a way of transforming personal trauma.