
MATTHEW HAMMOND
Aspiring Social Studies Teacher,
former Antitrust Enforcer & Dad
The Northern Lights near Reykjavík, Iceland (Feb. 2023, MCHammond)
Who am I?
In January, I was an experienced trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. I was just coming off trial in United States v. Google LLC (D.D.C.). I expected to work another 5 years, and retire after 30 years of federal service and then become a high school social studies teacher.
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But in January, the Antitrust Division offered early retirement and I could start the next phase of my life now. So I took the leap and am now an aspiring high school social studies teacher who just finished the first semester of UDC's teacher prep program. I should start my student teaching mid-January 2025, and if all goes well, I will be in a classroom fulltime in DCPS this coming fall.​
If you'd like to learn more see the video above or click on the links below for more info about me elsewhere on my website.