Ex-Big Law Attorney’s Trump Role Brings Risk, Possible Reward

Christopher Kise is taking a risk in representing Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case—one that could give him new career opportunities, even in the White House, or foreclose others.

On the reward side, success would burnish Kise’s reputation in Republican circles and possibly open the door to an appointment in a Republican presidential administration, said Aubrey Jewett, a University of Central Florida political science professor.

On the risk side, Trump helpers have gone unpaid, been attacked publicly by the former president, or exposed themselves to criminal or professional sanctions, leaving their reputations and career prospects in tatters.

Kise’s role ...