I am the founder of Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC, a Washington, D.C.–based appellate boutique, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Atlantic Legal Foundation.

I focus on federal appellate litigation and amicus curiae advocacy in cases presenting complex and consequential questions of federal law. At Capital Appellate Advocacy, I handle appeals and provide strategic advice on matters involving constitutional, statutory, and regulatory issues, often where the federal government is a party. At the Atlantic Legal Foundation, I lead its nationally recognized amicus curiae program, oversee its participation in cases of broad legal and policy significance, and author most of its amicus briefs before the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts of appeals.

I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and a graduate of Harvard Law School. I also serve in leadership roles within DRI | Association of Lawyers Defending Business and the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. My professional recognitions include DRI’s Tom Segalla Excellence in Education Award, the FDCC’s John Appleman Award, and repeated selection by Thomson Reuters as a Washington, D.C. Appellate Super Lawyer. I write and speak extensively on amicus brief strategy and preparation, including through my All Things Amicus newsletter, and comment on Supreme Court cases of particular importance to the civil litigation defense bar and its clients.

EDUCATION

• Dartmouth College, B.A., with honors, Phi Beta Kappa (1969)
• Harvard Law School, J.D. (1972)

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

• District of Columbia Bar
• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States Courts of Appeals (all circuits)

HONORS

• Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
• Washington, D.C. Appellate  “Super Lawyer” – 2018-2023