U.S. Supreme Court

So on Monday, March 21st, the US Supreme Court approved my admission, and denied a petition for certiorari that I’d drafted the brief in opposition for.  The arguments went deep into due process, equal protection, and takings jurisprudence, so I had an opportunity to draft what I thought was a very solid summary of the Court’s key precedents in those areas, and why there’s no need to revisit the issues in response to this case. While we’d gotten the case dismissed, I had argued before the lower courts that shouldn’t exercise jurisdiction, and in seeking cert the Plaintiff argued that Knick v Scott had expanded federal jurisdiction over state land use matters, so also had the chance to preliminarily brief some nuanced jurisdictional issues as well.  

I do a lot of constitutional and civil rights litigation, including a fair amount before the Second Circuit, so practicing before SCOTUS in the future isn’t unrealistic, and it is something I really hope to have the opportunity to do.  If I’m that lucky, it would presumably evolve out of my existing federal appellate work, but now that I’m officially admitted if anyone needs an attorney for petitioning for or defending against cert, or drafting an amicus brief, please keep me in mind.