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Michael A. Carvin

Washington, D.C.
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-2113

Phone 202.879.7643
Fax 202.626.1700

Practice Areas
Government Regulation
Issues and Appeals

Michael A. Carvin, Partner

Mike Carvin specializes in constitutional, appellate, civil rights, and civil litigation against the federal government. He has argued numerous cases in the United States Supreme Court and in virtually every federal appeals court. These cases include the decisions preventing the Justice Department from obtaining monetary relief against the tobacco industry under RICO, overturning the federal government's plan to statistically adjust the census, limiting the Justice Department's ability to create "majority-minority" districts, and upholding Proposition 209's ban on racial preferences in California.

Mike was one of the lead lawyers, and argued before the Florida Supreme Court, on behalf of President George W. Bush in the 2000 election Florida recount controversy. He has also represented state governments, financial institutions, telecommunications, and energy companies in takings, First Amendment, civil rights, and statutory challenges to federal government actions.

Recent Supreme Court Cases

Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board (1999)
Dept of Commerce v. U.S. House of Representatives (1998)
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board (1996)
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Admissions and Certifications

  • District of Columbia

Education

  • Tulane University (B.A. cum laude 1978)
  • The George Washington University (Law Review; J.D. 1982)