Thomas C. Goldstein

Thomas C. Goldstein is a partner at Goldstein Howe & Russell, P.C. Previously, he was a partner and principal co-chair of the firmwide litigation practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

Mr. Goldstein has argued 22 cases before the Supreme Court, including matters involving federal patent law, class action practice, labor and employment, and disability law. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Goldstein teaches Supreme Court Litigation at both Stanford and Harvard Law Schools.
In the Supreme Court and elsewhere, Mr. Goldstein litigates and advises clients in a broad range of issues. For example, he regularly litigates and lectures on questions of federal patent law. Mr. Goldstein frequently advises clients, litigates and consults on legislative matters relating to the First Amendment. And he regularly represents parties in questions relating to the game of poker, including its lawfulness as a matter of federal and state law.

In addition to practicing law, Mr. Goldstein teaches Supreme Court litigation at Stanford Law School and Harvard Law School. Mr. Goldstein also founded and publishes SCOTUSblog, which in 2010 became the only weblog ever to receive the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award for fostering the American public's understanding of law and the legal system.

Mr. Goldstein has been repeatedly recognized as a leading member of the bar. In 2010, The National Law Journal named him one of the 40 most influential lawyers of the decade; Mr. Goldstein notably was ten years younger than any other law firm partner listed. Legal Times named him one of the "90 Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years" and praised him for "transforming the practice" of law before the Supreme Court.

In addition, Mr. Goldstein has been hailed as a leading young lawyer. Among many recognitions, The National Law Journal twice named him one of the nation's leading attorneys under the age of 40 and The American Lawyer recognized him as one of the nation's top 45 attorneys under the age of 45.

Mr. Goldstein clerked for the Honorable Patricia M. Wald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Mr. Goldstein is involved with a number of professional organizations. He was appointed by the president of the ABA to its Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs, and he also serves as the vice chair of the Amicus Committee of the ABA's Intellectual Property Section. In those capacities, he has authored several Supreme Court amicus briefs for the ABA. In addition, Mr. Goldstein serves on the boards of advisors of the Washington Legal Foundation and the Georgetown University Supreme Court Institute.

Before joining Akin Gump, Mr. Goldstein was a partner at Goldstein & Howe, the firm he founded in 1999. He previously practiced law at Boies & Schiller, LLP and at Jones Day Reavis & Pogue.