Gene C. Schaerr

Gene Schaerr is a litigation partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and chair of the firm’s nationwide appellate and critical motions practice.  He focuses his practice on appellate proceedings of all kinds; on the preparation of high-risk cases for an eventual appeal; and on motions that may prove critical to the outcome of a case at the trial court level.

Mr. Schaerr has personally argued five cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Schaerr served as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Justice Antonin Scalia. He also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Kenneth W. Starr of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. In addition, he served for two years as associate counsel to the President of the United States.

Mr. Schaerr has handled more than 75 cases in federal and state appellate courts, including cases before the Supreme Courts (or equivalent) of the United States, California, Illinois, West Virginia, Maryland, Oklahoma, Washington, and Washington, D.C.. He has handled numerous appeals challenging or defending decisions of trial courts as well as federal regulatory agencies. He also has extensive experience handling critical motions and strategic issues in trial courts across the country.

Mr. Schaerr received a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1981.  He received a J.D in 1985, an M.A. in 1985, and an M.Phil. in 1986 from Yale University.