Appellate Attorneys

David W. DeBruin
Lee A. Freeman, Jr.
Ian Heath Gershengorn
Paul M. Smith
Jerold S. Solovoy
Barry Sullivan
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.

Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block has a highly successful appellate practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals, and state supreme and appellate courts. Jenner & Block is one of the preeminent Supreme Court law firms in the country. Our lawyers have argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, including 16 cases in the past six terms alone, and the Firm has also enjoyed an extensive amicus practice before the Court.

In significant cases before the United States Supreme Court and other appellate courts, we have addressed complex and important issues involving voting rights; insurance, banking, and environmental statutes; preemption; ERISA; administrative law; antitrust; trademark; copyright; the Takings, Due Process and Bill of Attainder Clauses; the First Amendment; the Eleventh Amendment; airline regulation; employment; civil procedure; child custody; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; trade libel; defamation; unfair competition; medicare; transportation and energy statutes; product liability; punitive damages; civil RICO; telecommunications law; OSHA; and many other areas of the law.

Additionally, Jenner & Block is justifiably well known as one of the handful of firms that offer genuine Supreme Court experience, with a strong record of representing both parties and amici before the Court at every stage of the proceedings.

We are particularly known for our successful efforts on behalf of clients in groundbreaking cases involving new technologies and new legislation, offering fresh approaches to the task of applying constitutional and statutory principles to new circumstances. In addition, we have enjoyed a diverse amicus practice, representing individual companies and a wide variety of professional and trade associations.

The success of our practice is attributable to the experience of our attorneys. Among our attorneys are a former Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, a former assistant to the United States Solicitor General, ten former United States Supreme Court clerks, numerous former United States Court of Appeals clerks and state appellate court clerks, members of the bars of every United States Court of Appeals and members of state bars throughout the country. Our appellate practice is truly nationwide as we have experienced appellate attorneys in every office and, as described in Chambers USA — Americas Leading Lawyers for Business, our attorneys are "regularly seen 'arguing cases up and down the country.'"

For more information on our Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, please visit http://www.jenner.com/appellate.