Elizabeth P. Papez
Bush nominated her to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. However, her nomination was stalled in the U.S. Senate for almost two years because of Democratic opposition. She began serving as a federal appellate court judge on June 8, 2005. ...
and companies that face criminal charges in state, federal, or appellate court. Some of the main responsibilities of a criminal lawyer are to investigate the case at hand, interview witnesses, study case law and procedural law, construct a defense, and plan a strategy for the case. Negotiating...
We are not a Court of Error Correction. We have only five [or seven, or nine] judges, so we have time to handle no more than about 100 cases a year. We use those 100 cases to clarify the law. The law needs clarifying when different intermediate appellate courts have announced ...
Among the largest law firms in the world, Mayer Brown does it all. Among its standout practice is appellate litigation—through which the firm has argued more than 250 cases before the Supreme Court. The firm has a professional atmosphere where lawyers take control of their workload via the ...
staff attorneys, litigators who advise clients in and out of court, trial attorneys who argue facts, appellate attorneys who argue the law and non-trial attorneys (also called transactional lawyers, office-practice lawyers, corporate lawyers, or attorney-advisors) who seldom need to go to court....
It’s a challenge that McNamara has been grappling with, as her blockbuster case representing the major book publishing houses against the Internet Archive moves through the appellate process. “Whether it be AI or more traditional uses, it is critical that the rights of creators be protect...
CALIFORNIA: An Introduction to Litigation: Appellate Appellate litigation in California reflects the size and diversity of the state. The California Sup... Practice Area CONNECTICUT: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A The outlook for M&A activity this year remains uncertain as interest rates remain high...
The solicitor general represents the federal government at the high court. “John is a deeply accomplished, masterful appellate attorney,” Trump said in a statement Thursday. The president-elect credited Sauer for “winning a historic victory on presidential immunity which was key to defeating the ...
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in a one-paragraph order, rescheduled Manafort’s sentencing for March 13. The delay gives attorneys for Mueller and Manafort more time to hash out a dispute over charges that the longtime Republican operative repeatedly broke the terms of his coop...