| Selected sample of appellate briefs authored
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| Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, No. 12-399 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Brief for Respondent Birth Father |
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| Agrium, Inc. v. Minn-Chem, Inc., Supreme Court No. 12-650 (U.S.) (pending)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Alexander v. Lewis, 133 S. Ct. 933 (2013)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Archstone Multifamily Series I Trust v. Niles Bolton Associates, Inc., 131 S. Ct. 504 (2010) (Mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief (cert stage) |
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| Astrue v. Capato, 132 S. Ct. 2021 (2012)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Brief for the Respondent |
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| Bandi v. Becnel, 133 S. Ct. 845 (2013)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioners |
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| Bernacki v. Connecticut, (S. Ct. pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Bond v. Atkinson, Nos. 11-3275 & 11-3559 (7th Cir.) (pending)
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| Plaintiff-Appellee's Answering Brief |
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| Buonora v. Coggins, 131 S. Ct. 995 (2011) (Mem.)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Butts v. Hall, No. 12-813 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Byrne v. CSXT, No. 12-3808 (6th Cir.) (pending)
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| Answering Brief for Appellees |
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| City of Hugo v. Buchanan, 132 S. Ct. 1744 (2012)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| City of Reno v. Conn, 131 S. Ct. 1812 (2011)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Supplemental Brief of Respondents |
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| Commonwealth of Mass. v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 682 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2012)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius, 656 F.3d 253 (4th Cir. 2011)
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| Amicus Curiae Brief Of Constitutional Law Professors |
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| CSX Transp., Inc. v. Gilkison, 406 F. App'x 723 (4th Cir. 2010)
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| Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for Appellant |
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| Depee v. Mahach-Watkins, 131 S. Ct. 898 (2011) (Mem.)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| DePierre v. United States, 131 S. Ct. 2225 (2011)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief (cert. stage) |
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| Reply Brief (merits stage) |
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| DPWN Holdings (USA), Inc. v. United Airlines, Inc., No. 12-4867 (2d Cir.) (pending)
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| Opening Brief for Appellants |
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| DPWN Holdings v. United Airlines, No. 12-3192 (2d Cir. pending)
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| Petition for Interlocutory Appeal |
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| Reply in Support of Petition for Interlocutory Appeal |
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| Escriba v. Foster Farms, Nos. 11-17608 & 12-15320 (9th Cir. pending)
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| Second Step Brief on Cross-Appeal |
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| Fourth Step Brief on Cross-Appeal |
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| Faulkner v. United States, 132 S. Ct. 761 (2011) (Mem.)
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| Petition for certiorari |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Supplemental Brief |
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| Florida ex rel. Att'y Gen. v. US Dep't of Health and Human Servs., 648 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2011)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| George v. Edholm, 2010 WL 5135336 (9th Cir. Dec. 17, 2010)
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| Appellant's Replacement Brief |
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| Appellant's Reply Brief |
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| George v. Edholm, (9th Cir. No. 11-57075) (pending)
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| Opening brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, No. 11-347 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Supplemental Brief for Petitioners (merits) |
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| Grant Thornton, LLP v. FDIC, No. 10-1306, 2011 WL 2420264 (4th Cir. 2011)
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| Redacted Opening Brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 130 S. Ct. 2705 (2010)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez, 132 S. Ct. 2011 (2012)
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| Respondent Sawyers' Brief in Opposition |
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| Brief for Respondent Sawyers |
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| In re: Potash Antitrust Litigation (II), No. 10-8007 (7th Cir. 2010) (petition granted in an unpublished order)
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| Petition for Interlocutory Appeal |
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| Reply in support of Petition for Interlocutory Appeal |
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| In re: Volkswagen & Audi Warranty Extension Litigation, 692 F.3d 4 (1st Cir. 2012)
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| Opening Brief for Appellants |
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| Reply Brief for Appellants |
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| Jefferson County School District R-1 v. Elizabeth E., No. 12-1175 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Karen Golinski v. United States Office of Personnel, et al., Nos. 12-15388 & 12-15409 (9th Cir. pending)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Keith v. Koerner, 707 F.3d 1185 (10th Cir. 2013)
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| Plaintiff-Appellee's Answering Brief |
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| Kiehle v. County of Cortland, No. 12-607 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Kinder v. Geithner, 695 F.3d 772 (8th Cir. 2012)
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| Amicus Curiae Brief of Constitutional Law Professors |
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| Liberty Univ., Inc. v. Geithner, 671 F.3d 391 (4th Cir. 2011)
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| Amicus Curiae Brief Of Constitutional Law Professors |
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| Merrifield v. County Board of Commissioners, 132 S. Ct. 1991 (2012) (Mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Minn-Chem, Inc. v. Agrium Inc., 657 F.3d 650 (7th Cir. 2011), on rehearing en banc, 683 F.3d 84 (7th Cir. 2012)
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| Brief for Appellants |
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| Reply Brief for Appellants |
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| Answer to Petition for Rehearing En Banc |
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| Supplemental Brief for Appellants |
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| Nickels v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Inc., 130 S. Ct. 1136 (2010) (mem.)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Nielson v. Ketchum, 2012 WL 1810350 (S. Ct. 2012) (Mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief |
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| People ex rel. Cuomo v. Greenberg, 95 A.D.3d 474 (2012)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| People of the State of New York by Cuomo v. Greenberg, No. 401720/05 (N.Y.) (pending)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Cent. Pension Fund, No. 12-992 (U.S.) (pending)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief (cert stage) |
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| Roberts v. CSX Transportation, Inc. , 7th Cir. No. 10-3745 (pending)
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| Opening Brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Ruiz-Turcios v. Attorney General, (11th Cir. No. 12-11503) (pending)
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| Petition for Rehearing En Banc |
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| Salem v. Holder, 132 S. Ct. 1000 (2012) (Mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Schafer v. Astrue, No. 10-1500 (4th Cir. 2011)
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| Petition for rehearing en banc |
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| Schafer v. Astrue, 132 S. Ct. 2680 (2012) (Mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Seven-Sky v. Holder, 661 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2011)
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| Amicus Curiae Brief of Constitutional Law Professors |
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| Shaver v. Siemens Corp., 670 F.3d 462 (3d Cir. 2012)
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| Petition for Interlocutory Review |
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| First-step brief |
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| Third-step brief |
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| Smith v. Colson, No. 12-390 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Taniguchi v. Kan Pac. Saipan, Ltd., 132 S. Ct. 1997 (2012)
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| Brief for Respondent |
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| Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, No. 11-889 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Supplemental Brief for Petitioner |
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner (merits) |
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| Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, 651 F.3d 529 (6th Cir. 2011)
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| Amicus Curiae Brief Of Constitutional Law Professors |
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| United States v. Faulkner , 636 F.3d 1009 (8th Cir. 2011)
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| Petition for Rehearing En Banc |
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| United States v. Jeffries, No. 12-1185 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (U.S.) (pending)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Williams v. California Dept. of Corrections & Rehab., 2012 WL 690271 (9th Cir. 2012)
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| Appellant's Brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Wilson v. Flaherty, No. 12-986 (S. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Windsor v. United States, 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Winfield v. Trottier , ---F.3d---, 2013 WL 811726 (2d Cir. Mar. 6, 2013)
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| Answering Brief for Appellees |
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| Yang v. Holder, 132 S. Ct. 2772 (2012) (Mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Yuma Anesthesia Medical Services LLC v. Fleming, 130 S. Ct. 3468 (2010) (mem.)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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