Selected sample of appellate briefs authored

American Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 406 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 2005)

Appellant's Brief

Reply Brief

Ames v. Ohle, 97 So. 3d 386 (La. Ct. App. 2012)

Brief for Appellee

Arizona v. Gant, 540 U.S. 963 (2003)

Amicus Brief

Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008)

Brief Amicus Curiae of Retired Military Officers in Support of Petitioners

Bryant v. Medtronic, Inc., 623 F.3d 1200 (8th Cir. 2010)

Brief for the Appellees

CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Wiechmann, No. A12-0277 (Minn. Ct. App.) (pending)

Brief for Respondent

In re United States, 572 F.3d 301 (7th Cir. 2009)

Brief for Respondent

Knudsen v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 127 S.Ct. 79 (2006)

Brief in Opposition

Knudsen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 435 F.3d 755 (7th Cir. 2006)

Petition for leave to appeal

Motion to stay remand

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-8008 (7th Cir. Apr. 20, 2011) (order)

Answer in Opposition to Rule 23(f) Petition for Leave to Appeal

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 338 (2012)

Brief in Opposition

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-8027 (7th Cir. Nov. 16, 2011) (order)

Answer in Opposition to Petition for Leave to Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) and 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2012 WL 592745 (7th Cir. Feb. 24, 2012)

Appellee's Brief

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-3639 (7th Cir. Mar. 27, 2012) (order)

Petition for Rehearing En Banc

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 12-113 (U.S.) (pending)

Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

Odah v. United States , 124 S. Ct. 2686 (2004)

Amicus Brief

Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466 (2004)

Amicus Brief (cert. stage)

Amicus Brief (merits stage)

Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd., 127 S.Ct. 2499 (2007)

Amicus Brief (petition stage)

Amicus Brief (merits stage)