FEDERAL APPELLATE LITIGATOR & AMICUS COUNSEL

Larry Ebner is the founder of Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC, a Washington, D.C.–based appellate boutique, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Atlantic Legal Foundation.

He focuses on federal appellate litigation and amicus curiae advocacy in cases presenting complex and consequential questions of federal law. At Capital Appellate Advocacy, he handles appeals and provides strategic advice on matters involving constitutional, statutory, and regulatory issues, often where the federal government is a party. At the Atlantic Legal Foundation, he leads its nationally recognized amicus curiae program, oversees its participation in cases of broad legal and policy significance, and authors most of its amicus briefs before the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts of appeals.

Mr. Ebner is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and a graduate of Harvard Law School. He serves in leadership roles within DRI | Association of Lawyers Defending Business and the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. His professional recognitions include DRI’s Tom Segalla Excellence in Education Award, the FDCC’s John Appleman Award, and repeated selection by Thomson Reuters as a Washington, D.C. Appellate Super Lawyer. He writes and speaks extensively on amicus brief strategy and preparation, including as the author of the All Things Amicus newsletter, and comments on Supreme Court cases of particular importance to the civil litigation defense bar and its clients.

Mr. Ebner discusses his legal career and additional interests during the 15-minute “Fed Speaks” interview at the bottom of this page.

A Comprehensive Resource to Strategizing, Writing, & Filing Amicus Briefs

The All Things Amicus page is a resource for anyone interested in writing or reading amicus briefs.  It provides links to many of my own amicus briefs, and to my published articles, commentaries, and presentations about the nuts and bolts of drafting persuasive amicus briefs and using them strategically.

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