During the past eighteen months, I have discovered the many virtues of solo practice. Don’t get me wrong: Most private-sector attorneys want to be, and should be, part of a multi-lawyer firm or in-house legal department. In fact, I spent 42 years at what began as small Washington, D.C. firm, and through mergers and acquisitions, […]
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It’s hard to believe that I began working out three times per week with Greg Raleigh, Fitness Center Manager of the University Club of Washington, D.C., a quarter century ago. Back then, when I was in my mid 40’s, I honestly had no idea what a personal trainer could do for me. Now, I can’t
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Federal preemption of state and local law is a legal concept that is important to every producer and user of pesticides and other federally regulated products. Larry Ebner has been deeply involved in federal preemption issues for more than 30 years. His article, “Preemption 101,” published by the National Pest Management Association in the January-February
In Ali Jaber v. United States, No. 16-5093 (D.C. Cir. June 30, 2017), recently retired D.C. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown authored a unanimous panel opinion faithfully applying circuit precedent and the political question doctrine to bar a declaratory judgment suit challenging the wisdom of a U.S. drone strike in Yemen that allegedly resulted in
Two defense industry trade associations – the Professional Services Council and the National Defense Industrial Association – have filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to affirm a federal trial court’s dismissal of the “Burn Pit” battlefield contractor litigation. The amicus brief argues that where, as in the Burn Pit litigation, private-party
Who would have guessed when I graduated from Harvard Law School in June 1972 that my 45th class reunion in October 2017 would coincide with that institution’s Bicentenntial celebration? The event began with a roundtable discussion among Dean John Manning and six current/former Supreme Court Justices, all of whom are Harvard Law School alumni. No
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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the certiorari petition in Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. v. Morgan-Larson, LLC, No. 17-441. In its brief, DRI urges the Supreme Court to grant review and clarify the scope and application of the “continuing violation doctrine” insofar as it applies to
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On October 12, 2017, Capital Appellate Advocacy founder Larry Ebner participated in a Strafford live webinar, “Strategic Use of Amicus Briefs in Appellate Advocacy.” Larry and two additional highly experienced appellate specialists, Averil Rothrock and Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila, covered many amicus brief-related topics, such as the following: Click here to download the webinar Power Points.
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After almost eight years of consolidated, multidistrict, pretrial proceedings—including massive jurisdictional discovery and a succession of dispositive motions and appeals—Judge Roger W. Titus of the U.S. District Court of the District of Maryland on July 19, 2017 dismissed in its entirety the “Burn Pit” toxic-tort multidistrict litigation. The primary defendant, Kellogg Brown & Root Services,
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Susan M. Freeman, President of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL), has appointed Capital Appellate Advocacy founder and AAAL fellow Lawrence S. Ebner to serve as Editor of The Appellate Advocate, the organization’s semi-annual newsletter. About AAAL Since its founding in 1990, AAAL has committed itself to advancing the administration of justice and promoting the
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