Late 2024 Update: Details and FAQs

Negotiable Pricing? Yes.

Big Law Partner-level legal writing at freelance pricing.

Negotiable major market rate — $375 / hour.

Let’s make it work to fit your law firm’s particular market and particular needs.

Any Money Up Front? No.

No invoice until you approve the brief.

Multiple Payment Methods? Yes.

You can use any method that fits your accounting system — Bank Wire, Check, Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, or bill.com.

30 days once you’ve approved the work product.

Does The Lawyer/Law Firm Make Payment? Yes.

Payment is by you as the attorney or your law firm — not your client.

My LLC is a vendor / temporary independent contractor to your law firm, however you want to structure it.

Do You Have Testimonials? Yes.

Testimonials are on the main page — click here.

Do You Have Repeat Business? Yes.

Examples of attorneys and firms calling again for more brief writing are on the main page — click here.

Resume / CV / Credentials

Education

J.D., Stanford Law School, 1999. Moot Court, Stanford Law Review.

B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1994.

Clerkship

Law Clerk to the Hon. Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004-2006.

Law Firm Experience

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. 2006-2009.

  • Leading Global Law Firm

  • San Francisco Office, Litigation Group

  • Associate Attorney / Senior Associate Attorney

  • Litigation, Antitrust, and Appellate Sections

  • Price-Fixing, Complex Litigation, Class Actions, Appellate, Intellectual Property, Some White Collar

Crowell & Moring LLP. 2000-2004.

  • Leading International Law Firm

  • Washington, D.C. Office, Litigation Group

  • Associate Attorney

  • Litigation, Antitrust, and Appellate Sections

  • Appellate, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property, Constitutional Law, some Supreme Court (Certiorari Petitions, Amicus Briefs, Merits Briefs) under partners at the firm who are established SCOTUS practitioners.

Admissions

Active licenses in California (1999), Washington, D.C. (2001), and Maine (2009).

Other Experience, Boards, and Public Service

See main page — click here.