2025 Update — Appellate Experience, Testimonials, Repeat Business

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2025 Update

Stanford Law + Law Review

Federal Appellate Clerkship

Decade at Top Am Law 100 Firms in DC and CA

Decade freelance brief writing for law firms

Repeat Clients + Testimonials — see main page

Why freelance? I left practice upon unexpectedly becoming a gallery-represented conceptual artist in 2017.

Big Law Partner-level legal writing advocacy at a freelance lawyer price.

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

Negotiable Pricing

Negotiable major market rate — $375 / hour.

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

Recent Testimonials 2023-2024

2024 — “You’re like the MVP who helps get us to the playoffs every time.” — Founder of Los Angeles boutique litigation firm; repeat work for this firm for the past five years.

“Stellar” — Partner at Los Angeles boutique litigation firm re a Ninth Circuit brief on corporate law issues. Repeat work.

“Excellent work and very cool to work with.” — Partner at Los Angeles boutique litigation firm. Repeat work.

“Adam is a serious All-Star” — Partner at Atlanta-based litigation firm receiving referral from a colleague at Los Angeles litigation firm.

“Excellent work, here comes another another appeal.” — Founder of Houston boutique litigation firm. Repeat work.

“I keep calling you and using your briefs with virtually no changes, what higher compliment is there?” Partner at San Francisco complex litigation and class action firm.

“I trust your writing and I trust the way you think.” — Silicon Valley solo practitioner formerly from Biglaw. Repeat work including recent Ninth Circuit brief re corporate and transactional issues.

“We are very happy with the brief and are filing it [as is].” — Two partners at Philadelphia / New York City intellectual property boutique re a Sixth Circuit brief on contract law and soft IP issues.

“[S]o perceptive and so competent . . . incredibly grateful to have [you] on our team.” — Founding partner at small Boston-based firm.

“Amazing.” — Partner at Los Angeles mid-size firm regarding summary judgment briefing with expert testimony on superseding causation issues.

“Fantastic again! I trust you 100%. More work coming.” — Las Vegas small firm partner re federal constitutional law matters, Section 1983, and Bivens claims. Five repeat projects and referrals to co-counsel in California.

“Excellent, thanks Adam! And thanks for working with us on pricing. We want to work with you again.” — Partner at Philadelphia / metro New York media law boutique re a reply brief in the Sixth Circuit.

“Your [federal court] MTD was outstanding, especially on the RICO issues. I’m going to recommend you to all of my friends.” — Philadelphia antitrust class action attorney. Repeat work pending.

“Hey, thanks again. Excellent draft, just what I needed. I’ll be in touch for the next round.” — New York City federal false claims act (qui tam) small firm partner re drafting false claims act complaint.

“The [two summary judgment] opposition briefs written by Adam were excellent.” — Partner and leading California appellate lawyer.

“I call Adam again and again because he does great work.” — Partner at a New York City boutique IP litigation firm.

“I first called Adam for a brief because of his clerkship. I keep calling him because he knows how to litigate and he’s a great sounding board for strategy on my projects.” — Silicon Valley solo practitioner. Repeat work.

“Your [motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. 12(b)(6)] in federal court was very, very good” — Pennsylvania / New Jersey complex litigation attorney.

“I love working with you. I have briefing in three new matters over the next two months.” — Founder and partner at Los Angeles commercial litigation firm. Repeat work.

“I can’t believe what a great fit you are with my practice.” — Silicon Valley IP and business litigator. Six repeat brief writing projects.

Repeat Business From Satisfied Lawyers

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Credentials

Resume — click here.

Education, Clerkship, Licenses:

• Stanford Law School, 1999. Law Review, Moot Court.

• Clerkship, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

• California (1999), District of Columbia (2001), Maine (2009).