Webinar: The Capitol Hill Chapter’s Quarterly Supreme Court Update

Join us for this quarter’s Supreme Court update from Supreme Court practitioners Charlie Dameron, Caroline Flynn, and Blake Stafford.  Charlie, Caroline, and Blake have experience clerking with the Court and federal courts of appeals, briefing cases argued before the Justices, and preparing frequent and repeat players for oral arguments, in addition to myriad fantastic experiences.  They’ll fill you in on what the Court is up to, some interesting cases and issues facing the Judiciary this Term, what the new composition of the Court entails for the current caseload, and more.  Come ready with questions and join us for this one-hour overview of all you need to know about recent developments in the world of Supreme Court and appellate practice.

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About the Presenters

Charlie Dameron, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP

Charlie Dameron is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. He is currently a member of Latham’s Recruiting Committee. Charlie returned to Latham in 2018 after working as a law clerk for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the United States Supreme Court. Prior to joining Latham, he clerked for Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Charlie graduated from Yale Law School, where he served as notes editor for the Yale Law Journal and as a student director of the Yale Supreme Court Clinic.

Caroline Flynn, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP

Caroline Flynn is an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. She focuses her practice on Supreme Court, appellate, and complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on constitutional and administrative law. Before joining Latham, Caroline served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Sri Srinivasan of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Judge Joel M. Flaum of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Caroline also previously served as an Attorney-Adviser in the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel, where she advised the President, the Attorney General, and federal agencies regarding the legality of executive action. She is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court.

Blake Stafford, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP

Blake Stafford is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department.  He focuses his practice on Supreme Court and appellate litigation and also assists with strategic analysis and complex briefing in high-stakes trial court litigation.  Prior to joining Latham full-time, Blake was a summer associate in the Washington, D.C. office and clerked for Judge Jay S. Bybee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Blake earned his JD at Wake Forest University School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and first in his class. He won the James F. Hoge Award for Best Student Submission to the Wake Forest Law Review.  He also competed as a member of Wake Forest’s national moot court team, which won the overall National Championship and the Best Brief Award at the NYC Bar Association National Moot Court Competition.

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