On the Docket: Previewing the 2017 Supreme Court Term

Daniel R. Ortiz has taught at the University of Virginia School of Law since 1985 and currently serves as co-Director of its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. He writes primarily in the areas of constitutional law, election law, administrative law, and legal theory. In 2001, Mr. Ortiz served under Presidents Carter and Ford as Coordinator of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform’s Task Force on Legal and Constitutional Issues. In 1983-84, Mr. Ortiz clerked for Judge Stephen G. Breyer, then of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. He then clerked for Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of the United States Supreme Court.

Pratik Shah, Founder and CEO of EsquireTek, brings a unique blend of legal expertise and AI vision to the legal landscape. He concurrently serves as Associate Director of Litigation at Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP, where he shapes trial strategies, oversees litigation processes, and ensures seamless case transitions from outside counsel. Pratik's numerous contributions, from his time as a Deputy District Attorney to private practice, have earned him recognition as one of the Top 15 Attorneys Disrupting the Legal Industry in 2021 and a consistent Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2016.

Sarah Harrington will join Goldstein & Russell, P.C. as a partner in October. Sarah recently finished an eight-year run as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the United States Department of Justice. In that capacity, Sarah argued 20 cases in front of the United States Supreme Court and wrote merits brief in more than a dozen additional cases. Sarah handled a wide range of topics before the Supreme Court, including bankruptcy, constitutional law, criminal law, tax law, preemption, trademark, and federal statutory questions.

Earlier in her career, Sarah worked as an appellate attorney in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she argued dozens of appeals on behalf of the government.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Sarah clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. In 2009, Sarah was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” rising stars in the Washington, D.C. region.