Federal Appeals

A federal appeal requires intimate knowledge of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and a keen understanding about the types of arguments that will resonate with an appeals panel. Mr. Pace has developed that expertise by briefing and arguing cases in federal appellate courts throughout the United States for over a decade.

Representative matters that Mr. Pace has handled in appellate courts include:

• Secured the reversal of an order dismissing Federal Tort Claims Act claims (9th Circuit)

• Secured the reversal of an order dismissing a teacher’s Title VII retaliation claims (4th Circuit)

• Represented a group of U.S. Senators as amici in an appeal challenging the federal government’s failure to release the Drone Memos (2nd Circuit)

• Appealed a summary judgment order dismissing students’ Fair Credit Reporting Act claims against Experian and federal loan providers (8th Circuit)

• Appealed orders denying motions to vacate arbitration awards (1st & 2nd Circuits)

• Appealed an order denaturalizing a U.S. citizen for failing to disclose a prior drug offense (11th Circuit)