Biography

Education

• AB, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1992
• JD, American University, Washington College of Law, 1995

Employment

• Law Clerk, Honorary Patricia M. Wald, 1995—1996
• Associate, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 1996—1997
• Associate, Boies & Schiller, 1997—1999
• Partner, Goldstein & Howe, PC, 1999—2006
• Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, 2006—Present

Courses

• Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

In the News

• Many Familiar Faces To Appear Before Justices
  The National Law Journal, September 22, 2008
• Clock Is Ticking For Strauss's Firm
  Washingtonian, September 01, 2008
• Supreme Court Appointment Prospects Loom Large For U.S. Voters
  The Globe And Mail (Canada), August 12, 2008
• Man In The Middle
  The National Law Journal, August 06, 2008
• In The Balance
  The National Journal, July 26, 2008

Publications & Cases

• Kathleen M. Sullivan (moderator), Randy E. Barnett, Thomas C. Goldstein, Alan B. Morrison, John Payton, Deborah Pearlstein, Andrew J. Pincus Supreme Court Review, organized by the American Constitution Society, at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., July 1, 2008.
• Pamela S. Karlan, Thomas C. Goldstein, Reid H. Weingarten and Amy Howe, Petition for a Writ of Certiorari: Kay v. United States of America, No. 07- in the Supreme Court of the United States (April 9, 2008).
• Thomas C. Goldstein, Kevin K. Russell, Kassius O. Benson and Pamela S. Karlan, Reply Brief for the Petitioner: Greenlaw v. United States of America, No. 07-330 in the Supreme Court of the United States (April 8, 2008).
• Tom Goldstein, Is Death Penalty for Child Rapist Excessive, Legal Times, January 2, 2008.
• Tom Goldstein, The Next Supreme Court Justice? Daily Journal, December 20, 2007.
• Thomas Goldstein, Deception at the Supreme Court: The Upcoming Term Will Look Like a Move to the Left. Don't be Fooled, Slate.com, September 28, 2007.