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# Advisory Council

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The Advisory Council for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was established pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2077(b) to review, study, and make recommendations regarding the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice and Internal Operating Procedures of the court.  Administrative Order 2021-11 (pdf) establishes the procedures and membership for the Advisory Council.

The Advisory Council also serves as a conduit between the public and the court regarding the court’s procedural rules.

Question, comments, or suggestions for improvement to the Federal Circuit’s Rules of Practice or Internal Operating Procedures may be directed to the Advisory Council by mail to Advisory Council, c/o Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 717 Madison Place, N.W., Washington, DC 20439.

The Advisory Council can neither assist nor intervene in cases before the court.  The Advisory Council is also not involved in Judicial Conduct or Judicial Disability matters.  Any questions or concerns about pending or final decisions of the Federal Circuit should be directed to the Clerk’s Office.  Judicial Conduct and Disability information is available on our website.

Deanne E. Maynard, Chair

Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Washington, DC

Ginger D. Anders

Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP

Washington, DC

Mel Bostwick

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Washington, DC

Claudia Burke

Assistant Branch Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Commercial Litigation Branch – Civil Division 

Washington, DC

Alexander O. Canizares

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

Washington, DC

Eldora Ellison, Ph.D.

Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PL.LC

Washington, DC

Adam Keser

Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

Associate General Counsel, Saint-Gobain Corporation

Worcester, MA

Michelle Klancnik

Assistant General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission

Washington, DC

Monica Lateef

Associate Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Alexandria, VA

Roman Martinez

Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Washington, DC

Sonal Mehta

Partner, WilmerHale

Palo Alto, CA

Naveen Modi

Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

Washington, DC

Goutam Patnaik

Partner, Desmarais LLPWashington, DC

Melissa Patterson

Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Appellate Division 

(Currently on detail as an Assistant to the Solicitor General)

Washington, DC

Katherine Smith

Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of General CounselWashington, DC

 

*Council membership last revised October 1, 2022*

Jarrett B. Perlow

Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitWashington, DC

Jeffrey Goldberg

General Counsel and Senior Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitWashington, DC

Deborah M. Miron

Executive Director, Federal Circuit Bar AssociationWashington, DC

Patrick C. Keane

President, Federal Circuit Bar AssociationExecutive Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCAlexandria, VA

Joseph Reisman, Ph.D.

Immediate Past President, Federal Circuit Bar AssociationPartner, Knobbe MartensSan Diego, CA

*Last revised July 1, 2023*

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Published 03/01/2024-21:00:08 (UTC) by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.