Fifty-Time Supreme Court Litigator Keeps Justices on Their Toes

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

During arguments on Monday alone, the Williams & Connolly partner called cheap wine “two-buck chuck” and referred to her own plastic surgeon in arguing there’s no workable line to determine what’s an impermissible gift in a public corruption case.

Next week, Blatt will return to the lectern for the 50th time. She’ll become the first woman to do so, with a casual candor and direct argument style.

But Blatt, 59, ...