Samir Deger-Sen accomplished a feat only a handful of attorneys can tout: He convinced the US Supreme Court to take up his case while a law firm associate.
The newly minted Latham & Watkins partner will make his Supreme Court debut on Tuesday in Smith v. United States, a pro-bono criminal case.
It’s difficult for anyone, associate or partners, to get to the lectern with the justices’ docket increasingly shrinking. Deger-Sen also notes the fierce competition for cases among the Supreme Court bar.
“So you just have to reach out broadly and wait and get lucky,” he said.
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