Biography

Employment

• Goldstein & Russell, 2011 to present
• Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, 2006—2011
• Law Clerk, Honorable Patricia M. Wald, 1995—1996
• Associate, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 1996—1997
• Associate, Boies & Schiller, 1997—1999
• Partner, Goldstein & Howe, PC, 1999—2006

In the News

• Are Oral Arguments Worth Arguing About?
  The New York Times - Sunday Review, May 05, 2012
• Justices Weigh Overtime For Drug Firm Representatives
  The New York Times, April 16, 2012
• Healthcare Case Could Be Avenue For High Court's View On Federalism
  Daily Journal, April 05, 2012
• Obama Setting Up Supreme Court As A Campaign Issue
  Associated Press (NPR), April 05, 2012
• Justices' Cerebral Combativeness On Display
  The New York Times, April 02, 2012

Courses & Programs

Courses

• Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

Publications & Cases

Recent Publications View All

• Tom Goldstein, A Tale of Two Great Arguments, SCOTUSblog, March 27, 2012.
• Tom Goldstein, Why Jones Is Still Less of a Pro-Privacy Decision than Most Thought, Scotusblog, January 30, 2012; conclusion slightly revised, January 31, 2012.
• Tom Goldstein, Jones Confounds the Press, Scotusblog, January 25, 2012.
• Thomas C. Goldstein, Amy Howe, Kevin K. Russell, Pamela S. Karlan, Anthony T. Falzone (Counsel of Record), Julie A. Ahrens, Daniel K. Nazer, Hugh Q. Gottschalk, Carolyn J. Fairless, Reply Brief: Lawrence Golan et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. et al., Respondents, No. 10-545 in the Supreme Court of the United States, August 31, 2011.
• Thomas C. Goldstein, Amy Howe, Kevin K. Russell, Pamela S. Karlan, Anthony T. Falzone (Counsel of Record), Julie A. Ahrens, Daniel K. Nazer, Hugh Q. Gottschalk, Carolyn J. Fairless, Brief for the Petitioner: Lawrence Golan et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. et al., Respondents, No. 10-545 in the Supreme Court of the United States, June 14, 2011.
• Thomas C. Goldstein & Amy Howe, Bring U.S. Closer to a Real Democracy, Politico, April 19, 2011.
• Tom Goldstein, Amy Howe, But How Will the People Know? Public Opinion as a Meager Influence in Shaping Contemporary Supreme Court Decision Making. (Book review of The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution by Barry Friedman.) 109 Michigan Law Review 963 (2011)
• Tom Goldstein, The Ten Biggest Issues Elena Kagan Will Face: From 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' to Her Beliefs on Executive Power, New Republic, May 9, 2010.
• Tom Goldstein, At Least, It Hasn't Been War, Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News, New York Times, July 15, 2009.
• Tom Goldstein, Sotomayor is Set: Why Her Confirmation Hearings Will be a Non-event, The New Republic.com, July 1, 2009.