About Ethan
Licenses
Licensed in California for 42 years
State: California
Acquired: 1984
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
CLAY (California Lawyer Attorney of the Year), California Lawyer Magazine
2011
Guardian of Justice Award, Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Media
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2003
Certified specialist in appellate law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization
1983
Member, Order of the Coif
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Partner, Crowell & Moring
2008 - 2009
Partner, Folger Levin & Kahn LLP
1984 - 2008
Litigation partner, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
1983 - 1984
Visiting Attorney, Center for Law in the Public Interest
Associations
2008 - Present
California Academy of Appellate LawyersMember
2009 - 2010
Bar Association of San Francisco, Appellate Practice SectionVice-Chair
Sample of Legal Cases
Won unanimous decision in California Supreme Court
Won in U.S. Supreme Court
Education
1984
1983
JD - Juris Doctor
1978
A.B. cum laude
Speaking Engagements
2010
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez
2009
Presenting Oral Argument on Appeal
2009
Is the Freedom to Associate A Freedom to Discriminate?"
2007
Conflicts of Interest and Attorney-Client Privilege