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Theodore Harold Frank

Appeals Attorney at Washington, DC

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About Theodore

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3
Practice areas
  1. Appeals
    50%
    I brief and argue cases in the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals.

  2. Class action
    25%
    I represent pro bono consumers and other class members who wish to object to class action settlements that unfairly benefit class attorneys at the expense of their putative clients.

  3. Constitutional
    25%

Licensed for 28 years
State CA
Status Active
Acquired 1998
Updated 12/06/2022
State DC
Status Good Standing
Acquired 1996
Updated 06/08/2022
State IL
Status Active and Authorized to Practice Law
Acquired 1994
Updated 01/05/2023

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AVVO RATING 9.1 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Founder
  • Center for Class Action Fairness
  • 2009 - Present
  • Adjunct Fellow
  • Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy
  • 2010 - 2018
  • Resident Fellow
  • American Enterprise Institute
  • 2005 - 2009
  • Counsel
  • O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  • 2001 - 2005
  • Associate
  • Irell & Manella
  • 1997 - 2001
  • Associate
  • Kirkland & Ellis
  • 1995 - 1997
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Education

  • Univ of Chicago Law School
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1994
  • Brandeis Univ
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1991

Legal Cases

  • Robert F. Booth Trust v. Crowley
  • Seventh Circuit victory
  • Dewey v. Volkswagen AG
  • Third Circuit victory
  • Nachshin v. AOL LLC, 663 F.3d 1034
  • Ninth Circuit victory
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Associations

  • American Law Institute
  • Member
  • 2008 - Present
  • Federalist Society
  • Executive Committee
  • 2007 - Present

Honors and Awards

  • Member
  • American Law Institute
  • 2008
  • Order of the Coif
  • University of Chicago Law School
  • 1994
  • High honors
  • University of Chicago Law School
  • 1994
  • Olin Fellow in Law & Economics
  • 1993
  • Law Review
  • 1992
  • Public Service Scholarship
  • 1991
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • 1991
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Publications

  • Wall Street Journal
  • Arbitrary and Unfair
  • 2007
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Prime Target
  • 2007
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Rule of Law
  • 2006
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Speaking Engagements

  • 12th Annual Faculty Conference
  • Young Legal Scholars Paper Presentations
  • 2010
  • ALEC Convention
  • Consumer fraud class actions
  • 2009
  • Federalist Society, Austin, TX Chapter
  • Class Action Contingent Fees
  • 2007
  • Federalist Society
  • Class Action Fairness Act
  • 2007
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • H.R. 5491
  • 2006
  • Philip Morris v. Williams
  • Philip Morris v. Williams
  • 2006
  • ACS National Conference
  • Habeas Corpus
  • 2006
  • The $253 Million Vioxx Verdict
  • Vioxx Litigation
  • 2005
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Washington Appeals Lawyer Theodore Harold Frank
Theodore Harold Frank
Appeals Attorney
Washington, DC
Licensed for 28 years