Samuel Adkisson is an associate at Cooper & Kirk, PLLC. His practice focuses on high-stakes civil rights, constitutional, and commercial issues.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Adkisson served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Honorable Amul R. Thapar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Honorable Gregory G. Katsas of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has also practiced law at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Consovoy McCarthy PLLC.
Mr. Adkisson received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was President of the Yale Law School Federalist Society, served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal, and was awarded the John Currier Gallagher Prize for his performance in the championship trial of Yale’s Thomas Swan Barristers’ Union. Mr. Adkisson graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University.
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A Seat at the Sitting - December 2022
The December Docket in 90 minutes or less.
Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting...
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The December Docket in 90 minutes or less.
Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting...