Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Ronald Castille was the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He was first elected to the court in 1993. Castille was retained in 2003 and 2013. He retired from the bench in December 2014. He served as chief justice of the court from 2008 until his retirement.
Founder, OGC Law, LLC
Greg Teufel is the founder of OGC Law, LLC. Greg focuses his practice on outside general counsel work, including drafting and negotiating contracts and commercial litigation, including breach of contract disputes, customs litigation, construction litigation, employee benefits disputes and employment disputes. Before founding OGC Law, Greg practiced at several major law firms in Pittsburgh for more than 20 years.
He has trial experience in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and in the Court of International Trade, and has also handled AAA arbitrations. His appellate experience includes arguing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Ronald Castille was the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He was first elected to the court in 1993. Castille was retained in 2003 and 2013. He retired from the bench in December 2014. He served as chief justice of the court from 2008 until his retirement.
Founder, OGC Law, LLC
Greg Teufel is the founder of OGC Law, LLC. Greg focuses his practice on outside general counsel work, including drafting and negotiating contracts and commercial litigation, including breach of contract disputes, customs litigation, construction litigation, employee benefits disputes and employment disputes. Before founding OGC Law, Greg practiced at several major law firms in Pittsburgh for more than 20 years.
He has trial experience in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and in the Court of International Trade, and has also handled AAA arbitrations. His appellate experience includes arguing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Vice President of Litigation, Southeastern Legal Foundation
Braden H. Boucek serves as Director of Litigation at the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF). His cases at SLF focus on restoring constitutional balance, equal protection, the First Amendment, and property rights. He is an avid defender of America's Founding and a constitutional law professor. He has also actively litigated school choice cases.
Prior to joining SLF, he served as Vice President of Legal Affairs at the Beacon Center of Tennessee, where he worked on economic liberty, dedicated himself to Tennessee's unique constitutional rights, and protecting the free speech rights of professionals.
Braden has been a litigator since 2001. Previously, Braden was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in both Nashville and Memphis for over nine years. During that time, he handled hundreds of cases ranging from Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, Fraud, Counterfeiting, Terrorism and Immigration offenses. Braden has been recognized by his office for performance, winning both the Special Achievement award and Distinguished Service award. Two of his investigations were recognized as the district’s “Case of the Year” by the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force. For nearly five years before joining the Department of Justice, Braden served as a prosecutor for the State of Tennessee, first as an Assistant Attorney General and later as an Assistant District Attorney. He has been lead counsel in many jury trials at both the state and federal level. He has also argued dozens of cases before state and federal appellate courts, including the Tennessee Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Braden also served as an extern for the Florida Supreme Court. He obtained his J.D. at Florida State University College of Law, and his B.A. at the University of Richmond.
District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District
Professor & Former Dean, University of Colorado Law School
District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District
Professor & Former Dean, University of Colorado Law School
Senior Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance
Jacob Huebert is Senior Litigation Counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance. He previously served as President and Director of Litigation of the Liberty Justice Center, where he successfully litigated cases to protect constitutional rights, including the landmark Janus v. AFSCME case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld government employees’ First Amendment right to choose for themselves whether to pay money to a union. Jacob was also previously a Senior Attorney at the Goldwater Institute, where he litigated cases on free speech, property rights, and the Second Amendment.
Jacob and his work have appeared in numerous national media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Fox News Channel. He is also the author of a book, Libertarianism Today.
Jacob holds a B.A. in economics from Grove City College and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. After law school, he served as a clerk to Judge Deborah Cook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Jacob has served as an adjunct law professor at several law schools, teaching courses in advanced appellate advocacy, the law of payments, legal writing, and jurisprudence. Before working in public interest law, Jacob was a litigator in private practice.
Deputy Counsel, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL)
Anthony LoCoco is deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, where he litigates in defense of individual liberties and the rule of law. Before joining WILL, Anthony served as law clerk to the Honorable Annette Kingsland Ziegler of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for two terms. He is an officer in the Milwaukee Chapter of The Federalist Society.
Anthony is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds a B.A., summa cum laude, in economics from the University of Dallas. He resides outside Milwaukee with his wife and three children.
Opening Address by Ronald D. Castille
Ronald D. Castille, Gregory H. Teufel
2018 Pennsylvania Chapters Conference
On October 19, 2018, the Federalist Society's Pennsylvania chapters hosted the 2018 Pennsylvania Chapters Conference...
Opening Address by Ronald D. Castille
Ronald D. Castille, Gregory H. Teufel
2018 Pennsylvania Chapters Conference
On October 19, 2018, the Federalist Society's Pennsylvania chapters hosted the 2018 Pennsylvania Chapters Conference...
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