Associate, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
Adam Shniderman is an associate at Alexander Dubose & Jefferson’s Dallas office, where he focuses on appellate litigation througout Texas.
Prior to joining the firm, Adam served as a staff attorney for Justice Evan A. Young of the Supreme Court of Texas, and a law clerk to Justice Brett Busby of the Supreme Court of Texas and Judge Jay S. Bybee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Since law school, Adam has published on a variety of topics at the intersection of insurance coverage and crime. Adam earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif and served on the law review.
Prior to his legal career, Adam was a tenure-track assistant professor of criminal justice at Texas Christian University. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California at Irvine. His research and publications focused on judgment and decisionmaking and issues relating to scientific evidence. Adam graduated with honors from Amherst College, with a B.A. in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought.
Litigation Fellow, Institute for Justice
Matt Liles is a Litigation Fellow at the Institute for Justice. He returns to IJ after having worked as both a law clerk and intern in IJ’s Arlington, Virginia office. In his role as a Litigation Fellow, Matt litigates cutting-edge constitutional cases protecting Americans' property rights and economic liberty.
Matt received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served on the executive board of the Texas Federalist Society and as Submissions Editor for the Texas Review of Law & Politics. He also received his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas. As an undergraduate, Matt was a plaintiff in a successful First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of campus free speech.
After completing the Fellowship, Matt will serve as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He is a member of the District of Columbia bar.
Vice President for Legal Affairs, Goldwater Institute
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