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Career

From 1971 to 1972, Geller worked as Law Clerk to the Honorable Walter R. Mansfield

Walter R. Mansfield

Walter Roe Mansfield was a federal judge in the United States.Judge Mansfield was the son of Boston Mayor Frederick W...

, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Between 1973 and 1975, he served on the federal government's Watergate Special Prosecution Force as the Assistant Special Prosecutor. From 1975 to 1979, Geller worked as the Assistant to the U.S. Department of Justice

United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...

's Solicitor General. In 1979, he became Deputy Solicitor General at the Justice Department and served in that position until 1986.

In 1986, Geller started working at the law firm Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia....

. He joined the law firm's management committee in 1995, and served as Partner-in-Charge of the firm's D.C. office until 2007. He then became Vice Chairman of the firm, a position he held for two years. In 2009, Geller became a Managing Patner of the firm, a position he holds today.

In 2005, Geller contributed to the book Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 2nd edition. He also co-wrote Supreme Court Practice, 7th edition (1993), 8th edition (2002), and 9th edition (2007). In 2008, Geller wrote Considering Supreme Court Review.

On December 8, 2009, Geller moderated a panel of former Solicitors General that took place in the Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the United States

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building. The panel, which centered on the role of the Solicitor General throughout history, was also broadcast on C-SPAN

C-SPAN

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.

Geller has argued over forty cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Board and group memberships

Geller also holds or has held positions on several committees and advisory boards.

Member, Washington Legal Foundation, Legal Policy Advisory Board, 2004 to date
Member, Product Liability Advisory Council, Case Selection Committee, 2000 to date
Member (2000 to date) and Chairman (2006 to date), Advisory Committee on Procedures, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1999
Rules Advisory Committee, US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1994–2001
Panelist, National Association of Attorneys General and State and Local Government Legal Center Supreme Court Seminars, 1982 to date
Member, Board of Trustees, 1981–2002 and 2006 to date, and Chairman, Publications Committee, Supreme Court Historical Society, 1987–2002
Advisory Board, State and Local Government Legal Center, 1986–1992
Faculty, American Bar Association Appellate Advocacy Institute, 1982–1985
Visiting Committee, Harvard Law School, 1981–1986
Federal Bar Association, Young Federal Lawyer Award, 1981

Awards and commendations

In 1983, Geller received the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive in the Senior Executive Service for his work in law.

The 2004 edition of Chambers USA put him at the top of its list, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business." "Ken Geller has over 40 Supreme Court arguments under his belt, many of them for household names such as Ford, Chrysler and GM. ‘Never less than immaculately prepared,’ reported market observers, his is a familiar face in the highest courts," read the Chambers USA piece.

Chambers USA again commended Geller in 2006, calling him "a standout lawyer in a very talented group" and "extremely experienced and seasoned, with superb judgment." In 2007, Chambers USA described Geller as "both incredibly organized and wonderfully clear. He is superb when you need someone to take a highly complex area of law and distill it to its essence."

In 2007, Geller was included on the list of The Best Lawyers in America.

Education

Geller attended the Bronx High School of Science

Bronx High School of Science

The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...

and the City College of New York

City College of New York

The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...

and graduated magna cum laude with a BA

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

in 1968. He graduated magna cum laude with a JD

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

in 1971.

Personal life

Geller lives in suburban Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

with his wife, Judith, his two children, Eric and Lisa, and their dog, Maddie.

External links

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