Advisory Council

The Advisory Council for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was established pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2077(b) to review, study, and make recommendations regarding the rules of practice and internal operating procedures of the court. The Advisory Council also serves as a conduit between the public and the court regarding the court's procedural rules. For questions about or suggestions for improvement to the Federal Circuit’s rules of practice or procedure, please contact the Advisory Council at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Case-related inquiries about the Federal Circuit's rules of practice should be addressed to the Clerk's Office.

Announcements:

Federal Circuit Advisory Council Adopts Model E-discovery Order

The Federal Circuit Advisory Council has drafted and adopted this Model Order governing e-discovery, available here. This Model Order is offered to aid trial courts in the exercise of their discretion in crafting orders tailored to the facts and circumstances of each case. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has not approved the specific language of the posted Model Order.

The Advisory Council would like to thank Chief Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California, Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois, former Magistrate Judge Chad Everingham of the Eastern District of Texas, and Steve Susman, Esq. for helping with this project.

Current Active Members of the Advisory Council:

Edward R. Reines Chair Weil Gotshal & Manges 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 650-802-3022 650-802-3100 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Meredith Martin Addy Steptoe & Johnson 115 South LaSalle Street Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60603 312-577-1251 312-577-1370 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tina M. Chappell Intel Corporation 4500 S. Dobson Rd. MailStop: 0C2-157 Chandler, AZ 85248 480-715-5338 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Raymond T. Chen Solicitor and Deputy General Counsel United States Patent and Trademark Office Alexandria, VA 22314 571-272-8742
Jeanne Davidson Director, Civil Division Commercial Litigation Branch United States Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20530 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Lisa A. Dolak Professor of Law Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY 13244 315-443-9581 315-443-5394 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
David Folsom Jackson Walker L.L.P. 901 Main Street Dallas, TX 214-953-5886 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Susan Tsui Grundmann Chairman United States Merit Systems Protection Board 1615 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20419 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Martin F. Hockey, Jr. Senior Trial Counsel United States Department of Justice Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division 1100 L Street, NW, Room 10124 Washington, DC 20530 202-307-6288 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Richard J. “Chip” Lutton 500 Berkeley Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 608-823-0698 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mike McKool McKool Smith 300 Crescent Court Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75201 214-978-4002 214-978-4044 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Joseph R. Re Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP 2040 Main Street 14th Floor Irvine, CA 92614 949-760-0404 949-760-9502 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Blair E. Taylor Ventana Medical Systems 1910 E. Innovation Park Drive Tucson, AZ 85755 520-877-7211	John M. Whealan Associate Dean for Intellectual Property Law Studies The George Washington University School of Law 2000 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20052 202-994-2195 202-994-2831 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Katherine E. White Professor of Law Wayne State University Law School 471 West Palmer Street Detroit, MI 48202 313-577-1054 313-577-2620 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ex Officio

Jan Horbaly Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 717 Madison Place, N.W. Washington, DC 20439 202-275-8001	J. Douglas Steere General Counsel & Senior Staff Attorney United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 717 Madison Place, N.W. Washington, DC 20439 202-275-8001
James E. Brookshire Executive Director Federal Circuit Bar Association 1620 I Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 202-558-2421 202-558-2487 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	George E. Hutchinson Founding Executive Director Federal Circuit Bar Association Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 202-408-4002 202-408-4400 (FAX) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Steven C. Lambert Immediate Past President Federal Circuit Bar Association Foley & Lardner, LLP 3000 K Street, N. W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20007-5109 202-295-4067 202-672-5399 (FAX) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Scott M. McCaleb Wiley Rein LLP 1776 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 202-719-3193 202-719-7049 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Michael J. Schaengold Patton Boggs LLP 2550 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 22037 202-457-6523 202-457-6315 (Fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Charles F. Schill Steptoe & Johnson 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202-429-8162 (phone) 202-429-3902 (fax) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Terrence P. Stewart Stewart and Stewart 2100 M. Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 20037 202-785-4185 202-466-1286 (FAX) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it