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Lawrence S. Ebner

Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Phone: 202.349.1421
Email: lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org

Larry Ebner brings more than 50 years of litigation knowledge, experience, and skills to the Atlantic Legal Foundation, where he is Executive Vice President & General Counsel. He oversees ALF’s judicial advocacy activities, including its renowned, nationwide, amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) program. In addition to monitoring and analyzing cases for possible ALF amicus participation, Larry reviews requests for ALF amicus support and personally authors ALF’s amicus briefs on a wide variety of cutting-edge legal issues in the Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts.  

Larry began practicing law in 1972 following graduation from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. His first legal position was as an Honors Program attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Larry then spent 42 years as a Washington, D.C.-based litigator and appellate practice leader at a now-global law firm, where he focused on federal constitutional, statutory, and regulatory issues . In 2016 Larry launched his own, independent, nationwide appellate litigation boutique, Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC.

Since September 2020 Larry has devoted most of his professional time to ALF, where he joins the foundation’s officers, directors, advisors, and supporters in advocating for individual liberty, free enterprise, property rights, limited and responsible government, sound science in judicial and regulatory proceedings, and effective education, including parental rights and school choice.

Larry has been elected as one of approximately 350 Fellows of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, whose membership is reserved for highly skilled and experienced appellate advocates. His volunteer professional activities include serving as Chair of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel’s Appellate Law Section. During 2023 & 2024 he was Chair of the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy.

In October 2024 DRI awarded Larry its Tom Segalla Excellence In Education Award. The Award is given to a “member” of DRI whose contributions through legal scholarship exemplify the highest educational standards of the organization and further its mission of improvingthe skills of the defense practitioner.” DRI is the largest bar association of civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel.

Thomson Reuters has repeatedly selected Larry as one of only several Washington, D.C.-based, solo-practitioner Appellate “Super Lawyers.” In 2023 and 2024 Law360 appointed Larry to its Appellate Editorial Advisory Board.   

Larry is a prolific author and sought-after speaker on appellate practice-related subjects, such as strategic use and effective drafting of amicus briefs.

Barbara and Larry Ebner have been married for 52 years. They enjoy traveling throughout the United States and spending time with their daughters and  grandchildren.

Recent Articles By Larry Ebner

Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea (Law360)

Third Circuit Got it Right On Cancer Warning Preemption Claims (Law360)

Three BIG Amicus Brief Mistakes (Friday 5, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel)

Federal Judge’s Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats (Law360)

Feds’ Student Debt Relief Defense Has Constitutional Flaws (Law360)

Federal Courts Should Follow Supreme Court’s Amicus Stance (Law360)

How To Draft An Amicus Brief That Actually Gets Read (FDCC Insights)

Justices Should Give Feds’ Roundup Amicus Little Weight (Law360

D.C. Circuit’s Exploratory Data Ruling Is A Win For Transparency (Law360)

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