Jessica L Ellsworth

Practice Areas

Having argued 85 appeals, Jessica Ellsworth focuses her practice on the Supreme Court and courts of appeals. She has represented clients in the Supreme Court, every federal appeals court and over a dozen state appellate courts, reflecting deep experience and a keen ability to help clients solve litigation challenges.

A Chambers-ranked appellate lawyer, Jess was named Litigator of the Week twice in the past year in connection with Supreme Court wins and Most Innovative Supreme Court Lawyer by the Financial Times. She has handled appeals from motions to dismiss through bench and jury verdicts, and she has led and argued key trial court motions when creating an appellate record is crucial. Her cases range from patent and trademark disputes to class actions, arbitrability, statutory interpretation, and jurisdictional issues. She helps clients from around the world navigate U.S.-based litigation at all levels of courts.

Jess is a leader in administrative law where she regularly pursues and defends against Administrative Procedures Act challenges to government agency action, and she has a niche practice in litigating dispositive motions and appeals in FCA cases. In these, and her other matters, Jess brings her appellate perspective to developing and managing case strategy to achieve her clients' goals.

Whether defending a trial court win or seeking to overcome a trial court loss, Jess crafts winning briefs and persuasively argues cases. Working in our Chambers-ranked Appellate practice, Jess's clients and successful appeals span the technology, automotive, pharmaceutical, health, education, and financial services industries.

Jess clerked for the Honorable Martha Craig Daughtrey (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit) and the Honorable Rebecca Beach Smith (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia). While in law school, Jessica was named Best Oralist by then-U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter in the Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition.