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She regularly plays a significant role in researching and drafting motions for summary judgment, post-judgment motions, opening briefs on appeal and replies. A member of the Appellate and Major Motions practice group, Renee regularly works with practice groups across the firm. Her substantive experience includes commercial litigation, environmental law, patent litigation, labor law and constitutional issues.

Before joining BakerHostetler, Renee served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Leslie Southwick on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for Judge Claude Hilton on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the “Rocket Docket”). While in law school, she interned for the U.S. Department of Justice, a state attorney general’s office&nbsp;and a public defender’s office.

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J.D., Regent University School of Law, 2016, 

B.S.B.A., Thomas Edison State University, 2011

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<li>Counsel for product manufacturer in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.</li>
<li>Counsel for prolific patent inventor in litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.</li>
<li>Drafted an <em>amici curiae</em> brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of acclaimed economists and law professors arguing that a state statute with residency requirements for obtaining and renewing a retail liquor license violated the dormant Commerce Clause, and the Supreme Court agreed in a 9-0 decision.</li>
<li>Represented a hotel in an appeal from an NLRB decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and successfully obtained a 3-0 reversal.</li>
<li>Represented an oil company in litigation related to legacy ownership of a fuel terminal and successfully defended and obtained partial summary judgment, resulting in a favorable settlement.</li>
<li>Defended a journalist in a defamation lawsuit and obtained a favorable settlement vindicating the journalist’s First Amendment rights.</li>
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