Big Law Associate Snags Rare Chance to Argue at Supreme Court

Most advocates before the Supreme Court have argued there before, and for many first-timers it’s the capstone of a distinguished career, but on Dec. 3 a law firm associate will take the podium for the first time in his career.

That doesn’t happen often. The vast majority of the argument slots for this Supreme Court term—40 of the 54—have gone to repeat arguers, and this is the only slot filled by an associate so far.

The attorney is Mitchell P. Reich, a senior associate at Hogan Lovells in Washington. Beyond the distinction of arguing before the ...