Lawrence S. Ebner

Top rated Appellate attorney in Washington, Washington DC

Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC
Lawrence S. Ebner
Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC
202-729-6337
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Practice areas: Appellate; view more

Licensed in Washington DC since: 1973

Education: Harvard Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2025

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Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC

1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 200
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Flat-Fee Appellate Litigation Specialist

If you ask Larry Ebner when he plans to retire from the practice of law, his answer always will be the same: “Never!” In fact, Larry, a full-time appellate litigation specialist, is busier than ever. He is a 1972 Harvard Law School graduate and Big Law alumnus who in 2016 launched his own Washington, D.C.-based appellate boutique, Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC. Larry is a client-centric solo practitioner who dislikes billing by the hour. He not only handles appeals to the Supreme Court and in federal courts of appeals throughout the United States, but also wears an additional hat—he is Executive Vice President & General Counsel of the Atlantic Legal Foundation, where he conducts that nonprofit, public interest law firm’s top-ranked Amicus Curiae Program.

A fierce defender of free enterprise and individual liberty, Larry focuses his civil litigation appellate practice on complex issues of federal law, including in cases against the United States and federal regulatory agencies.

Larry is a Fellow of the highly selective American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He also has been elected to membership in the prestigious Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, serving as Chair of its Appellate Law Section and as a Vice Chair of the Amicus & Public Policy Committee. Larry also long has been devoted to DRI–Association of Lawyers Defending Business, where he is Immediate Past Chair of the Center for Law and Public Policy and an Emeritus Member of the Amicus Committee.

In August 2024 DRI awarded Larry its Tom Segalla Excellence In Education Award, which 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 improving the skills of the defense practitioner.” In July 2025 Larry was the recipient of FDCC’s John Appleman Award, by which “the FDCC honors the Substantive Law Section Chair who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of the FDCC’s educational goals through the work of his or her Section.” Thomson Reuters has repeatedly selected Larry as one of only a handful of solo-practitioner, Washington, D.C.-based, Appellate “Super Lawyers.” 

One more thing about Larry: He is a proud member of the legal profession, and if he could, would banish the phrase “law industry” from the legal lexicon. 

Larry and his wife Barbara have been married for more than half a century. They enjoy traveling around the United States, and spending time with their daughters, sons-in-law, and six grandchildren.

Contact Larry at [email protected] or connect with him on LinkedIn.

  

Practice areas

Appellate

Focus areas

Appeals

  • 100% Appellate

First Admitted: 1972, Washington DC

Professional Webpage: http://capitalappellate.com/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2025
  • Chair, Appellate Law Section, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2025
  • Immediate Past Chair & Advisory Council Liaison, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy , 2025
  • President, D.C. Chapter, International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms, 2025
  • Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2024
  • Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Atlantic Legal Foundation, 2024
  • Chair, Appellate Law Section, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2024
  • Vice Chair, Amicus & Public Policy Committee, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2024
  • Member, Admissions Committee, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2024
  • Immediate Past Chair & Advisory Council Liaison, DRI Center for Law & Public Policy , 2024
  • Chair, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, 2024
  • Chair, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, 2022
  • Vice Chair, Appellate Law Section, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2022
  • Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Atlantic Legal Foundation, 2021
  • Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2021
  • Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Vice Chair of Appellate Law Section, 2021
  • DRI - Vice Chair, Center for Law & Public Policy, 2021
  • DRI - Immediate Past Publications Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 2021
  • DRI - Immediate Past Chair, Amicus Committee, 2021
  • Member, International Network of Boutique & Independent Law Firms, 2021
  • Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Atlantic Legal Foundation, 2020
  • Fellow & Communications Committee Chair, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers , 2020
  • DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar -- Immediate Past Amicus Committee Chair , 2020
  • DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar - Appellate Advocacy Committee Publications Chair, 2020
  • Appellate Specialist, DC Chapter, International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms, 2020
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals (all circuits)
  • District of Columbia Bar

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Representative Clients

  • Atlantic Legal Foundation, 2026
  • Creosote Council, 2026
  • City of Fresno, California & Central Valley Project/Friant Division Water Districts, 2025
  • Green Oceans, 2025
  • Belmora LLC, 2021
  • National Pest Management Association, 2021
  • Nisus Corp., 2021

Honors

  • Each year, the FDCC honors the Substantive Law Section Chair who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of the FDCC's educational goals through the work of his or her Section. Presented annually since 1984, the award carries the name of the late John Alan Appleman, a distinguished and widely recognized insurance law scholar who served as President of the Federation from 1950 to 1952. The recipient is chosen by the President based on the recommendation of the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Projects and Objectives Committee. Past Recipients..., John Alan Appleman Award, Federation of Defefense & Corporate Counsel, 2025
  • The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy is deeply indebted to its outgoing chair, Larry Ebner, for his tremendous leadership. “Under Larry’s guidance, the Center has experienced an unprecedented period of growth and productivity,” said Center Director Jay Ludlam. “It has been an honor to collaborate closely with him and I look forward to doing so in other capacities.”, Leadership Award, DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2024
  • The recipient is a member of DRI "whose contributions through legal scholarship exemplify the highest educational standards of the organization and further its mission of improving the skills of the defense practitioner."  See https://www.dri.org/news/news-detail/2024/08/20/dri-announces-2024-award-recipients , Tom Segalla Excellence In Education Award, DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2024
  • Lawrence Ebner Appointed To Law360 2024 Appellate Editorial Advisory Board, Law360, 2024
  • Lawrence Ebner Appointed To Law360 2023 Appellate Editorial Advisory Board, Law360, 2023
  • see link, Lawrence Ebner Appointed Chair, Appellate Law Section, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, thefederation.org, 2023
  • See link, Lawrence Ebner Appointed Chair of DRI Center for Law & Public Policy, DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2022
  • Lawrence Ebner Appointed Vice Chair of Appellate Law Section, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2022
  • Lawrence S. Ebner elected Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Atlantic Legal Foundation, Atlantic Legal Foundation, 2021
  • Lawrence S. Ebner elected peer-nominated and vetted Defense Counsel Member of Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2021
  • Super Lawyers, Larry Ebner One of Three D.C. Solo Appellate Specialists On 2020 Super Lawyers List, 2020
  • See press release here, Lawrence S. Ebner Elected Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Atlantic Legal Foundation, Atlantic Legal Foundation, 2020
  • Super Lawyers, Larry Ebner Among Seven Independent Appellate Attorneys in Washington, DC Selected to 2018 Super Lawyers List, 2018
  • American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Larry Ebner Elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2016

Educational Background

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1972
  • Dartmouth College, B.A. With Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1969

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Other Outstanding Achievements

Industry Groups:
  • Companies of all sizes throughout the United States
  • national trade associations
  • nonprofit free-enterprise advocacy organizations

Office location for Lawrence S. Ebner

1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

Phone: 202-729-6337

Selections

8 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2025

Certificates and credentials

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

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