Third-year student Joe Colley (right) argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Third-year student Garfield McIntyre Jr. assisted with the briefs and preparations for the argument.

During the 2024–25 academic year, the Appellate Litigation Clinic argued six times before three federal appellate courts. Led by Director Thomas V. Burch, current students and recent graduates worked on the following cases:

• Third-year student Zachary D. Poppe argued the case Holley v. Combs before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Third-year student Taylor L. Stablein helped write the briefs and prepare the argument. The court ruled in favor of the clinic.
• Also in the Fourth Circuit, third-year student Joseph M. “Joe” Colley argued the case Qaiymah v. McHenry. Third-year student Garfield A. McIntyre Jr. assisted with writing the briefs and preparing for argument. Class of 2011 alumnus Benjamin J. “Ben” Osorio partnered with the clinic on the case.
• Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Stablein argued Smith v. Dewberry. Poppe aided her in preparation for the argument while alum Mark Bailey (J.D.’22) briefed the case.
• Third-year students Robert A. “Bobby” Bellen and Natalya D. Moody also argued Bilal v. Benoit before the Eleventh Circuit with third-year students Anna E. Gowen, Caleb Z. Morris and Anderson B. Scott assisting with preparation.
• McIntyre argued Cabrera v. Islamic Republic of Iran before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Second-year student Benjamin Sterner “Ben” Michaud helped draft the brief, along with 2024 graduates Allison J. Fine, E. Hope Garrison, Leila Y. Harrison, Benjamin K. “Ben” Price and Madeleine B. “Maddie” Hoss.
• Additionally, both McIntyre and Stablein briefed and argued N’Jai v. Department of Education, et al. before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.