Matt Rubenstein focuses on appellate advocacy, motions practice, and strategic advice throughout all stages of federal and state litigation. Matt has argued before the Seventh and Eighth Circuits and has drafted numerous briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, federal district and bankruptcy courts, and state trial, intermediate, and high courts. Matt has experience across a range of substantive areas including patent law, securities litigation, and employment law.
Matt maintains an active pro bono practice for which he has been recognized by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a North Star Lawyer every year since 2020. His pro bono cases have involved immigration, habeas, and other issues. Matt currently serves on the Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Section and as an adjunct professor teaching Appellate Advocacy at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Matt served as a law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge David S. Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Judge James S. Gwin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. During law school, Matt participated in the Veterans Legal Services Clinic and served as a Coker Fellow, providing mentorship and writing support to 1L students.
Experience
- Yale University (J.D. 2014; Executive Editor, Yale Law Journal); Harvard University (A.B. in Economics cum laude 2010; Phi Beta Kappa)
- Minnesota, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Appellate Practice (2022)
- Law Clerk to: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court (2018-2019); Judge David S. Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (2015-2016); and Judge James S. Gwin, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (2014-2015)