Garrett, Nathaniel P.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Nat Garrett's practice is focused on appellate litigation, motions practice, and legal strategy in complex litigation. Nat has written briefs in the United States Supreme Court and in numerous federal and state appellate courts. His cases have spanned substantive legal areas such as labor law, the Equal Protection Clause, federal preemption, and ERISA.

Nat also has an active criminal appellate practice and is a member of the Criminal Justice Act Appeals Panel, representing indigent criminal defendants in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Nat was a member of the Jones Day team that represented the petitioner in Weyhrauch v. United States, challenging the validity of the federal honest services fraud statute as applied to public officials.

At Stanford Law School, Nat participated in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and won the Best Team and Best Brief awards for the 2006 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition.

Areas of Practice

• Issues & Appeals

Representative Cases

• First American convinces a Federal court to grant its motion to strike Plaintiffs’ jury trial demand , (2009)
• First American Title defeats class certification in ERISA stock drop case , (2009)
• Muslim prisoner succeeds in obtaining access to religiously acceptable meals , (2010)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Stanford University
• Yale University

Published Works

• Ninth Circuit Curbs Enforceability of Forum Selection and Choice of Law Clauses Against California Consumers, 2009

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