Todd Lundell is a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law. He has worked on various civil appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits, and in state appellate courts in California, New York, Oregon, and West Virginia. Todd has also prepared several certiorari petitions and merits briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court. He has considerable experience drafting merits briefs, amicus briefs, motions to stay and/or vacate judgment, petitions for review, and petitions for writ of mandamus.
These cases have addressed a wide variety of substantive matters including product liability, insurance law, partnership fiduciary duties and liabilities, civil RICO, state copyright law, breach of contract, tortuous interference with contract, tax, securities fraud, and immigration. Todd has also worked on criminal cases appealing convictions for obstruction of justice and federal securities fraud, and has handled a petition for writ of habeas corpus concerning the proper calculation of "loss" under the federal sentencing guidelines.
Education
- Columbia University School of Law (J.D., honors, 2002)
- Senior Editor, Columbia Law Review
- Brigham Young University (B.A., Major Philosophy, Minors in Japanese and Business, 1999)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of California
- Supreme Court of New York
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of California
- Orange County Bar Association, Appellate Section Program Chair
- State Bar of New York
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Civil Litigation Practice: 30th Annual Recent Developments, Panelist, CEB (January 2012)
- Appeals: Winning Strategies and Skills from Start to Finish, Panelist, Pincus Professional Education (November 2011)
Community Involvement
- Orange County Head Start, Board of Directors
Other Professional Experience
- Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Associate (2003-2007)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Clerk for The Honorable Wilfred Feinberg (2002-2003)
