Collin Udell

Current

• Appellate Attorney at Dechert LLP

Past

• Appellate Attorney at Bingham McCutchen
• Attorney at Motley Rice LLC
• Career Law Clerk at U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny

• Attorney at Goodwin Procter LLP
• Visiting Lecturer at University of Connecticut School of Law
• Law Clerk at U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Bruce M. Selya
• Law Clerk at U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny
• Law Clerk at U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jose A. Cabranes
• Editor-in-Chief at Connecticut Law Review
• Summer Associate at Day, Berry & Howard LLP
• Judicial Intern at U.S. District Judge Peter C. Dorsey

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Education

• Yale Law School
• The University of Connecticut School of Law

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Websites

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Collin Udell’s Summary

Collin Udell’s appellate practice focuses on United States Supreme Court litigation and on complex or novel issues arising in other federal appeals. In the last two years, Collin participated in seven cases before the U.S. Supreme Court at the merits stage (five representing parties and two representing amicus curiae) and six more cases at the certiorari stage. Her background in federal appellate practice has allowed her to represent clients in a wide variety of appeals, including matters involving financial services, bankruptcy, statutory interpretation, labor and employment, intellectual property, securities, environmental litigation, complex commercial litigation, civil rights, and the First Amendment.

Collin served as a law clerk to the Honorable Bruce M. Selya at the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, the Honorable José A. Cabranes at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, and the Honorable Robert N. Chatigny at the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut.

Collin has also taught criminal law at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Collin Udell’s Specialties:

Supreme Court and federal appellate practice

Collin Udell’s Experience

• Appellate Attorney

  Dechert LLP

  (Partnership; Law Practice industry)

  March 2009 — Present (9 months)

  US Supreme Court and federal appellate practice

• Appellate Attorney

  Bingham McCutchen

  (Partnership; Law Practice industry)

  September 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 6 months)

  U.S. Supreme Court and federal Court of Appeals practice

• Attorney

  Motley Rice LLC

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year )

• Career Law Clerk

  U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny

  (Judiciary industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

• Attorney

  Goodwin Procter LLP

  (Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  2001 — 2004 (3 years )

• Visiting Lecturer

  University of Connecticut School of Law

  (Higher Education industry)

  September 2000 — December 2000 (4 months)

  I taught Criminal Law to first year law students.

• Law Clerk

  U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Bruce M. Selya

  (Judiciary industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

• Law Clerk

  U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny

  (Judiciary industry)

  September 1998 — 1999 (1 year )

• Law Clerk

  U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jose A. Cabranes

  (Judiciary industry)

  May 1998 — September 1998 (5 months)

  Served as an intern from January 1998 to May 1998; served as a law clerk from May 1998 to September 1998, when clerkship for Judge Chatigny began.

• Editor-in-Chief

  Connecticut Law Review

  (Law Practice industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year )

• Summer Associate

  Day, Berry & Howard LLP

  (Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)

  May 1997 — August 1997 (4 months)

• Judicial Intern

  U.S. District Judge Peter C. Dorsey

  (Judiciary industry)

  May 1996 — August 1996 (4 months)

Collin Udell’s Education

• Yale Law School

  LL.M. , Law , 2000 — 2001

• The University of Connecticut School of Law

  J.D., summa cum laude , Law , 1995 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Editor-in-Chief, Connecticut Law Review; Moot Court

Additional Information

Collin Udell’s Websites:

• My Company

Collin Udell’s Interests:

U.S. Supreme Court and federal Courts of Appeal practice. This term's Supreme Court cases involve First Amendment and bankruptcy. Last term's Supreme Court cases involved Federal Arbitration Act, Dormant Commerce Clause, and bankruptcy. Admitted to practice in Connecticut and Massachusetts U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Collin Udell’s Groups:

American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice and Litigation Sections
Hartford County Bar Association

•    Obama for America
•    Facebook.com
•    Cum Laude Group
•    Yale Law School Alumni
•    University of Connecticut Alumni Networking Group (4000+ alumni)
•    World Vision Sponsors
•    Legal Marketing
•    American Bankruptcy Institute
•    Legal Blogging
•    Smartphone Professionals (4000+)
•    Occidental College Alumni
•    Tweeple
•    Greens Farms Academy Alumni & Friends
•    UConn School of Law Alumni
•    Leadership for Lawyers
•    Enterprise 2.0 Group
•    Wilton High School Alumni
•    The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
•    Securities Docket - Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group
•    Employment Lawyers Networking & Referral Group
•    GAVI
•    Yale Referral Network (YRN)
•    Legal Innovation
•    ForbesWoman

Collin Udell’s Honors:

William F. Starr Fellowship Award for Outstanding Scholarship
University of Connecticut Law School Foundation Award for Exceptional Achievement
Six other law school awards

"Intimate Association: Resurrecting a Hybrid Right," Texas Journal of Women and Law, Vol. 7 (1998), cited in Adler v. Pataki, 185 F.3d 35 (2d Cir. 1999)

"Miller v. Albright: Plenary Power, Equal Protection, and the Rights of an Alien Love Child," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, Vol. 12 (1998), cited in Herrera-Inirio v. I.N.S., 208 F.3d 299 (1st Cir. 2000)

"Parading the Saurian Tail: Projection, Jung, and the Law," Arizona Law Review, Vol. 42 (2002)

"Stalking the Wild Lacuna: Communication, Cognition, and Contingency," Journal of Law and Inequality, Vol. 16 (1998)

"Same-Sex Sexual Harassment: Cutting the Gordian Knot," Cardozo Women’s Law Journal, Vol. 4 (1998)

"Signaling a New Direction in Gender Classification Scrutiny: United States v. Virginia," Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 29 (1996)

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