Justin Golart

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Justin is a seasoned litigator with an extensive record of public service. He has defended a wide range of litigation matters, from pro se complaints to complex class actions. He has drafted successful dispositive motions, managed large-scale discovery efforts, and taken cases to trial. Justin previously served as deputy solicitor general in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, where he represented the state in major appellate matters, including briefing cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, at the certiorari and merits stages, and arguing cases in the Eleventh Circuit and Georgia Supreme Court.

Justin’s legal career began with the Federal Bureau of Prisons through the U.S. Attorney General’s Honors Program. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School, where he teaches appellate advocacy to students competing in the school’s constitutional law moot court.

Overview

Justin is a seasoned litigator with an extensive record of public service. He has defended a wide range of litigation matters, from pro se complaints to complex class actions. He has drafted successful dispositive motions, managed large-scale discovery efforts, and taken cases to trial. Justin previously served as deputy solicitor general in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, where he represented the state in major appellate matters, including briefing cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, at the certiorari and merits stages, and arguing cases in the Eleventh Circuit and Georgia Supreme Court.

Justin’s legal career began with the Federal Bureau of Prisons through the U.S. Attorney General’s Honors Program. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School, where he teaches appellate advocacy to students competing in the school’s constitutional law moot court.

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Fourth Circ.’s Allen Trust Opinion: A New Class Action Primer

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More Privacy, Please – September 2021

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Supreme Court Decision: TransUnion v. Ramirez

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Top areas of focus

  • Board of directors, Restoration Immigration Legal Aid (RILA)
  • Legal fellow, International Justice Mission, Kampala, Uganda, 2015-2016
  • Attorney advisor, Office of General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2012-2014
  • United States Air Force, 2001-2009

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2012
  • West Virginia University, M.P.A., 2009
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 2000, electrical engineering

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • Virginia

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota

Clerkships

  • Hon. Karen LeCraft Henderson, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 2019-2020
  • Hon. Claude M. Hilton, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2014-2015
  • “Political, Civil, and Human Rights – Enabling Focus by Drawing Distinctions,” West Virginia State University, Human Rights 21st Century Theory and Practice Conference, April 11, 2014.
  • “The First Amendment: Indecent, Commercial, and Corporate Speech,” West Virginia State University, College of Business and Social Sciences Spring Convocation, February 11, 2013.