American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

Formation	December 0, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-12-00)
Type	Nonprofit organization
Purpose	Appellate law
Headquarters	1300 Piccard Dr # L114, Rockville MD 20850-4303
Location	Rockville MD
President	Dan Polsenberg
Website	https://www.appellateacademy.org/

The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers is a non-profit organization consisting of the Fellows who have been elected to the Academy. It was founded in 1990 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1991.^[1] Its mission is to "advance the highest standards and practices of appellate advocacy and to recognize outstanding appellate lawyers."^[1]

Attorneys elected as Academy Fellows must have at least 15 years of practice experience in appellate law and a reputation for the “highest excellence in appellate work.” Membership is limited to only 500 members in the United States.^[2] The activities of the Academy are supported by the dues and initiation fees paid by the Fellows,^[3] and include biannual meetings. The organization's headquarters are in Rockville, Maryland.

Members

• Robert D. Durham, Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
• Timothy B. Dyk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Paul L. Friedman, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• Tom Godwin, private practice^[4]
• Eric J. Magnuson, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Kevin Martin, private practice^[2]
• John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States