PHILIP R. SCHATZ WROBEL SCHATZ & FOX LLP 1040 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1101 New York, NY 10018-3703 Tel.: (212) 421-8120 Fax: (212) 421-8170 Cell: (917) 757-5467 Email: Philip.Schatz@wsfny.com Practice Description Resume Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Criminal Law; Appellate Practice. Bar Activities and Committees American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; New York County Bar Association (member Federal Courts and Special Master committees); Federal Bar Association (President, New York Chapter 2012-2013 (Winner, Presidential Excellence 2013 and Outstanding Newsletter 2013); Editorial Board, The Federal Lawyer (principal editor, Law: Then and Now and Military Law issues)); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Litigation Committee (Chair, Anatomy of a Trial CLE Program; Chair, CJA Task Force on Mediation)); New York Criminal Bar Association; American Society of Legal Writers (Scribes). Volunteer Mediator for the NY Supreme Court Commercial Division, Southern District of New York, and Eastern District of New York Special Master, Appellate Division, First Department Founding member and Master of the Bench, NYCLA American Inn of Court Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Deposition and Trial Practice Programs). Faculty rating (The NITA faculty rating means that the instructor has taught in at least six NITA programs and has consistently received superior evaluations). Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals - 1 -
Education University of Virginia School of Law JD 1986. Associate Editor, Virginia Law Review. Finalist, William & Mary Invitational Moot Court Tournament. Activities: Research Assistant, A.E. Dick Howard (Rehnquist Article); Research Assistant, Professor Graham Lilly (Evidence Hornbook); Movie reviewer, The Cavalier Daily; First Trombone, UVA Symphonic Band; Community Theater Production of Man of La Mancha. Life Member University of Virginia Alumni Association. University of Minnesota BA 1983 (English, minors in Mathematics and German), three time nominee Outstanding English Undergraduate Activities: President, U of M Rugby Football Club; First Trombone, U of M Stage Band; Book Reviewer, Minnesota Daily. Life Member University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Prior Work History Member, Wrobel Schatz & Fox LLP (formerly Wrobel, Markham & Schatz LLP) since 2000, AV Rating, Martindale Hubbell Solo Practitioner, Law Office of Philip R. Schatz, 1993-2000 Litigation Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell, 1988-1993 Law Clerk, The Honorable R. Allan Edgar, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1986-1988 Personal Information My wife, Kathleen Nester, plays flute and piccolo for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and teaches flute at New York University. She plays regularly for many other city-based orchestras and in Broadway shows. Our daughter Greta is a junior at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College. - 2 -
Publications Book Reviews Trying Cases to Win in One Volume (ABA 2013), by Herbert J. Stern and Steven Saltzburg, New York Law Journal, December 3, 2013, 6, col. 4. Diary of a DA: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who Took on the Mob, Fought Corruption, and Won (Skyhorse 2012), by Herbert J. Stern, New York Law Journal, August 12, 2013, 6, col. 4. Judges Under Fire: Human Rights, Independent Judges, and the Rule of Law (ABA2011), by the Hon. Harold Baer, Jr., New York County Lawyer Vol. 7, No. 7, at 10 (October 2011) A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution (Simon & Schuster 2008 (reprint ed.)) by David A. Nichols, New York Law Journal, January 16, 2009, 6, col. 1 The Bramble Bush: Classic Lectures on the Law and Law School (Oxford U. Press 2008) by Karl N. Llewellyn, New York Law Journal, August 8, 2008, 2, col. 3 (with Josh Blechner) Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (Thompson West 2008) by Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner, New York Law Journal, June 11, 2008, 2, col. 3 The Nine (Doubleday 2007) by Jeffrey Toobin, New York Law Journal, October 11, 2007, 2, col. 3 Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work (Regan Books 2006) by Paul Babiak, Ph.D. and Robert D. Hare, Ph.D., New York Law Journal, December 1, 2006, 2, col. 3 Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Simon & Schuster 2006) by Robert Harris, New York Law Journal, October 19, 2006, 2, col. 3 The Faiths of the Founding Fathers (Oxford U. Press 2006) by David L. Holmes, New York Law Journal, July 7, 2006, 2, col. 3-3 -
Legal Reason: The Use of Analogy in Legal Argument (Cambridge U. Press 2005) by Lloyd L. Weinreb, New York Law Journal, November 17, 2005, 2, col. 3 The Winning Brief (Second Edition) 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial And Appellate Courts (Oxford U. Press 2004) by Bryan A. Garner, New York Law Journal, March 11, 2005, 2, col. 3 The Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans: Birth, Sex, Marriage, Childbearing and Death (NYU Press 2002) by Howard Ball, New York Law Journal, March 21, 2003, 2, col. 3 Cardinal Rules of Advocacy (National Institute of Trial Advocacy 2002) by Douglas A. Lavine, New York Law Journal, October 11, 2002, 2, col. 3 Calculated Risks: What to Do When Numbers Deceive You (Simon & Schuster 2002) by Gerd Gigerenzer, New York Law Journal, August 13, 2002, 2, col. 3 Elements of Legal Style (Second Edition) (Oxford U. Press 2002) by Bryan A. Garner, New York Law Journal, June 28, 2002, 2, col. 3 A Clearing in the Forest: Law, Life and the Mind (U. Chicago Press 2001) by Steven L. Winter, New York Law Journal (March 6, 2002) Thurgood Marshall: His Speeches, Writings, Arguments, Opinions, and Reminiscences (Library of Black America, Lawrence Hill Books 2001) by Mark V. Tushnet, New York Law Journal, December 21, 2001, 2, col. 3 Articles and Judicial Profiles Sidebar: Diversify and Prosper, The Federal Lawyer, March 2015 (publication pending) Judicial Remembrance, The Honorable Harold Baer, The Federal Lawyer, January 2014 Judicial Profile, The Honorable Loretta A. Preska, The Federal Lawyer, December 2013, 22-4 -
Column, The FBA, the JAG Corps, and the Department of Defense: Natural Partners in Pursuit of Common Goals, The Federal Lawyer, July 2013, 4 Progress, But Not Perfection: Law Day 2013, New York Law Journal, May 1, 2013 Column, Introduction: Law Then and Now, The Federal Lawyer, May 2012 Judicial Profile, The Honorable Dennis Jacobs, The Federal Lawyer, August 2011, 16 Judicial Profile, The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Federal Lawyer, May 2010, 24 Judicial Profile, John F. Clark, Director, U.S. Marshals Service, The Federal Lawyer, August 2008, 28 Judicial Profile, The Honorable Jane A. Restani, U.S. Court of International Trade, The Federal Lawyer, February 2007 Judicial Profile, The Honorable Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, The Federal Lawyer, February 2006, 38 Sample References Additional references available on Request R. Allan Edgar, Senior United States District Court Judge, W. D. Mich., Tel.: 906-226- 2084 Guy Miller Struve, Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Tel.: 212-450-4192 (Mr. Struve was also opposing counsel on an appellate argument in the Second Circuit) Daniel F. Kolb, Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Tel.: 212-450-4394 (Mr. Kolb also observed a recent mediation for the New York Supreme Court) A. E. Dick Howard, White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia School of Law, Tel.: 434-924-3097 Bryan Garner, Law Prose Inc., Tel.: 214-691-8588-5 -