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Education & Honors
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with high honors, 2000; Order of the Coif; Chancellors Honor Society; Texas Law Review; Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Finalist; Dean's Achievement Award, Criminal Procedure
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1997; Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions
  • Texas and District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
 
 
  Ellen E. Oberwetter
Partner
TEL: 202-434-5849
FAX: 202-434-5029
eoberwetter@wc.com
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Williams & Connolly LLP
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

   

Ms. Oberwetter represents clients in a broad range of complex civil and criminal litigation.  She has represented clients in defamation cases, patent litigation, disputes over charitable donations, and general civil litigation.  She has extensive experience in professional liability defense, and has represented law firms facing professional liability and securities claims, and defended an accounting firm in arbitrations and court proceedings around the country from professional liability claims relating to tax advice.  Her complex civil litigation experience has included navigating related bankruptcy proceedings and parallel criminal investigations, and advising on large document productions, including e-discovery issues.  She is also active in the firm’s pro bono work, in which she has represented clients facing criminal charges in court and parole revocation proceedings. 

Ms. Oberwetter has practiced at Williams & Connolly since 2002.  Before joining Williams & Connolly she was a law clerk to the Honorable Joe Kendall of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and the Honorable Thomas Reavley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.


PUBLICATIONS
  • Associate Editor, Business Crimes Bulletin, 2003-2004
  • Rethinking Military Deference: All Male Draft Registration and the Intersection of Military Need with Civilian Rights, 78 Tex. L. Rev. 173 (1999)