Rachel Schulman is an appellate litigator. She briefs and argues appeals in the New York Appellate Division and the federal courts of appeals, for her own clients and, as of counsel, for other law firms. She has written appellate briefs and argued a wide range of issues, including commercial disputes, employment disputes, and cases involving civil rights, family law, guardianship, estate litigation, and personal injury.
Representative Appellate Matters
- Drafted the briefs that won reversal and a remand in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a public employee’s First Amendment retaliation case.
- Won a reversal in the Appellate Division, Second Department, dismissing gender-discrimination and hostile-work-environment claims against an individual defendant.
- Briefed and argued a successful appeal in the Appellate Division, First Department, upholding a client’s arbitration award against claims that the arbitrator was biased and exceeded his authority.
- Briefed and argued a successful appeal in the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, affirming a client’s judgment and defeating a motion to vacate a confession of judgment.
- As of counsel, won a reversal in the Appellate Division, Second Department, granting summary judgment that dismissed will-contest objections in a contested probate appeal.
- As of counsel, helped win a reversal in the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, vacating a preliminary injunction against the client.
- As of counsel, won affirmance in the Appellate Division, Second Department, of the dismissal of a mortgage foreclosure action against the client for lack of personal jurisdiction.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Experience Behind Every Case
Rachel brings to every appeal the training of a Kirkland & Ellis litigator, a federal law clerk at both the trial and appellate levels, and an adjunct professor who taught legal research and writing at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She has briefed and argued winning appeals in the New York Appellate Division and the federal courts.