Alan Gura
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Alan Gura (born January 02, 1971 in Israel)[1] is a litigator practicing in the areas of civil litigation, intellectual property, and civil rights law at Gura & Possessky, P.L.L.C..
On March 18, 2008, he represented Dick Heller in the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller. Mr. Gura successfully argued that portions of D.C.'s Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 violate the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment.[2]
Gura is lead counsel in McDonald v. Chicago which is a case that seeks to incorporate the Second Amendment against state and local governments. This case, which also seeks to overturn Slaughterhouse Cases and incorporate the Second Amendment via the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment[3], was granted certiorari on September 30, 2009[4].
On July 13, 2009 Legal Times named Mr. Gura to the list of “40 Under 40” of Washington D.C.’s rising legal stars.[5]
Personal history
Alan Gura is a native of Israel who came to the United States with his family when he was 7, settling in Los Angeles.[6]
Gura graduated from Cornell University and the Georgetown University Law Center. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1995.
Prior to founding Gura & Possessky, PLLC, Gura began his career by serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Terrence W. Boyle, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Subsequently, as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California, Gura defended the State of California and its employees in state and federal courts. Thereafter, Gura entered the private practice of law with the Washington, D.C. offices of Sidley & Austin. In February 2000, he left the firm to serve for a year as Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight.
Gura is admitted as an active member in good standing in the District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar, and the State Bar of California. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Eleventh, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California.
Gura lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his family. He is a gun owner and considers himself a libertarian. He argues that self-protection is a fundamental right, because citizens in general cannot always depend on the government to protect them from criminals or tyrannical rulers.[6]
References
- ^ Nick Gillespe. "Alan Gura: The High Stakes of the DC Gun Ban Case". Reason.tv. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
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{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Lyle Denniston (2009-06-09). "A new Second Amendment case". SCOUTSblog.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Supreme Court of the United States (2009-06-09). "ORDERS IN PENDING CASES" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States.
CERTIORARI GRANTED...McDONALD, OTIS, ET AL. V. CHICAGO, IL
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Legal Times Names "40 under 40," Washington's Rising Legal Stars". Legal Times. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Richard Greenberg (2008-07-02). "Sticking to his guns: Local attorney argues landmark court case". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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