Chantel L. Febus
Member
Chantel Febus is a Member in Dykema’s Washington, D.C., Office and serves as the firm’s Head of East Coast Appeals. As a Member of the Appellate and Critical Motions, Business Litigation, and Government Investigations and Corporate Compliance practices, Chantel partners with clients to navigate novel legal issues and emergent legal challenges.
In addition to 15 years of law firm practice in Washington, D.C., and New York, and service as a federal prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Chantel clerked for The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, The Honorable Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Court, District of Columbia. A seasoned litigator and advocate, Chantel is known for drawing on her broad and unique perspective to establish productive relationships and craft effective strategies designed to obtain positive results.
“ Seeing a matter or issue through the prism of how others see it – whether a client, judge, regulator, or adversary – allows you to develop approaches that will likely be more effective and successful. ”
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- George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2002
- St. John Fisher College, B.A.,1998
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Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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DC Council for Court Excellence, Member, 2024
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Hartley House, Board of Trustees, Nominating and Governance Committee, New York (Former)
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Teaching Firms of America, Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Chair Nominating & Governance Committee, Compensation & Evaluation Committee, New York (Former)
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Breast Treatment Task Force, Member, Board of Directors, New York (Former)
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D.C. Crisis Center, Volunteer Crisis Counselor, Washington, D.C. (Former)
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Clerkship, The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., July 2005 – July 2006
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Clerkship, The Honorable Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Houston, TX, September 2004 – July 2005
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Clerkship, The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., September 2003 – September 2004
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Federal Prosecutor, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Washington, D.C., March 2008 – July 2012
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Areas of client focus
Last Month at the Supreme Court | April 2024
The April 2024 edition examines the Court’s decisions on First Amendment speech, administrative…
Supreme Court Focuses on Standing Issue in Abortion Medication Case
In the consolidated cases U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and…
