Alex Whitman
Alex Whitman joined Rose Walker after completing a judicial clerkship with Judge Royal Furgeson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Alex’s tenure as a judicial clerk provides him with a unique perspective on the federal judicial process and gives him an advantage in understanding how courts operate and what a fact-finder finds persuasive.
His experience also enables him to make clear and compelling arguments, whether in a game-changing brief or in the courtroom.
Professional Affiliations
- The Florida Bar
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Dallas Bar Association
Admitted
- All courts in the state of Texas
- All courts in the state of Florida
- Northern District of Florida
- Southern District of Florida
- Eastern District of Texas
- Southern District of Texas
- Northern District of Texas
Education
- J.D. with honors, Emory University School of Law, 2010
- Executive Symposium Editor, Emory Law Journal
- Paul Bryan Prize for Constitutional Law
- Mary Laura “Chee” Davis Award for Legal Writing Excellence
- Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence: Labor Arbitration Practice (Fall 2008), Separation of Powers (Fall 2009) Politics and Democratic Governance (Spring 2010)
- B.A., with honors, University of Florida (2007) - history and political science
- Florida Blue Key Leadership Honorary
- Anderson Scholar with High Distinction
- Cambridge University Study Abroad Program
Honors
- 2010 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing
- Winner, 2010 American Constitution Society National Student Writing Competition
Publications
- "From the Shores of Tripoli to the Deserts of Iraq: Congress and the President in Offensive and Defensive Wars," 13 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 1363 (2011)
- "Pinpoint Redistricting and the Minimization of Partisan Gerrymandering," 59 Emory Law Journal 211 (2009)