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Geoffrey M. Pipoly

Geoff Pipoly
  1. People

Geoffrey M. Pipoly

Geoffrey M. Pipoly

Partner


Chicago
Geoff Pipoly
  1. People

Geoffrey M. Pipoly

Geoffrey M. Pipoly

Partner


Chicago

Geoffrey M. Pipoly

Partner

Chicago

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Biography

Geoff is a litigator and appellate advocate. He has briefed and argued cases in numerous state and federal appellate courts throughout the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States. He also briefs and argues critical motions in federal and state trial courts.

Geoff has experience litigating a variety of federal and state constitutional matters, including First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Supremacy Clause issues; administrative law matters, including claims arising under the Administrative Procedure Act; appellate preservation; mass torts; class actions; and trial evidence matters (with a focus on expert witness matters).

Geoff maintains a robust pro bono practice, including more than eight years serving as counsel to Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in multiple federal lawsuits challenging the government’s efforts to terminate that humanitarian protection. Most recently, Geoff was lead counsel in Miot v. Trump, a case challenging on both statutory and constitutional grounds the federal government’s attempt to strip TPS from over 350,000 Haitian nationals lawfully residing in the United States. Geoff argued Miot in the Supreme Court of the United States.

For his work on the TPS cases, Geoff has been interviewed in numerous local and national media, including repeated interviews with The New York Times, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, NPR News, Bloomberg, CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, Lawfare, Scripps, Reuters, and the Associated Press. 

Civic Involvement & Honors

  • Resolution from the City of Boston in recognition of Haiti TPS advocacy, 2026
  • Citation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in recognition of Haiti TPS advocacy, 2026
  • Ravinia Festival, Associates Board Member, 2022-present

  • National Immigrant Justice Center, Rising Star, 2018
  • Mayer Brown LLP, Pro Bono Associate of the Year, 2018
  • Mayer Brown LLP, Pro Bono Matter of the Year, 2019

Clerkships

Clerkship, Honorable Richard Allen Griffin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2013-2015

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2011

Education

University of Minnesota, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2011

University of Dayton, B.A., cum laude, 2005

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  • Business & Commercial Disputes

  • Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Environmental and Toxic Tort

  • Appellate

  • Class Actions

Experience

  • Defended agricultural biotechnology company at state court trial against claims that its product caused cancer—obtained defense verdict.
  • Defended agricultural biotechnology company in appeals against claims that exposure to company’s product caused cancer.
  • Defended private consulting company in federal court against claims of professional negligence arising out of the Flint Water Crisis.
  • Represented over 60,000 Haitian immigrants in challenge to federal government’s decision to terminate their immigration status—obtained 140-page nationwide injunction enjoining the government’s decision.
  • Co-authored amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of satirical publication The Onion in support of petitioner who faced incarceration for his own satirical speech.
  • Drafted amicus brief on behalf of 83 legal ethics scholars in support of petition for rehearing in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in case involving transgender inmate’s request for courts to refer to her as “she” and by her requested name. Wrote brief without using any gender-defining pronouns whatsoever to show that it can be done, contrary to Fifth Circuit panel’s opinion.

Resources

Publications

  • Geoffrey M. Pipoly (with Michael A. Scodro), Illinois Civil Appeals: State and Federal, Ch. 25: Petitions for Rehearing, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2017 and 2022 Eds.).
  • Geoffrey M. Pipoly (with Michael A. Scodro), Illinois Civil Appeals: State and Federal, Ch. 30: Certification of State Law Questions from the Seventh Circuit to the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2017 and 2022 Eds.).
  • Geoffrey M. Pipoly (with Evan M. Tager), Fourth Circuit Issues Important Decision on District Court’s Gatekeeping Obligation, Washington Legal Foundation Legal Pulse (Oct. 4, 2021).
  • Geoffrey M. Pipoly, Daubert Rises: The (Re)Applicability of the Daubert Factors to the Scope of Forensics Testimony, 96 L. Rev. 1581 (2012).

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News
Sep 09, 2024
Appellate Team secures Hague Convention pro bono win

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