Prior to focusing on his duties as Managing Partner, Geller was named by Chambers USA to the Band 1 in the field of appellate law and was ranked as one of the Benchmark Appellate National and Washington DC Litigation Stars. Geller is co-author of Supreme Court Practice (11th ed. 2019), as well as the Supreme Court chapters in Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (4th ed. 2015) and Federal Appellate Practice (5th ed. 2021). He is particularly experienced in the areas of federal preemption of state law and constitutional law. Geller has served on the Advisory Rules Committees of the District of Columbia Circuit, including two years as Chairman, and of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. In addition, Geller has been active for more than 25 years in the Supreme Court Historical Society, for which he currently serves as a Trustee and has served as Chairman of the Program Committee and the Publications Committee. Geller also is a member of the case selection committee of the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. Geller has been a frequent speaker at conferences on appellate advocacy, Supreme Court practice, and product liability law. In 2020, President Joe Biden's Supreme Court reform commission asked Geller to assemble and chair a group of experienced Supreme Court practitioners to advise the commission on its proposals for Court reform. In July 2021, Geller and his co-chair, Maureen Mahoney, presented a written report and oral testimony on reform issues that the commission repeatedly cited in its final report. Awards and commendations In 1983, Geller received the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive in the Senior Executive Service for his work in law. The 2004 edition of Chambers USA put him at the top of its list, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Chambers USA again commended Geller in 2006, calling him "a standout lawyer in a very talented group" and "extremely experienced and seasoned, with superb judgment." In 2007, Chambers USA described Geller as "both incredibly organized and wonderfully clear. He is superb when you need someone to take a highly complex area of law and distill it to its essence." Education Geller attended the Bronx High School of Science and the City College of New York and graduated magna cum laude with a BA in 1968. He graduated magna cum laude with a JD from Harvard Law School in 1971. Personal life Geller