Max Carter-Oberstone

Max is an attorney specializing in appellate litigation. He has litigated matters across a wide range of subject areas, both criminal and civil, with a particular emphasis on constitutional litigation and statutory interpretation. He has worked in both the public and private sectors at a plaintiff-side boutique, the Supreme Court & Appellate Group of a large international law firm, and as an Associate Deputy Solicitor General at the California Department of Justice.  In 2021, Max was an Orrick Justice Fellow at the Policing Project at NYU Law School—a non-profit think tank focused on police reform and democratic accountability. There, he drafted model legislation on a range of policing-related topics. He also designed and implemented the Policing Project's Fourth Amendment impact litigation strategies.

Max graduated from Georgetown University with a double major in Finance and French, and holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School.