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Rob Cary to Deliver 2015 Commencement Address
Rob Cary, father of NCS students Grace (Gracie) ‘15, and Anne (Annie) ‘13, and the current NCS Governing Board Chair, will deliver the address at NCS’s 115th Commencement in Washington National Cathedral on June 6, 2015.
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“We are delighted that Rob accepted our invitation to speak,” said Head of School Kathleen O’Neill Jamieson. “He is beloved and respected by the graduating class, and our faculty, staff, and Governing Board hold him in the highest esteem. Given that his daughter Gracie is among our graduates, this speech may be one of his greatest honors and challenges!”
Cary, a partner at Williams and Connolly, is one of the country’s most outstanding defense lawyers. He is well known for his representation of the late U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who was indicted on ethics charges less than 100 days before he was to stand for re-election.
After eight months of tumultuous litigation, Senator Stevens was exonerated when it was revealed that the prosecution had hidden evidence from the defense that contradicted the prosecution's principal theory. The American Lawyer described Williams & Connolly’s work on the case as “one of the best criminal defense performances in memory, resulting in a heightened scrutiny of prosecutors that will affect the Justice Department for years to come.”
Mr. Cary has also been involved in a number of high-stakes appeals, and represented clients in connection with criminal and civil investigations conducted by various government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and federal and state prosecutors. Mr. Cary has occasionally represented plaintiffs in civil litigation, including a civil rights action, and has represented a number of crime victims. He supervised Williams & Connolly’s pro bono criminal defense program for indigent citizens for three years. Mr. Cary co-authored Federal Criminal Discovery, the first book devoted entirely to the topic of discovery in federal criminal cases. The American Bar Association describes the book as an “invaluable resource for judges, academics, prosecutors, and defense lawyers.”
Mr. Cary has also written, with client permission, a book about the Stevens case. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post describes the book, Not Guilty: The Unlawful Prosecution of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, as a “public service…a shocking, deeply sobering tale that every American worried about the concentration of power in the federal government should read and study.”
Mr. Cary is frequently cited in “Best Lawyers” lists; in 2011, The National Law Journal named Mr. Cary and his partner, Brendan Sullivan, to its six-person list of the country’s “Most Influential Lawyers” in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense. Mr. Cary is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Litigation Counsel of America.
Mr. Cary is a frequent speaker on criminal law, legal ethics, and professional liability, and believes strongly in the need to reform the rules of procedure to provide a level playing field for all citizens facing criminal charges. In 2014 he was St. Albans School’s “Sicilano Lecturer;” the lecture was established by STA alum John Sicilano, to bring in a distinguished guest to talk about ethics and public service.
Mr. Cary teaches at Georgetown University Law Center, and has lectured at a number of other law schools, including Duke and Yale. He serves on the Lawyers Committee of the Innocence Project and the Advisory Committee for the National White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson Law, and was appointed by the Virginia Supreme Court to its faculty to teach professionalism to new lawyers.
Mr. Cary has also been involved in a number of high-stakes appeals, and represented clients in connection with criminal and civil investigations conducted by various government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and federal and state prosecutors. Mr. Cary has occasionally represented plaintiffs in civil litigation, including a civil rights action, and has represented a number of crime victims. He supervised Williams & Connolly’s pro bono criminal defense program for indigent citizens for three years. Mr. Cary co-authored Federal Criminal Discovery, the first book devoted entirely to the topic of discovery in federal criminal cases. The American Bar Association describes the book as an “invaluable resource for judges, academics, prosecutors, and defense lawyers.”
Mr. Cary has also written, with client permission, a book about the Stevens case. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post describes the book, Not Guilty: The Unlawful Prosecution of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, as a “public service…a shocking, deeply sobering tale that every American worried about the concentration of power in the federal government should read and study.”
Mr. Cary is frequently cited in “Best Lawyers” lists; in 2011, The National Law Journal named Mr. Cary and his partner, Brendan Sullivan, to its six-person list of the country’s “Most Influential Lawyers” in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense. Mr. Cary is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Litigation Counsel of America.
Mr. Cary is a frequent speaker on criminal law, legal ethics, and professional liability, and believes strongly in the need to reform the rules of procedure to provide a level playing field for all citizens facing criminal charges. In 2014 he was St. Albans School’s “Sicilano Lecturer;” the lecture was established by STA alum John Sicilano, to bring in a distinguished guest to talk about ethics and public service.
Mr. Cary teaches at Georgetown University Law Center, and has lectured at a number of other law schools, including Duke and Yale. He serves on the Lawyers Committee of the Innocence Project and the Advisory Committee for the National White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson Law, and was appointed by the Virginia Supreme Court to its faculty to teach professionalism to new lawyers.
