Examine any major conservative-backed legal cause in the last three decades and you’re likely to find Jones Day’s Michael Carvin at work in some capacity.

He argued in the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of George W. Bush in the presidential election challenge Bush v. Gore. He has handled politically charged redistricting challenges, including one pending that questions the constitutionality of the heart of the Voting Rights Act. He also successfully defended California’s anti-affirmative action Prop 209, among other cases.