Areas of Practice

Languages

Spanish

Education

The John Marshall Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1995, Editor, John Marshall Law Review, Order of John Marshall Honorary Scholarship Society
DePauw University, B.A., History, 1988

Bar & Court Admissions

District of Columbia
Illinois
US Supreme Court
US Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
US Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Alice E. Loughran

Of Counsel

1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.6202
FAX: 202.429.3902

Alice E. Loughran is of counsel in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the Litigation and Regulatory & Industry Affairs Departments.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Ms. Loughran participated in the Attorney General's Honors Program and became a trial attorney in the civil division of the US Department of Justice. She appeared in seven of the federal circuits and handled more than 30 appellate arguments. She also appeared in numerous district courts across the country and acted as lead defense counsel in two class actions.

Since joining the firm, Ms. Loughran has been active in appellate litigation. She has worked on two petitions for a writ of certiorari, three merits briefs, six amicus briefs, and an emergency stay motion in the US Supreme Court. In addition, she has worked on several briefs in the federal circuit courts (DC, First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits) and state supreme courts (West Virginia, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska). She has represented clients in cases involving energy, insurance, communications, ERISA, transportation regulation, and Indian tribal sovereignty matters.

Noteworthy

Special Achievement Award, US Department of Justice (2000)
Attorney General’s Honor Program (1995-1997)

Select News & Events

Selected Publications

Minimizing Collateral Damage from the Collateral Source Rule: Why Eichel is Obsolete, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Special Litigation Conference XVI (Park City)
January 2006
How To Avoid Punitive Damages, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association Risk Management Webinar
November 2005
Punishment Without Crime: An Update on Punitive Damages
2005, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Vail)
Congress, Categories, and the Constitution – Whether Mandatory Detention of Criminal Aliens Violates Due Process, 18 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 681
Symposium: Supreme Court Review
Summer 2004
When Taxes Help: Excluding Railroad Retirement Taxes from Damages for Lost Wages, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
2004, New Mexico
Defending Against Punitive Damages After State Farm v. Campbell, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
2003, Monterey
When Worlds Collide: How Public Utilities Deal With Suppliers in Bankruptcy, Edison Electric Institute (Assisted with drafting presentation)
2003, Boston