Public Citizen Litigation Group senior attorney Allison Zieve this month was named director of the Washington-based public interest advocacy organization, brining a background in administrative law and federal pre-emption to Public Citizen’s top post.
Zieve, who has argued four cases before the Supreme Court, replaces Brian Wolfman. Wolfman has joined the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center as co-director of the Institute for Public Representation. Zieve has spoken and written about topics that include tobacco regulation and the Freedom of Information Act. Public Citizen's announcement is here.
Zieve runs Public Citizen’s Alan Morrison Supreme Court Assistance Project, which offers assistance to attorneys litigating public interest issues in the Supreme Court. Zieve argued for the petitioners in two recent federal pre-emption cases that were decided in the 2008 termRiegel v. Medtronic and Warner-Lambert v. Kent. The Court in Riegel ruled for federal pre-emption in a suit seeking damages for a faulty medical device. In Warner-Lambert, the Supreme Court rejected the drug industry's immunity claim for suits in Michigan, a win for for the injured patients in the case.
Zieve says she’s excited to “put her stamp” on Public Citizen. “I’m looking forward to both continuing and expanding our vibrant practice on issues of importance to consumers across the country,” Zieve says.
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