[4] Rutledge received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard University and an M.Litt.
After clerking with Supreme Court Justice Thomas, Rutledge practiced law as an attorney at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
He subsequently won the case, joining the ranks of a select few advocates who have successfully defended a judgment below when the government refused to do so.
Besides his teaching and writing, Rutledge is sought for legal advice and expertise on matters such as litigation, arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court and international dispute resolution including appearing as an expert witness in both litigation and arbitration, and multiple times testifying before the U.S. Congress on pending legislation.
[3] In 2008, Rutledge published a paper on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform[7] disputing the premise of a report by Public Citizen.
A subsequent lawsuit by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson revealed that the National Arbitration Forum secretly assisted the Chamber on that report.