Spencer McCandless is an associate and a member of the Commercial Disputes practice. He specializes in appellate litigation, federal jurisdiction, and constitutional and administrative law. Spencer also worked in information technology before becoming a lawyer; he is versed in wide array of technical systems, and his practice frequently involves novel issues at the intersection of law and technology. Prior to joining the firm, Spencer practiced with a Seattle-based litigation boutique where he represented clients in complex commercial civil disputes and white-collar criminal matters. Before that, Spencer worked for an elite political law boutique in Washington, D.C., where he litigated cases involving voting rights, election law, and First Amendment freedoms. He served in two judicial clerkships, for Judge James Dennis on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Justice Richard Pollack on the Supreme Court of Hawai‘i. Spencer also worked in a variety of other legal roles throughout law school, including summering with the National Labor Relations Board’s Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Branch and serving as a law clerk for the United States Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary. He graduated with a 4.000 GPA and highest honors from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Spencer grew up in Southeastern Louisiana, where he learned resiliency and compassion from his community’s unwavering commitment to rebuild following natural disasters. He strives to apply these values in his life and legal practice, both in and out of the courtroom.
