A rising conservative law firm, led by attorneys who previously worked with Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, is taking on politically charged litigation that other firms often avoid.
Within the Trump administration, there has been a deliberate move away from traditional left-leaning “BigLaw” firms—reflected in President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure millions in pro bono work from major firms and the Department of Justice’s decision to distance itself from the American Bar Association. Outside government, Lex Politica is emerging to fill the gap in this evolving legal environment.
“The administration and others are catching on,” Lex Politica CEO Chris Gober told the Daily Caller in an interview. He argued the “hypocrisy” of major firms who don’t apply equal standards in taking on political cases is creating a need for firms like his that are willing to be “unapologetically conservative.”
“They bend over backwards not to offend the sensitivities of those [liberal] lawyers and those clients, and what they’ll tend to do is just refuse to take on cases that are, you know, synonymous or connected with the conservative or Republican movement,” Gober told the outlet.
According to Gober, Lex Politica currently represents nearly 20 U.S. senators and more than 50 members of the House, as well as several governors, attorneys general, and other Republican officials. The firm has been involved in high-profile matters, including legal and political issues surrounding the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Attorneys Steve Roberts and Jessica Furst left Holtzman Vogel to join Gober’s effort, as did Christine Fort and Nicole Kelly, the Caller reported. “We are offering what BigLaw can’t – and won’t,” Lex Politica Partner and Political Law Co-Chair Steve Roberts told the DCNF in a statement. “Having worked at an AmLaw 100 firm, I can tell you firsthand that BigLaw’s problem with Trump isn’t legal, it’s cultural. While some firms dance around politics, we’re stepping in with a firm that says what it believes and can act in the best strategic and legal interests of our clients.”
Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms have sparked controversy and legal battles. In early May, a judge ruled that his order against Perkins Coie—which aimed to revoke the firm’s government contracts and attorney security clearances—was unconstitutional. The ruling is being appealed.
“I think a lot of these firms would have no problem at all taking on a pro bono case for an organization like a Planned Parenthood, but they will say that they can’t take on some kind of religious liberty case for a company that is out there,” Gober said.
