Donovan J. Stone is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn.
Before joining the firm, Donovan served as a law clerk to Justice Ketanji B. Jackson of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and Judge Abdul K. Kallon of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Donovan earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from Duke Law School in 2020. While at Duke, he served as Senior Online Editor of the Duke Law Journal, Vice President of the Black Law Students Association, and Secretary of the Moot Court Board. He is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, where he stayed for college, graduating magna cum laude from Centenary College of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science.
Immediately prior to clerking on the Supreme Court, Donovan practiced for two years as a litigation associate in a recognized law firm in Washington, D.C.
Donovan is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and Texas.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Duke University - 2020 Juris Doctor
- Centenary College of Louisiana - 2017 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Northern District of Alabama, Hon. Abdul K. Kallon, 2025
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Ketanji B. Jackson, 2025
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Hon. Carl E. Stewart, 2021 - 2022