Most lawyers would consider one argument before the U.S. Supreme Court as the achievement of a lifetime. But most lawyers aren’t Barbara Underwood.

With 20 cases in front of the most powerful judges in the country, as well as many more in the state and federal courts of appeals, Underwood, 70, has made an art of arguing, taking on U.S. Supreme Court cases that range from challenging power companies to reducing carbon-dioxide emissions; to debating if marijuana qualifies as a medicinal necessity; to defending New York’s right to uphold fair-lending laws.

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