[applause] -- please help me. >> donald verrilli junior was the 46 solicitor general of the united states. mr. verrilli is a partner in the law firm munger tolls and olson and the founder of its washington, d.c. office. mr. verrilli is also a lecturer in law at columbia law school where he teaches classes on the first amendment and the supreme court. previously he taught firston amendment law for many years at the georgetown university law center. mr. verrilli is one of the nation's premier supreme court and appellate advocates. he served as solicitor general of the united states from june june 2011 2011-june 2016. before serving as solicitor general, mr. verrilli served as deputy white house counsel and previously as associate deputy attorney general in the united states department of justice. in those positions he counseled president obama, cabinet secretaries, and other seniordes government officials on on ae range of legal issues involving national security, economic regulation, domestic policy, and the scope of executive and administrative authority. mr. verrilli earned his bachelor