Before his appointment to the federal bench, Kravitz was a partner at the Connecticut-based law firm of Wiggin and Dana, LLP, where his practice centered on appellate litigation.[2] While in private practice, he argued cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Courts of Appeals and various state supreme courts throughout the United States.[2] From 1999 to 2003, Kravitz served as a regular commentator and columnist for the National Law Journal on appellate law. He also has authored numerous articles on a variety of legal topics. In 2006 and 2009, he was appointed a Senior Fellow in Law at the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Law, in Melbourne, Australia.