Experience

US Congress

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Counsel - Legislative Director - Deputy Chief of Staff

  • Apr 2006 - Present

  • Responsible for developing and managing legislative agenda and operations for 3 Members of Congress, two of which chaired subcommittees and the other is a member of the Appropriations Committee. • Supervised, mentored, and trained junior staff of legislative assistants, correspondents, and interns. Developed, drafted, and managed legislation, including bills, amendments, resolutions, and appropriations requests. • Wrote statements and speeches for delivery in committee hearings and markups; before Rules Committee and on the House floor; in the congressional district, across the nation, and abroad; and for print, electronic, and online media. • Negotiated with senior staff officials in the House leadership and standing committees. Routinely represented Members in high-level meetings with Executive Department officials at the federal and state level. • Met with lobbyists and policy entrepreneurs to garner support for important legislative initiatives and advised Members on broad range of policy and political matters. COMMITTEE EXPERTISE: Appropriations, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Transportation & Infrastructure, Homeland Security, Science, Rules



Howard University School of Law

• Washington, DC

• Legal Writing Professor

  • Aug 1996 - Aug 2004

  • Taught litigation related courses, including core first year course in Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing; required upper-level course in Appellate Advocacy; Legal Methods, Torts. Subjects covered in courses included: administrative law; civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution; criminal law and procedure; contracts; constitutional law; intellectual and real property; taxation, employment law and civil rights; and environmental law. • Faculty Advisor and Coach of award-winning National Moot Court Team. Created and maintained one of the most heavily visited legal writing websites. • Voted "Law Professor of the Year" in 2003 and received Warren S. Rosmarin Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service (1998).



James Madison University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Aug 1994 - Aug 1995

  Taught courses in American politics, government, political theory, political communications, and race and politics Taught courses in American politics, government, political theory, political communications, and race and politics



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • May 1994 - Aug 1994

  Taught courses in American politics and government. Taught courses in American politics and government.



University of Canterbury

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Jul 1993 - Dec 1993

  Taught upper level courses in American politics, government, and political theory Taught upper level courses in American politics, government, and political theory



U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Litigation Counsel

  • Jun 1984 - Sep 1989

  Responsibilities included representing senior agency management in contested administrative hearings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the Atomic Safety Appeal Board, and the Commission. • Primary responsibility for all phases of litigation in connection with the licensing, regulation, and use of nuclear materials, from discovery through the appellate review and settlement negotiation processes. Duties also included reviewing proposed agency actions to ensure compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. • Lead attorney in Seabrook and Braidwood operating licensing proceedings. • Received NRC Special Achievement Award in 1987. • Security Clearance: TOP SECRET.



U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Attorney-Advisor to Director of Office of Hearings and Appeals

  • Aug 1980 - Jun 1984

  • Primary responsibility involved adjudicating multi-million dollar administrative enforcement proceedings involving many of the largest energy companies in the country. Duties included ruling on discovery and other pre-trial matters, convening evidentiary hearings, and writing the agency's final decision on the merits. • All decisions and orders of the OHA were reported in the agency’s official reporter, DOE Reports, and the Federal Energy Guidelines, which is published by the Commerce Clearinghouse and distributed widely throughout the legal profession. • Decisions rendered involved complicated factual, legal, and policy issues and required extensive research and careful analysis of expert testimony and several established the leading precedent in its area of the agency’s jurisprudence. E.g., Marathon Oil Co., 12 DOE ¶ 83,010 (1984); Atlantic Richfield Co., 11 DOE ¶ 84,010 (1983); H.H. Gungoll & Associates, 11 DOE ¶84,008 (1983); Emond Oil Co., 11 DOE ¶ 82,506 (1983); Atlantic Richfield Co., 10 DOE ¶ 84,026 (1983); Atlantic Richfield Co., 10 DOE ¶ 84,012 (1982); Atlantic Richfield Co., 9 DOE ¶ 84,025 (1982); Hilo Coast Processing Co., 9 DOE ¶ 80,107 (1981); Chana's Auto Service, 8 DOE ¶ 83,002 (1981); Crude Oil Purchasing Co., 6 DOE ¶ 80,156 (1980). • In addition to enforcement responsibilities, often designated by Director of the OHA to perform a host of other legal and administrative duties, including ruling on appeals of denials of FOIA requests, working closely with the Department of Justice on appeals of OHA orders taken by aggrieved parties, and providing guidance to junior attorneys. • Received DOE Special Achievement Award for superior performance and sustained excellence and originality in legal analysis, research, and writing. • Security Clearance: TOP SECRET.