Administrative Law Specialist

• Oct 2022 - Present

Adjunct Professor

• 2016 - 2022

• Taught first-year law students essential legal skills like writing, oral presentation and advocacy, and professional conduct • RWA (1st sem.): Student ratings: 3.85 (2016), 3.43 (2019), 4.42 (2020), 4.71 (2021) • Advocacy (2nd sem.): Student ratings: 4.15 (2017), 4.38 (2018), 4.23 (2020), 4.85 (2021), 4.56 (2022) • Taught first-year law students essential legal skills like writing, oral presentation and advocacy, and professional conduct • RWA (1st sem.): Student ratings: 3.85 (2016), 3.43 (2019), 4.42 (2020), 4.71 (2021) • Advocacy (2nd sem.): Student ratings: 4.15 (2017), 4.38 (2018), 4.23 (2020), 4.85 (2021), 4.56 (2022)

Judicial Law Clerk

• 2015 - 2022

• Hon. Elizabeth Clement (2017–2022), Hon. Joan Larsen (2016–2017), Hon. Stephen Markman (2015–2016) • Analyzed legal issues, and recommended resolutions, in many areas of law • Drafted memoranda and other documents on behalf of Justices • Supervised and mentored judicial interns • Hon. Elizabeth Clement (2017–2022), Hon. Joan Larsen (2016–2017), Hon. Stephen Markman (2015–2016) • Analyzed legal issues, and recommended resolutions, in many areas of law • Drafted memoranda and other documents on behalf of Justices • Supervised and mentored judicial interns

Lawyer

• 2014 - 2015

• Represented tenants in matters before the D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Housing Authority • Represented tenants in matters before the D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Housing Authority

Associate

• 2011 - 2015

• Wrote briefs for state (D.C., Florida, Maryland) and federal (Third, Fourth, Sixth, Eleventh Circuits) appellate courts, and many trial courts • Represented clients in sectors like energy, mining, hospitality, in areas like antitrust, contracts, patents, administrative law, and international terrorism • Supervised and evaluated summer associates and their work product • Seconded to D.C. Legal Aid Society, to represent low-income tenants Publications: • Aryeh S. Portnoy et al., The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: 2012 Year in Review, 20 L. & Bus. Rev. Ams. 565 (2014) • Thomas C. Means et al., Perez v. MBA Is Unlikely to Provide Regulatory Relief, Law360, Dec. 1, 2014 • Thomas C. Means et al., To Label or Not to Label? Companies May Have No Choice, Law360, Sept. 30, 2014 • Overview of Administrative Agencies (Daniel W. Wolff & Jesse J. Kirchner eds., 2014 update), in American Law of Mining ch. 185 (2d ed. 1984) • Selected Administrative Procedures and Practice Topics (Daniel W. Wolff & Jesse J. Kirchner eds., 2014 update), in American Law of Mining ch. 186 (2d ed. 1984) • Aryeh S. Portnoy et al., The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: 2011 Year in Review, 19 L. & Bus. Rev. Ams. 139 (2013) • Overview of Administrative Agencies (Kirsten L. Nathanson et al. eds., 2013 update), in American Law of Mining ch. 185 (2d ed. 1984) • Selected Administrative Procedures and Practice Topics (Kirsten L. Nathanson et al. eds., 2013 update), in American Law of Mining ch. 186 (2d ed. 1984) Show less

Web Software Developer

• 2003 - 2008