Jillian Nelson
Attorney at Law at Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Nonprofit Management
The University of GeorgiaMay, 2005- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Attorney at Law
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Dec 2019 - Present
I provide legal support and guidance to Wagenmaker & Oberly’s diverse group of tax-exempt organizations. In particular, I work with nonprofit organizations across the United States to address a wide range of employment issues including hiring, discipline and termination procedures, staff safety and security, and organizational policies and related best practices. I also assist clients with finding practical and effective solutions to governance, risk-management, and federal tax-exemption issues. I provide legal support and guidance to Wagenmaker & Oberly’s diverse group of tax-exempt organizations. In particular, I work with nonprofit organizations across the United States to address a wide range of employment issues including hiring, discipline and termination procedures, staff safety and security, and organizational policies and related best practices. I also assist clients with finding practical and effective solutions to governance, risk-management, and federal tax-exemption issues.
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Social Security Administration
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Regional Counsel
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2019
I provided a full range of legal services to agency management throughout the region. I represented the Social Security Administration in federal district and circuit courts. I was tasked with litigating numerous significant matters on appeal and, to that end, appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. I also helped formulate national litigation strategies and handled administrative litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit Systems Protection Board. I provided a full range of legal services to agency management throughout the region. I represented the Social Security Administration in federal district and circuit courts. I was tasked with litigating numerous significant matters on appeal and, to that end, appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. I also helped formulate national litigation strategies and handled administrative litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit Systems Protection Board.
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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Administration of Justice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Attorney Advisor
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Dec 2011 - Oct 2014
I provided legal analysis of hotly contested issues raised in petitions for review before the U.S. military's highest court. This required comprehensive legal review and careful analysis of military justice and criminal law matters. I teed up cases for judicial review, provided advice on the legal and policy implications of different outcomes, and made recommendations as to the appropriate disposition of cases. I also assisted with judicial outreach initiatives, meeting with key stakeholders in academia as well as professional and student organizations.
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Staff Attorney
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Oct 2008 - Nov 2011
I managed a high volume of cases raising complex federal appellate matters related to employment law, civil rights litigation, criminal appeals, habeas petitions, immigration law, and social security law. I prepared detailed legal memoranda and draft opinions for all 11th Circuit judges. Based on a very respectable performance, I was invited to extend my term, asked to mentor numerous other attorneys, and selected to resolve mandamus petitions, track legal developments, and review and monitor internal attorney work product.
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Education
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2005 - 2008
Georgia State University College of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.) -
2004 - 2005
The University of Georgia
Master's Degree, Social Work -
2001 - 2004
The University of Georgia
Bachelor's Degree, Social Work
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