Experience

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  Law Office of Margaret Thomson

  • Founder and Attorney

    • 2007 - Present

    Representing individuals and families pro bono, serving unmet needs in partnership with lawyers in other jurisdictions throughout the DC metro area. Interest in representing those new to legal representation and legal advocacy or with limited resources.Areas of expertise among others include: adv...

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  Thomson Family Trust

  • Washington, DC

  • Executor and Trustee

    • 2000 - Present
    • Washington, DC

    For my family I serve as an Executrix of an international trust with rights to natural resources; a co-Executor of a domestic family trust; and a successor Executor for a special needs trust. These trusts hold sub-surface rights, securities, real estate, and a Federal lease of public lands.

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  HFA

  • Legal Volunteer

    • 2007 - 2008

    In 2016, served as a Democrat Poll Watcher in Virginia, at a target precinct, where approximately ten domestic and international news organizations interviewed voters. Advised campaign staff regarding equipment malfunctions and resulting long lines; observed and reported voters leaving without v...

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  United States Department of Energy

  • Washington, DC, DOE Headquarters, Forrestal Bui...

  • Attorney for Legislation and Regulatory Law

    • 1990 - 2004
    • Washington, DC, DOE Headquarters, Forrestal Bui...

    Senior Federal attorney drafting and negotiating DOE legislative proposals including EPACT1992 and 2005. Responsibilities included mediation of amendments to the US Code and DOE policy, representing the Office of General Counsel. Goals were to establish the views of the DOE Office of the Secret...

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  Office of Federal Procurment Policy, OMB

  • Deputy Associate Administrator

    • 1987 - 1989

    As an attorney for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB, my responsibilities included review of the US Department of Defense annual authorizations and appropriations for matters of procurement including government contracting issues in tax, budget and policy. In addition, legislation aut...

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  Senate Committee on Finance

  • Tax Legislative Assistant

    • 1983 - 1984

    As a Tax Legislative Assistant for a Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, my responsibilities were to represent the interests of the State represented by my political patron, Minnesota, as well as to help the Committee staff manage major tax legislation, especially those issues for which my...

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  • Forests Subcommittee Staff Consultant

    • 1979 - 1980

    As the principal staff to a subcommittee of seven Members of Congress representing forested regions throughout the United States, and under the patronage of the subcommittee chair, a northwest US Democrat, I coordinated the Subcommittee's bipartisan positions with the minority staff of the su...

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  Office of Congressman Norm Dicks

  • Legislative Assistant

    • 1977 - 1979
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  Kitsap County, Washington

  • Land Use Planner

    • 1974 - 1976

    For Kitsap County, the peninsula in Puget Sound, the estuary east of Seattle, and west of Hood Canal, I advised the County Planning Commission, and in turn the County Commissioners on proposed land use plans for the City of Poulsbo, and for the unincorporated area of Silverdale, the business cen...