Experience

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  Ackerson Kauffman Fex, pc

  • Washington, DC

  • Principal

    • 1991 - Present
    • Washington, DC

    Litigation and dispute resolution experience in 40+ states and 16 countries, including civil and commercial litigation in the areas of contracts, commercial transactions, intellectual property, agricultural finance, international transactions and human rights. Recent litigation experience has been focused on class actions, federal takings, eminent domain and property rights, including right-of-way ownership and usage.

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  Sidley Austin

  • Washington, DC

  • Partner

    • 1982 - Feb 1991
    • Washington, DC

    Litigation and regulatory compliance, including major patent litigation, international investment and trade in 16 countries; and national practice in Farm Credit and agricultural finance regulatory and litigation.

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  Sidley Austin & Naguib

  • Cairo, Egypt

  • Managing Director

    • Jul 1982 - Dec 1984
    • Cairo, Egypt

    Founder and managing partner of the first American law office in Egypt, organized as a joint venture of Sidley Austin and Gamal Naguib. Practice included international legal consulting on business operations, investment, regulatory compliance, international arbitration and dispute resolution.

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  Campbell Kyle Proffitt, LLP

  • Noblesville, Indiana

  • Partner

    • 1979 - May 1982
    • Noblesville, Indiana

    Civil, commercial and class action litigation practice.

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  United States Senate

  • Washington, DC

  • Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution

    • Aug 1976 - Jun 1979
    • Washington, DC

    Served under the Constitution Subcommittee chairmanship of Senator Birch Bayh and the Judiciary Committee. chairmanship of Senator James Eastland (1976) and Senator Ted Kennedy (1977-1979).Primary staff responsibility for the proposed constitutional amendment for Direct Election of the President, renewal of the Civil Rights Commission, adoption of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, adoption of the Bayh-Dole University and Small Business Patent Rights Act, and the first congressional legislation to encourage renewable energy.

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  Barnes Hickam Pantzer & Boyd (then Barnes & Thornburgh)

  • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Associate Attorney

    • Jun 1971 - Aug 1976
    • Indianapolis, Indiana

    Litigation practice included civil and commercial trials and appeals, class actions, real estate and business disputes.