SUSAN A. BYRNES

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Bethesda, MD 20814

240-***-****

acdkki@r.postjobfree.com

STRENGTHS

EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, WRITING, AND INTERPERSONAL

SKILLS.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Nov.

2010- July 2012

1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 520N

Washington, DC 20004

COUNSEL AND ATTORNEY ADVISOR FOR COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN

Advised Commissioners who provide appellate review of cases arising under

the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977. Processed new

cases. Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda on cases to assist the

commissioners when deciding whether the commission would take the case, and

while the commission decided the issues presented in the case. Initiated

Commission contact with the Peggy Browning Fund to recruit and hire summer

fellows for the Commission. Supervised fellow for the summer. Personnel

matters included analysis and revision of commission policies and

procedures that included the Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodation

policy. Assistance with development of Americans with Disabilities Act

presentation on accommodation.

IUE, the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America

June 1996-Nov. 2010

AFL-CIO, CLC (IUE-CWA)

2701 Dryden Road

Dayton, OH 45439 (located in Washington, DC until 2008)

COUNSEL

Responded to daily and other legal inquiries from IUE-CWA staff and local

union officers on wide variety of labor and employment law issues.

Conducted discovery and legal research. Written documents included

memoranda, trial and appellate briefs, position statements and motions.

Practiced before the National Labor Relations Board and other

administrative agencies. Trained staff and conducted legal clinics on a

variety of legal topics. Legal practice included the National Labor

Relations Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act,

civil rights statutes and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 25 Oct.

1994-Feb. 1996

901 K Street NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20001

STAFF ATTORNEY AND BUSINESS AGENT

Negotiated and arbitrated grievances.

Davis, Reno &Courtney Nov. 1990-Jan.

1994

22 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Specialized in labor, civil rights and employment discrimination law,

regulations and procedures on behalf of public and private-sector unions

and employees. Litigated in federal court. Evaluated cases. Handled

pretrial discovery. Drafted complaints, motions and briefs. Negotiated

settlements and agreements.

SUSAN A. BYRNES

Sachs, Waldman Sept. 1987-Dec.

1989

1000 Farmer Street

Detroit, MI 48226

LAW CLERK

Conducted legal research. Drafted memoranda and motions. Specialized in

labor and employment law.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Aug. 1986-

Aug. 1987

191 North First Street

San Jose, CA 95113

RESEARCH ATTORNEY

Reviewed cases on civil law and motion calendar. Prepared memoranda on

each case for judges.

EDUCATION:

JURIS DOCTOR. University of California, Hastings College of Law, San

Francisco, CA.

BACHELOR OF ARTS in Environmental Planning, University of California, Santa

Cruz, CA.

DIPLOMA, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI.

Licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, California and

Michigan.

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