Assistant Energy
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MICHAEL DIAMOND
abk76o@r.postjobfree.com Columbus, OH 43201
LEGAL
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EDUCATION
The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, Juris Doctor Candidate,
May 2011 ( Class Rank: Top 35%.
( Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution: Articles Editor. ( Moot
Court: Traveling Team Member.
( Member, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; Ohio
State Bar Association.
( Treasurer, Environmental Law Association.
WRITING RECOGNITION
( Publishing student note, entitled "Energized Negotiations: Mediating
Disputes over the Siting of
Interstate Electric Transmission Lines," 26 Ohio State Journal on
Dispute Resolution (publication forthcoming).
( Awarded Best Brief, 2010 class-wide Herman Moot Court Competition.
( Winner of the Ohio State Bar Association's 2010 Environmental Law
Writing Competition.
EXPERIENCE
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judicial Extern for the Honorable R.
Guy Cole Jr., Aug.-Dec. 2010
Securing America's Future Energy, Intern, Washington, D.C., May-Aug. 2010
( Researched and wrote memoranda on a wide array of energy-related
issues, including oil and gas tax law,
emissions restrictions under the Clean Air Act, reform of Mexico's
energy law, and pending energy legislation.
Ohio Department of Development: Ohio Energy Office, Intern, Columbus, OH.
Aug.-Dec. 2009
( Provided research and policy recommendations for administration of
Ohio's Advanced Energy Fund, aiming to
restructure grant program funding residential-scale renewable
energy and efficiency projects.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Law Clerk. Columbus, OH. June-
Aug. 2009
( Provided general legal support for staff attorneys, researching and
writing memoranda pertaining to
Medicaid, Adoption Assistance, Public Records, HIPAA, Employment,
and other areas of law.
PRE-LEGAL
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EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., Aug. 2006
( Major: Psychology (with honors) Minor: Religious Studies.
( GPA: 3.6/4.0, Dean's List.
( Spent semester studying Spanish in Seville, Spain.
( Received Hilldale Fellowship Award for Undergraduate Senior Honors
Thesis, entitled "The Father's
Contribution to Infant Emotion Regulation in the Context of
Maternal Postpartum Depression."
OTHER EXPERIENCE
U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program, Intern, Cleveland, OH.
Sept. 2007-Jan. 2008
( Researched and advocated use of renewable fuels to local fleets,
fuel providers, and consumers.
( Collaborated on bi-weekly newsletter discussing local developments
in clean transportation and sustainability.
University of Wisconsin Prison-Psychopathy Study, Research Specialist.
July 2006-May 2007
( Administered tests to inmates in maximum-security prison
exploring psychopathic traits.
Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin Experimental Psychology Course.
Aug.-Dec. 2006
( Holding a position usually reserved for Ph.D. students, instructed
undergraduates in research
methodology and scientific writing, and received excellent student
evaluations.
PERSONAL
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( Received U.S. Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship to study
Arabic in Amman, Jordan during summer 2007.
( Volunteered during summer 2005 on agricultural kibbutz in Golan Heights,
Israel.
( Speak Proficient Spanish and Basic Arabic ( Designed website for family
business ( Avid basketball player and guitarist
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