Manager Assistant
Resume:
Michael J. Beattie
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Vienna, Virginia 22180
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Employment History
Federal Dispute Resolution Center
*/**-**** *******, VA; Position: Executive Director
* Drafted speeches for White House as government contractor
* Wrote legal decisions as an administrative law judge writing
* Composed government contract and grant proposal
* Authored arbitration decisions for government agencies
6/95-8/2006 National Coalition for Students with
Disabilities
Fairfax, VA; Position: Executive Director
* Founded new national disability rights organization.
* Drafted numerous successful grant proposals.
* Organized new local chapters and increased membership.
* Lobbied on education funding and disability rights legislation.
* Inspired grassroots lobbying in targeted congressional districts.
* Won numerous voting and disability rights court cases as counsel
for group.
Employee Rights Law Group
Fairfax and Alexandria, VA;
6/95-12/07 Position: Partner in boutique firm practice
focused on disability law
* Rated by Washingtonian Magazine as a Top Ten employment law firm
* Litigated and won disability rights cases in federal district and
appellate courts
* Recruited, selected, and supervised interns and attorneys
* Conducted legal research and drafted briefs
* Questioned witnesses in hundreds of depositions
* Handled new client intake and interviewed witnesses
Publications
Springfield Times
(regional newspaper) Springfield,
VA. Sports writer. Washington Post Opinion Editorial Writer; We the
People Magazine (Political magazine) Founder and Editor, Schema Journal
(Political journal) Founder and Managing Editor, The Aubade
(Literary magazine) Business Manager; The Polemic (Newsmagazine)
Assistant Editor, 1986-88; The Bullet (Newspaper) News and Editorial
Columnist; Signal Magazine (International magazine) Fairfax, VA.
Consumer Columnist reviewing new military technology.
Writing Experience and
Skills
News, features, editorial,
sports, consumer review, investigative reporting, advertising sales, layout
and design, web page content, speech writing, legal briefs, scripts for
commercial, poetry and songs. Internships
9/97-9/98 International Union of Bricklayers;
Washington D.C.; Position: Law clerk. Wrote decisions on union member
grievances and performed legal research for General Counsel9/94-12/94
United States Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges;
Cincinnati, OH; Position: Judicial Extern researched and drafted proposed
legal decisions
1/93-5/93 Ohio Civil Rights
Commission Cincinnati, OH; Position Legal Extern. Conducted intake of
new plaintiffs, explained legal rights, and helped draft discrimination
charges
5/92-8/92 The Association for
Persons with Severe Handicaps; Alexandria, VA; Legislative Intern.
Authored rough draft of Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities white paper
on Presidential campaign issues.
8/89-5/91 Kent State University
Department of Political Science; Kent, OH; Research Assistant. Taught
political science class and helped faculty research projects.
5/90-8/90 Common Cause;
Washington D.C. Grassroots Internship. Mobilized members in Northern New York
and successfully convinced Senator to vote for cloture
1/89-5/89 Congressmen Gerry
Sikorski Washington D.C.; Constituent Assistant. Drafted letters to and
conducted research for constituents
5/88-9-88 Elliot Morley (Member
of Parliament) London, Great Britain. Position: Research Assistant.
Researched international environmental issues.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI College
of LAW; Cincinnati, OH; Juris Doctorate; December 1994. 96
Semester hours. Emphasis: Disability, employment law,
and environmental law; Research project: Application of the
National Environmental Policy Act to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Kent, Ohio: Master of Arts, Political Science, August 1991, GPA 3.4;
Semester Hour Credits 56. Emphasis: Human rights and environmental law.
Thesis: Relationship between human rights and World Bank lending.
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Fredericksburg, Virginia: Bachelor of Arts, European Studies, May 1989, GPA
3.1; GPA in major 3.4; Semester Hour Credits 122. Emphasis: Modern history
and comparative politics; Research: European CommunityActivities
Alexandria Commission on
Persons with Disabilities, Commission Member; Virginia Young Democrats, Legal
Counsel; Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Com. on Women and
Minorities; Ohio Common Cause, Vice-President and Governing Board member;
Public Interest Law Society, President; Ohio Common Cause, Secretary and
Governing Board member; College Democrats, chapter Founder and Public
Relations Manager; International Law Society; Graduate Student Senator;
Progressive Student Network, Research Chair; Environmental Task Force; Student
Senate Allocations Committee; International Relations Club, model United
Nations team; Student Government, Lobby Committee; Student Senator
Minimum Salary Requirement: $40,000
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