JANICE B. BINDER

PO Box ***

Lisbon, Iowa *****

319-***-****

abombx@r.postjobfree.com

BAR ADMISSIONS

Kentucky 1989; West Virginia 1993; Iowa 1997

EDUCATION

University of Iowa College of Law

Iowa City, Iowa; J.D. with distinction, 1989

Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa; B.A. in Anthropology, 1985

EXPERIENCE

Janice B. Binder, Attorney at Law

September 2000 to present

In my practice I represent individuals and small businesses. I perform

legal research, draft documents for clients such as ACT, Inc. I also

proofread and edit legal journals and blogs, including translated

international articles. For my work with youth I was nominated for a 2007

Congressional Coalition "Angels in Adoption" award by Senator Tom Harkin

and presented with the award by Senator Charles Grassley. I have mentored

new attorneys and was also asked to serve on several boards and committees

such as the Partnership for Safe Families Advisory Board; Transitioning

Youth Committee; Linn County Juvenile Court Guardian ad Litem Committee;

and Linn County Bar Juvenile Law Committee.

Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc.

January 2010 to present

Human Resources and Compliance Manager/ Attorney/Editor for cultural

resources firm including editing technical reports, historical research,

writing proposals for government contracts, contract drafting and

negotiation, payroll, hiring, equal employment opportunity planning and

compliance, health and safety planning, training and compliance and

compliance with other state and federal agencies.

Lexis Nexis

June 2001 to July 2004

I was a case law editor writing summaries for computer legal research with

over 90% accuracy rate.

Mears Law Office

Associate from October 1997 to September 2000, from September 2000 to 2001

contract attorney.

I was an attorney handling a variety of cases before state and federal

administrative tribunals and trial and appellate courts including social

security, family law, juvenile law, and civil rights issues. My work

included researching and writing legal briefs at all federal and state

level courts.

Kirkwood Community College

May 2000 to August 2002

I was an adjunct professor teaching Civil Litigation and Legal Research

courses to paralegal students. I had high evaluations from my students,

some of whom still stay in touch with me.

Metro Area Housing Partnership

I was the Compliance Director for a non-profit affordable housing program.

Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission

I was a Fair Housing Specialist investigating housing discrimination,

conducting community education and outreach, and developing programs under

a limited grant.

West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel

I was an Assistant Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel investigating and

prosecuting ethics violations by attorneys.

Juvenile Justice Committee/Facilities Review Panel

I was the Executive Director of an independent state agency that monitored,

inspected, and issued public reports on facilities where West Virginia

juveniles were placed during its sunset legislative period. I served on

various committees and task forces involving children's issues such as the

West Virginia State Child Fatality Review Commission (including drafting

its enabling legislation); West Virginia Supreme Court Task Force on Child

Abuse and Neglect; West Virginia State Committee on Juvenile Detention.

Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, Inc.

I was a Staff Attorney in two separate satellite legal aid offices with a

varied poverty law caseload, including consumer law, civil rights, landlord-

tenant, Social Security, welfare, unemployment insurance, education, home

foreclosures, domestic relations, and bankruptcies. I served on committees

that turned an empty school into a domestic violence shelter for women and

children and a committee that started a summer feeding program for

children.

Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc.

I was a Staff Attorney with a varied poverty law caseload, including

consumer law, civil rights, landlord-tenant, environmental torts, Social

Security, welfare, unemployment insurance, education, unfair labor

practices, home foreclosures, domestic relations, and bankruptcies. I

cofounded a homeless/transitional housing shelter in Hazard, Kentucky; co-

chair advisory board of Appalachia Service Project; Perry County

Interagency JOBS Council; Perry County Human Services Council;

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Southeast Linn Community Center Volunteer; Healthy Linn Committee; flood

relief volunteer and donation coordinator: Temple Judah Sunday School

teacher; Mount Vernon-Lisbon League of Women Voters (including Vice-

President, President, Board of Directors); volunteer mediator Linn County

Small Claims Court; volunteer lawyer for Legal Services in Iowa and

Kentucky; Board of Directors Willis Dady Homeless Shelter; West Virginia

State Bar Commission on Children and the Law (including chair of

subcommittees); adult literacy tutor; Iowa Society of International Law and

Affairs

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