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MADELINE NEWMAN
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EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., June 2008
Harvard Mediation Program, President, Training Director
Negotiation Workshop, Head Teaching Assistant
Irving R. Kaufman Fellow (awarded for demonstrated potential for outstanding career in
public service)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, B.A in History, with distinction, May 2001
EXPERIENCE
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES OF ATLANTA, Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2009-present
Kaufman Fellow (2009-10), Staff Attorney (2010-present)
Play integral role in major environmental justice case representing a predominantly low-income,
African-American community organization opposing the placement of a sewage treatment plant:
developing case strategy, speaking at community meetings, researching legal issues, and
investigating mitigation options.
Research and draft memoranda and pleadings for civil and environmental litigation.
Manage client relationships, including explaining legal rights and identifying goals.
Coordinate wills clinic, including training and supervising eight law students.
Draft LLC operating agreements, deeds, wills, and contracts.
PROGRAM ON NEGOTIATION AT HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lecturer Sept. 2008-June 2009
Designed and taught interactive negotiation class of 40 students.
HELLER & MYERS, LLP, San Francisco, California
Summer Associate Summer 2007
Drafted memoranda regarding white-collar crime, securities fraud, and attorney-client privilege.
Drafted habeas corpus petition on behalf of California inmate.
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, Kakuma, Kenya
Protection Intern Summer 2006
Interviewed refugees at risk of violence, rape, or child abduction within refugee camp; assessed
credibility of claims and recommended solutions.
PEACE CORPS, Tanzania
Health Extensionist 2003-2005
Designed successful grant proposals for health education and infrastructure development.
Trained health workers in interactive teaching methods, project design, and grant-writing.
Admitted to Bar of Massachusetts and of Georgia
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AMITA AGUDA
174 Spring Street, Chicago, IL USA +1-312-***-**** abqi39@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES,
LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice, June 2011
Honors: With Merit, Harvard Knox Traveling Fellow, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
Activities: Contributor to the SOAS Rag, London Student, and Spoonfed London,
London District 1130 & Illinois District 7770 Rotary Club speaker
Thesis: Access to Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in West Africa
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., cum laude, June 2010
Honors: International Achievement Summit Delegate (South Africa, July 2009),
Heyman Summer Fellow, Marshall Finalist
Coursework: International Human Rights, International Trade Law, Doctrine & Practice of the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Costa Rica, Jan 2010)
Activities: Human Rights Journal, Case Note Editor
Black Law Students Association Africa Summit Delegate (Kenya, March 2009),
Harvard African Law Association (HALA)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, B.A. in Political Science, Spanish Minor, summa cum laude, May 2007
Honors: 4.0 Medalist, Phi Beta Kappa, National Achievement Scholar, President s International
Travel Fellow (Univ. de Alcal de Henares, Spain), Furman Honor List (Top 25 seniors)
EXPERIENCE
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT, Sierra Leone, Ghana & Nigeria
Harvard Satter Fellow & ASIL Helton Fellow, International Justice Project (IJP) August 2011-present
Authoring legal reports on the framework for trying international crimes in three West African countries;
outlining domestic justice systems and procedures for extradition and mutual legal assistance. Organizing
grassroots advocacy for necessary reforms of law and local practice. Preparing comparative analysis of
regional obstacles to prosecution for use by IJP legal advisers.
FREELANCE RESEARCH & PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCE, London, UK & Chicago, IL
Representative projects: September 2010 July 2011
o Assisted award-winning photojournalist based in the Middle East with writing for a women s
empowerment media campaign, lecture series, and conference grant proposal.
o Researched literature and organized thematic syllabus for Dean Akin Akinyemi s Human Rights
in the Developing World course at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
o Drafted concept papers and researched potential partners for the AIRE (Advice on Individual
Rights in Europe) Centre s judicial capacity building program in Serbia and Montenegro; assisted
in drafting successful proposal for full partnership for AIRE Centre and the UK Foreign and
Commonwealth Office.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT, London, UK
Research and Campaign Assistant, Africa Programme June 2010 September 2010
Assisted country specialists on Sudan, East Africa, and the Horn with media monitoring, public statements,
report entries and online actions, mission planning, formatting and distributing publications, and
communicating with human rights victims, colleagues, and partners abroad; supervised volunteer work on
Sudan and Somalia. Drafted a comprehensive briefing on pre-electoral human rights concerns and an in-
depth research and campaigning proposal for Sierra Leone.
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HARVARD INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC (IHRC), Cambridge, MA
Student Researcher February 2009 June 2010
Co-authored Digging in the Dirt: Child Miners in the Diamond Mining Industry, an advocacy report
published in 2010 by the IHRC; drafted press release and publicized the report among government ministers,
child protection organizations, and media (radio, television, and print) in Freetown. Researched violations of
sexual and reproductive health rights in Namibia. Conducted comparative international legal research for the
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Cambodia Tribunal) investigating judges.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, Washington, DC
Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, Summer Law Intern Program Clerk July 2009 August 2009
Drafted interrogatories and conducted legal and factual research for trial attorneys enforcing U.S. fair
housing and lending laws. Contributed research to a case of discriminatory mortgage lending practices in
Little Rock, Arkansas, which yielded a substantial settlement for monetary and injunctive relief.
WINSTON & ELLIS, LLP, Chicago, IL
Summer Associate May 2009 July 2009
Conducted initial legal research and writing on pro bono asylum brief in a case for which the Homeland
Security Department granted asylum.
UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE (CAT), Geneva, Switzerland
Intern to the Chairman for the semi-annual CAT sessions May 2008
Monitored hearings, reviewed country and shadow reports on State Parties compliance with the Convention
Against Torture; drafted questions, concluding observations, and recommendations for the CAT Chairman.
SAN FRANCISCO VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM (SFVLP), San Francisco, CA
Family Justice Center Extern January 2008
Assisted staff attorneys at collaborative domestic violence center and affiliated legal clinic with case
maintenance, client correspondence, and filing of temporary restraining orders.
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION, Washington, DC
Government Relations Intern June 2008 August 2008
Drafted policy memorandum analyzing relevant provisions of U.S. federal anti-trafficking law and proposed
legislative changes. Composed legal memorandum for use in overseas field offices examining challenges to
the PROTECT Act, a piece of federal sex tourism legislation with extraterritorial reach. Supervised a team of
eight other interns on an ongoing project outlining factors contributing to modern day slavery to be used in
advocacy campaigns.
LICENSURES & AFFILIATIONS
Licensed to Practice Law in Illinois
American Bar Association Section of International Law, Africa & International Human Rights Committees
American Society of International Law (ASIL)
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JODI A. SPIEGEL
125 West 34th Street
New York, NY 02201
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EXPERIENCE SMITH AND HERRINGTON, New York, NY 2000 Present
Associate, Litigation Department
Represent clients in various stages of civil litigation. Draft briefs, complaints, pretrial motions, memoranda and
discovery requests and responses. Second-chaired white collar crime trial involving an alleged money
laundering scandal. Team member on class action lawsuit brought on behalf of homeless persons in the city of
New York. Serve on pro bono committee.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, Boston, MA 1999 2000
Law clerk to Justice Arthur D. Stewart. Assisted Justice Stewart in all aspects of appellate practice, including
preparing pre-argument memoranda, attending oral arguments, reviewing trial records and researching, editing
and evaluating the legal analyses in drafts of written opinions.
NOW LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, Washington, D.C. Summer 1998
Assisted in pending federal district court litigation over the creation of an all male public education school in
Michigan. Researched applicable state and federal law, drafted pretrial argument memoranda and filed a
discovery motion with the District Court. Drafted portions of an amicus brief for Supreme Court case involving
state infringement of abortion rights.
CRABTREE, DEWEY AND DUNN, Palo Alto, CA Summer 1997
Summer associate in twenty-person firm specializing in venture capital work.
JAMAICA PLAIN LEGAL SERVICES, Jamaica Plain, MA 1997 1998
Worked on appeals of landlord-tenant cases to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and assisted in
representing indigent clients in housing matters before the Rent Control Board. Appealed welfare benefit
terminations.
WORLD WILDLIFE FEDERATION, Kenya Summer 1996
Helped establish joint U.S.-Kenya venture with private industry to fund wildlife preservation.
EDUCATION HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., June 1999
cum laude
Honors:
Activities: Women and the Law, Undergraduate Teaching Fellow
Harvard Women s Law Journal, Articles Editor
Alliance for Public Interest Alternatives
DUKE UNIVERSITY, M.A. in Public Policy, June 1996
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, B.A. in Women s Studies, June 1994
cum laude
Honors:
Activities: Outward Bound, Team Leader
Edward Brooks Homeless Project
PUBLICATION Note, Women s Legal Rights in the Workplace, 12 Harvard Women s Law Journal 351 (1998).
BAR Admitted to New York Bar in 1999. Member of American Bar Association Committee on Affordable Housing
and Homelessness and New York Bar Association Pro Bono Task Force.
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NATALIE L. BRENNAN
1555 I Street, NW, Apt. 6G
Washington, DC 20009
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EXPERIENCE
THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE, Washington, DC 2009 - present
Manager, Carbon Project
Plan and implement carbon sequestration projects, including drafting applications to meet carbon
standards, verifying planting projects, drafting contracts with corporate partners and carbon
auditors, conducting carbon standards audits, and monitoring United States carbon policy.
CRANSTON SHAW LLP, Washington, DC 2008- 2009
Litigation and Regulatory Associate
Prepared witness kits and assisted with witness interviews in criminal investigation of
pharmaceutical industry client. Drafted memoranda on a variety of health care regulatory issues.
Performed legal research on issues under the Administrative Procedure Act. Conducted document
review in internal investigation of alleged fraud by employees of financial services company.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, Chicago, IL 2007-2008
Law Clerk to the Honorable James G. Tabor
Conducted research and drafted opinions on wide range of issues, including employment
discrimination under Title VII and Section 1981, jurisdiction under the Federal Tort Claims Act,
patent and trademark issues under relevant federal statutes, preemption under the Railway Labor
Act, and various matters under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
JOHNSON, KENNEDY AND THIEBAULT LLP, Chicago, IL 2005-2007
Litigation Associate, also Summer Associate, Summer 2004
Drafted interrogatories, subpoenas, document requests and motions to compel, conducted client
interviews, and prepared for depositions in intellectual property litigation. Researched issues
under the Americans with Disabilities Act, prepared deposition outlines, took third party
depositions, conferred with experts and collaborated with five non-profit organizations on pro
bono matter advocating for the rights of mentally ill individuals.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Anchorage, AK Summer 2003
Legal Intern, Environmental Division
Prepared memorandum on recovery status of injured resources for Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Trustee Council. Synthesized legal and biological research and witness interviews to develop
legal and policy framework to guide Council decisions. Drafted proposal for new legislation to
address Alaska s invasive species problem.
EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., June 2005
Activities: Harvard Environmental Law Review, Senior Editor
Harvard Public Interest Auction, Student Committee Chair
Publication: Comment, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection v. EPA,
28 Harvard Environmental Law Review 599 (2005)
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, B.S. in Biology & Society, with Distinction, May 2002
Awards: Award for Outstanding Senior in the College of Human Ecology
Human Ecology Dean s Scholar
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ERIC HOWARD MARKS
612 Pinehurst Rd.
Columbus, OH 43085
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EXPERIENCE
2007 Present
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ COLLEGE OF LAW
Adjunct Professor. Teach professional skills course to second and third-year law students with a
view to developing appellate practice skills, including formulation of strategies on appeal, use of
the appellate record, brief writing, and oral advocacy.
2005-Present
REED & WELLSTONE LLP, Columbus, Ohio,
Litigation Associate. & 2002-2003
Practice includes all aspects of civil litigation, both state and federal, at the trial and appellate
levels, with particular focus on complex toxic tort litigation.
Representative experience includes:
CACI Int'l Inc. et al. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. (U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit): Successfully defended
insurer in coverage litigation claiming breach of duty to defend insured against multiple lawsuits
alleging that employees of insured tortured and killed detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Authored summary judgment brief which resulted in dismissal of all claims against insurer.
Authored successful appellate brief affirming summary judgment for insurer by published opinion.
Su Zan Park v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. et al. (Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia):
Lead attorney in successful defense of residential mortgage lender against allegations of fraud,
conspiracy, and negligence. Plaintiff sought more than $1 million in compensatory and punitive
damages based on claims that lender negligently processed loan origination documents and
conspired to induce plaintiff to purchase property. Counseled lender regarding key factual and legal
issues, developed and executed briefing strategy, and successfully argued demurrer and plea in bar
which resulted in dismissal of all claims against lender.
Authored a variety of motions and briefs, including summary judgment opening briefs and
oppositions, motions to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings, federal and state appellate
briefs, mediation statements, and Daubert-type motions.
Experienced in managing and organizing voluminous document review projects, preparing
affirmative discovery motions, and opposing same; experienced in taking and defending
depositions.
Significant pro bono work on behalf of indigent defendants in criminal and landlord-tenant
matters.
THE HONORABLE SUSAN K. SMITH
2003 2005
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT,
Law Clerk.
Conducted legal research, prepared bench memoranda, and drafted opinions.
THE HONORABLE ROGER K. PATTERSON
2001 2002
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT,
Law Clerk
Conducted legal research, prepared bench memoranda, and drafted opinions.
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2000 2001
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC,
Intern
Researched the constitutional validity of state laws disenfranchising persons with a prior felony
conviction. Prepared article defending the constitutionality of federal legislation restoring the right
to vote in federal elections to ex-offenders.
1999 2000
HARVARD LEGAL AID BUREAU, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Represented low-income tenants before the Boston Housing Court. Conducted client
interviews and mediated disputes. Advised tenants of their legal rights under the landlord/tenant
laws of
Massachusetts.
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC., Washington, DC,
Policy Intern Summer 1997
Reviewed research and literature on the effects of curriculum tracking on low-income and
minority students. Prepared final report of findings.
EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., June 2001
HARVARD JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, M.P.A., June 2001
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, B.A. in Political Science, May 1997
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
magna cum laude
Student Commencement Speaker
ARTICLES & LECTURES
Legal Writing, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute. November 2008
Introduction to Civil Procedure, Ohio State Bar Young Lawyers Conference, May 2008
Attitude Is Essential, Council on Legal Education Opportunity, ABA Fund for Justice and
Education, May 2008.
Too Fast, Too Furious? Are the New Civil Remedial Fees Vulnerable to a Constitutional
Challenge? Ohio State Bar Litigation News, Summer 2007.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT and DISTINCTIONS
Mentor, Moritz College of Law Oliver Hill Scholars Program, 2005 present
Mentor and Board Member, The Carver Promise, 2006 2008
Voted by peers as an Ohio "Rising Star" (published in Ohio Super Lawyers, December 2006)
Recipient of E. Randolph Williams Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service (2005-06, 2006-07,
2007-08)
ADMITTED
Ohio State Bar, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
PERSONAL Enjoy chess, softball, fishing.
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AMITA NAYAK
48 Thompson St., Apartment 33 New York, NY 10012
Email: abqi39@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 913-***-****
EXPERIENCE
Boxer, Wellfleet and Kraemer, LLP, New York, NY 2008 Present
Litigation Associate
Represent clients in wide variety of litigation matters including employment, securities, and
copyright disputes, credit card industry antitrust litigation, and FCC regulatory actions.
Assisted with depositions and witness preparation in internal corporate investigations
and in federal grand jury investigations.
Coordinated and analyzed document productions and interrogatory and subpoena
responses.
Participated in settlement negotiations with New York and Connecticut Attorneys
General.
Secured political asylum for former teacher from Tibet. Authored all submissions to the
Department of Homeland Security and represented client before Hearing Officer.
Served as associate representative to firm s Pro Bono Committee.
Hale & Dorr Legal Services Center, Jamaica Plain, MA Fall 2007
Student Advocate, Housing Litigation Clinic
Represented low income clients from the greater Boston area in landlord tenant litigation.
Argued and won discovery motion in Housing Court. Assisted with trial reversing illegal eviction
of tenant.
Children s Rights Project, New Delhi, India Summer 2007
Legal Intern
Conducted juvenile justice field research at local courts and police stations. Led client
interviews with defendants and victims of crime. Attended Juvenile Justice Board proceedings.
The New York Times Corp., New York, NY Summer 2006
Summer Intern, Law Department
Completed international licensing compilation and researched reporters privilege and photo
rights. Revised freelance contracts and assisted with editorial closings.
World Health Organization, Washington, D.C. Summer 2004
Research Consultant, Sustainable Development Department
Assessed public health focused development plans in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presented
review of inter organization initiatives to Local and Urban Development Unit.
Princeton University South Asia Studies Department, New Delhi, India August 2004
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Conducted on site research on secularism and religious freedom in Indian law and politics.
Interviewed leading legal scholars, practitioners, and a Supreme Court Justice.
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EDUCATION
Harvard Law School, J.D., June 2008
Activities: South Asian Law Students Association, Co President; Committee on Sports
Entertainment Law, Entertainment Committee Chair; Harvard Human Rights Journal, Member
Princeton University, B.A., magna cum laude, with Distinction in Economics, May 2005
Awards: Center for International and Area Studies Fellowship; Woodrow Wilson Traveling
Fellowship; South Asia Studies Department Singh Fellowship
Activities: South Asian Society, Academic Action Chair & Secretary; Student Government
Council, Secretary; Whitestone School, Elementary school tutor
LANGUAGES Spanish (proficient); Hindi (conversational)
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