High School Health
Resume:
SUSAN A. BYRNES
Bethesda, MD 20814
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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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