Christina Northern

Washington, DC ***** 202-***-**** Email: ad0gnx@r.postjobfree.com

Skilled attorney with an 80% success rate combining experience in private practice with hands-on leadership positions with the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and New Columbia Community Land Trust (NCCLT). Handling a myriad of research and policy matters throughout career.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney

February 2002 – Present

Christina Northern, Esq.

8455 Colesville Road Suite 1080

Silver Spring, MD 20910

* Manage a small general practice handling civil matters

* Knowledgeable of library procedures from having worked in the Library of Congress

* Preparation of all pleadings necessary in cases, including research and litigation issues

* Provide client service including legal assistance and advice regarding the dispute and

possible resolution

* Various research matters handled for clients as they arise

* Contract negotiation for clients in all areas of the practice

* Handle numerous constitutional issues for clients as needed to ensure client success

* Excellent communication skills

Rent Administrator for the District of Columbia

November 1999 to February 2002

DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

941 N. Capitol Street, NE

Washington, DC 20001

202-***-****

* Appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia

* Duties as per the DC Code were to draft rules and procedures for the administration

of the Rental Housing Act, section 43-3502.2

* Restored this office to 100% full service after a seven-year vacancy giving staff and the public someone to address their questions and concerns

* Met with landlords and tenants on their issues under the Rental Housing Act to fully help them understand what they could and could not do under the Rental Housing Act.

* Handled policy issues related to housing, both rental and sales

* Provided information to the public

* Responsible for issuing decisions on the results of the audits on Landlord

petitions with respect to building upgrades and repairs

* Prepared and reviewed decisions on Nonprofit petitions submitted by nonprofit

organizations on whether they were exempt from the Rent Control under the Rental

Housing Act

* Responsible for the calculation of the CPI-W, which is the figure used to determine the

annual rent increase percentage issued by the Rental Housing Commission

* Wrote, researched and issued Advisory Opinions on requests from individuals and organizations on issues that had not been addressed by any cases or decisions issued by the Office of Adjudication, Rental Housing Commission or DC Superior Court

* Supervised staff members of the Housing Regulation Administration (HRA) Customer Service Center which also included employment matters related to the staff

* Updated the Tenant Guide to Safe and Decent Housing. Responsible for having this

document translated into Spanish

* Prepared legislation on of housing issues.

Volunteer

New Columbia Community Land Trust

Pamela Jones, Executive Director

1419 V Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

202-***-****

* Board Member of New Columbia Community Land Trust (NCCLT) a nonprofit

housing development and education organization serving low and moderate income

residents in the Shaw neighborhood of the Washington, D.C.

* Current President

* Former Vice President

* Former Treasurer

* Former Chairperson of the Outreach and Membership Committee

* Work on all housing transactional matters for NCCLT

* Provide policy guidance to the NCCLT membership and Board

* Negotiate and review contracts for architect services, contractor services, and bank

agreements

* Negotiate and review loan agreements, ground leases, and inter-creditor agreements for

construction loans and permanent financing settlements

* Negotiate and review settlement documents with the President and the Executive

Director.

* Prepare and present testimony at City Council meetings and hearings before DC

Department of Housing and Community Development

* Plan and implement fundraising activities for the organization

EDUCATION

Antioch School of Law now UDC – David A. Clarke - School of Law, Washington, D.C.

Juris Doctor

Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

Bachelor of Arts

Bar Admissions

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Activities

New Columbia Community Land Trust

Board Member

Multiple Sclerosis Society

Member, Capital Chapter

National Bar Association

Member

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