MICHAEL McDEVITT

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SUMMARY

Civil litigation attorney and lobbyist licensed to work across New England, New York and Pennsylvania. Government Relations professional with extensive experience in building positive working relationships with elected officials and industry leadership while effectively advocating on behalf of clients and constituents at the local and state level. Passionate advocate able to combine deep industry and legislative expertise with a demonstrated command for maintaining strong relationships to achieve high impact results.

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INDUSTRY EXERIENCE

VICINITY ENERGY Boston, MA

Energy solution provider offering reliable, efficient and sustainable energy.

Director, Government Affairs 2020 - Present

●Lobby U.S. House and Senate on matters of energy infrastructure, spending and regulations; Executive Branch Agencies, MA House and Senate on regulatory matters, district energy, and green infrastructure spending.

●Represent the organization and its interests by proactively engaging with professional groups and various branches of state and local government on an ongoing basis.

●Create policy proposals which support the mission of the organization while also consistently researching pending polices that could positively or negatively impact the mission.

VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA Boston, MA

Global energy and environmental services organization focused on energy efficiency and resource recovery.

Director, Government Operations and Business Development 2017 - 2020

●Lobbied Office of the Mayor, Boston Planning and Development Agency on high priority matters related to energy, environment and open space usage across the City of Boston.

●Engaged with multiple city and state agencies, boards and commissions to elevate the organization’s work and drive awareness of our policy positions.

●Communicated via a variety of written and in-person channels to advocate our goals and objectives to key internal and external stakeholders both in industry and government.

●Monitored and researched new and pending legislation closely to fully understand the potential impact to the work of VNA.

LEGAL EXERIENCE

LAWSON & WEITZEN, LLP Boston, MA

Partner 2002 - 2017

GIARRUSSO, NORTON & McGLONE, PC Boston, MA

Partner 1998 - 2002

THORNTON, EARLY & NAUMES, LLP Boston, MA

Litigation Associate 1994 - 1998

●Represented City of Boston, Massachusetts Coalition of Police and the International Union of Police in several labor cases involving arbitrations

●Litigated primarily FELA (Federal Employers Liability Act) and catastrophic, complex construction site accidents in state courts and federal courts in the states of MA, ME, NH, RI, CT, NY and PA.

●Focused on toxic tort litigation while representing clients in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

EDUCATION SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY Boston, MA

J.D., cum laude

American Jurisprudence Award Equitable Remedies

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Boston, MA

B.A. History

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