Office Executive

M I C H A E L E . M A C N E I L L, E S Q .

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American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC Juris Doctor, GPA: 3.41 May 2020

Activities: Executive Officer (Marshall) for Alpha Phi Delta; Volunteer Income Tax Assistance University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK

Post-Graduate Diploma in Scottish History May 2013 The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH

Bachelor of Arts in History, with Honors May 2011

Activities: Gay-Straight Alliance

BAR MEMBERSHIP

Admitted to practice in Washington, District of Columbia, January 2020 EXPERIENCE

American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC Student Attorney, Janet R. Spragens Tax Clinic – 20hrs/week August 2019 – December 2019

• Drafted complaints and motions for clients which were filed in the U.S. Tax Court

• Interviewed clients and was primary contact for clinic-client relationship

• Researched tax law issues and developed individual legal strategies for low-income clients

• Prepared offer-in-compromise proposals and negotiated settlement offers with IRS counsel and the Taxpayer Advocate Service

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Judge Griggsby, Washington, DC Summer Law Clerk – 40hrs/week May 2019 – August 2019

• Researched and drafted an opinion on a military pay action for an appeal under the Uniform Code of Military Justice

• Participated in pre-trial conferences to establish pre-trial procedures and pursue settlement recommendations

• Analyzed opposing legal and factual arguments which resulted in draft legal recommendations

• Reviewed agency decisions on appeal under the Administrative Procedure Act U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Law & Policy Division, Washington, DC Fall Volunteer Legal Intern – 20hrs/week September 2018 – November 2018

• Analyzed Agency rule-making procedures and the legislative history behind the relevant statutes

• Drafted briefs to support proposed CFPB regulations

• Researched and analyzed employment and disability laws for various government agencies

• Applied procedural rules & substantive laws to ongoing litigation under the Dodd-Frank Act U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC Summer Volunteer Legal Intern – 40hrs/week May 2018 – August 2018

• Researched and analyzed procurement and appropriations law using the Federal Acquisition Regulations and GAO Redbook

• Proposed settlement recommendations regarding ongoing litigation that resulted in the Department of Labor saving over $50,000

• Analyzed litigation risk for bid protests

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Acquisition & Grants Office, Silver Spring, MD Business Specialist (Federal Contractor) – 40hrs/week April 2014 – August 2017 Program Analyst (Federal Contractor) – 40hrs/week May 2011 – August 2012

• VMSI Award for Excellence, March 2015

• Managed a team of 6 from the National Archives and Records Administration to catalog and store over 80,000 contract records on-site and at the NARA Suitland location and maintained the AGO Record Management Database of over 4,000 active government contracts

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