Aaron E. Price, Sr., Esq.

**** **** *** 240-***-****

Laurel, MD 20723 adr7eg@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Highly knowledgeable attorney and leader with solid experiences in management, litigation, and regulatory/administrative law proficiencies, in addition to significant government law practice. Demonstrable expertise in the provision of counsel in diverse environments while ensuring best practices and legal compliance. Proven proficiency in managing teams, tasks, and challenges presented in public service.

EDUCATION

Northcentral University, San Diego, CA

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) emphasis in Human Resources, Anticipated - 2024

The Judge Advocate General’s School, United States Army

170th Judge Advocate Officers Basic Course, 2006

David A. Clarke School of Law, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, 2003

Academic Honors - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Law Review; Dean’s (Academic) Fellow; and Olender Clinical Excellence Award Honoree

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting/Marketing (B.B.A.), 1999

Associate in Applied Science in Management (A.A.S.), 1997

PROFESSIONAL LAW-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Solo Practitioner

Law Offices of Aaron E. Price, Sr., PLLC, 2010 - Present

Managing agent of a general law practice. Practice areas include transactional, criminal, education, probate, and personal injury law. My practice is approximately ninety-five percent dedicated to civil law. The balance of my practice is reserved for a variety of appellate and criminal matters.

Chief Hearing Officer

Office of Appeals/Office of the General Counsel, Prince George’s County Public Schools, 2012 - 2019

Served as the Superintendent’s designee and counsel for all matters appealed to the county board of education. My primary responsibility was to ensure that superintendent level decisions were made in accordance with applicable substantive and procedural requirements. Additionally, I served as an adjunct to the General Counsel’s corps of attorneys, providing legal advice on various educational, administrative, and transactional law matters.

Associate Chief Legal Counsel

Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, Maryland, 2008 - 2010

Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Counsel, I was the senior transactional law attorney for the agency. Accordingly, I was responsible for drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex transactional matters of all types, preparing legal opinions, representing the school system at contract/procurement hearings and other legal proceedings in state and federal courts, and managing the system’s student disciplinary hearing process.

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General, D.C. Government, 2005 - 2008

My primary duties entailed providing legal guidance to administrators and management on special education and business law matters, with an emphasis on contracting and procurement issues and representing the agency’s litigation position before the contracts appeal board. Additionally, I maintained a case load of education due process and student disciplinary matters.

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PROFESSIONAL LAW-RELATED EXPERIENCE – cont.

Assistant General Counsel

Office of Administrative Hearings, District of Columbia Government, 2004 - 2005

Under the direct supervision of the General Counsel, I prepared legal opinions on varied and numerous issues. Additionally, I rendered and coordinated legal and policy advice for the senior management of this independent centralized administrative tribunal. Areas of law most frequently engaged included: personnel, contracts and procurement, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request, and legislative tracking.

Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Inez S. Reid, Associate Judge

District of Columbia Court of Appeals (State Court of Last Resort), 2003 - 2004

My primary functions included providing advice to an appellate judge on matters pertaining to cases in litigation before the court. In doing so, I conducted exhaustive research of substantive law, evidentiary and procedural issues, and relevant statutory materials. Specifically, I drafted court opinions for the judge’s review and approval and prepared comprehensive bench memoranda for the judge’s use in making rulings and issuing decisions.

Adjunct Business & Employment Law Professor

Strayer University & DeVry University, 2004 - Present

My core responsibilities are to develop and teach courses as prescribed by university curriculum. In this effort, prepare and provide students with course outlines that support learning objectives set forth in the course syllabus; develop and measure learning outcomes; and assess and evaluate student performance. Courses taught: Business & Commercial Law, Procurement Law, Business Ethics, White Collar Crime, Employment Law, and Introduction to Paralegal Studies.

Legislative Counsel/Student Advocate

Legislation and HIV/Public Entitlements Clinics - 2002

My achievements in the legislation clinic included accumulating 400 billable hours of legislation drafting, editing, and researching for an at-large member of the District of Columbia Council. Assignments included interpreting legislative intent of previously enacted legislation and preparing committee reports. In the HIV/Public Entitlements Clinic, I accumulated 370 billable hours representing indigent clients seeking disability benefits before the Social Security Administration.

PROFESSIONAL NON-LAW-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Marketing Manager

Office of the President, University of the District of Columbia, 1998 - 2002

Assistant Plans, Operations, and Training Officer

District of Columbia Army National Guard, 1992 - 1998

MILITARY SERVICE

Judge Advocate (Captain), Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, 2005 - 2008

Legal Specialist (Specialist), United States Army, Active Duty, 1988 - 1991, Honorable Discharge

ARBITRAL EXPERIENCE

Impartial Hearing Officer, Prince George’s County (MD) Public Schools, 2006 – 2012

Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Councils, 2009 - Present

Member, Peer Review Panel, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, 2010 - Present

PUBLICATION

A Representative Democracy: An Unfulfilled Ideal for Citizens of the District of Columbia (7 D.C. L. Rev. 77)

District Anti-Deficiency Act of 2002, D.C. Law No. 14-285, Bill No. 14-811 (codified at D.C. Code § 47-355.01 et seq. (2001))

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LICENSURE

Maryland (2004) and District of Columbia Courts of Appeals (2004)

United States Supreme Court; United States Courts of Appeals (D.C., 4th, and Federal Circuits, Military Appeals, and Veterans Claims); United States District Courts (D.C. and Maryland Districts)

CERTIFICATION

Certified Military Instructor

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

United Supreme Council (TN) et al. v. United Supreme Council (DC) et al. 2016 CA 3966B

Derosiers v. District of Columbia, 19 A.3d 796 (D.C. 2011) (Published)

Thomas v. United States, 985 A.2d 409 (D.C. 2009) (Published)

AWARDS

Fellow, Maryland State Bar Association Leadership Academy (2008)

District of Columbia Government Cash Incentive Award (2004)

Who’s Who: American Law Students (2001)

Who’s Who Among Student’s in American Colleges and Universities (2000)

Distinguished Student Leader Award (1998/undergraduate and 2002/law school)

Numerous U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Commendations (1988 - 2008)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American and National Bar Associations

Boy Scouts of America (Scoutmaster)

District of Columbia and Maryland State Bar Associations

National Association of Administrative Law Judges

National Association of Parliamentarians

Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Fraternity

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

References &Writing Samples Available Upon Request

Aaron E. Price, Sr., Esq.

9882 Deer Run 240-***-****

Laurel, MD 20723 adr7eg@r.postjobfree.com

REFERENCES

Shauna G. Battle Former General Counsel

301-***-**** Prince George’s County Public Schools

14201 School Lane

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Katherine S. Broderick, Esq. Dean & Professor of Law - Emeritus

202-***-**** David A. Clarke School of Law

University of the District of Columbia

4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20008

Cory M. Chandler, Esq. Administrative Law Judge

202-***-**** Office of Administrative Hearings

Government of the District of Columbia

441 4th Street, NW, Suite 450N

Washington, DC 20001

The Honorable Herbert B. Dixon, Jr., Esq. Senior Judge

202-***-**** District of Columbia Superior Court

H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse

500 Indiana Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

Kevin Maxwell, Ph.D. Former Chief Executive Officer

301-***-**** Prince George’s County Public Schools

14201 School Lane

Upper Marlboro, MD 20770

The Honorable Inez Smith Reid, Ph.D., Esq. Senior Judge

202-***-**** District of Columbia Court of Appeals

430 E Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

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