Attorney
Resume:
Aaron E. Price, Sr., Esq.
Laurel, MD 20723 **********@***.***
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 **********@***.***
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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