Attorney, Policy, Legislation/Capitol Hill, Nonprofit, Litigation

Lee R. Glass, Esq.

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Washington, DC 20001

H. 202-***-****

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Professional Summary:

Attorney with extensive experience working with policy issues, outstanding interpersonal skills and substantive experience working within various legal systems, including Federal and state governments, Congressional offices and committees, non-profit organizations, representing clients in administrative court, fiscal and environmental policy work and working with anti-trust issues on behalf of corporate clients.

Representative Experience:

· Performed extensive policy research and writing assignments on America’s fiscal future issues (federal budget deficit, national debt, entitlement programs, foreign-owned debt/sovereignty); worked to assist in development efforts within the non-profit organization; participated in board of trustees meeting; supervised and edited writing assignments from other fellows

· Worked full-time with Representative Steve Cohen’s (TN-D) personal office and within the Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Democratic Judiciary Committee as a Congressional Legal Fellow to attain Capitol Hill experience: wrote and performed extensive research for hearing charters, memoranda and Congressional correspondence letters to agencies, corresponded to constituents through mail and telephone, attended briefings and hearings for the office, researched legislation and performed general office duties

· Researched and wrote extensively on several lengthy in-depth memoranda, specifically: asserting personal jurisdiction for U.S. courts over foreign manufacturers of defective products; current bankruptcy issues and the inter-relationship with professional sports team franchises; discussing the likely legal and regulatory outcomes pertaining to an unregulated air pollutant

· Presided over administrative hearings as an impartial arbiter to determine if a person qualified to retain state Medicaid health care benefits and issued final orders with resulting findings of law

· Received training through The National Judicial College in the area of Administrative Law

· Represented homeless and indigent clients in housing, public benefits and personal property matters

· Argued an administrative appeal concerning my client’s termination from a homeless shelter facility

· Assisted with grant writing and research concerning the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program

· Taught English as a second language in China and became acquainted with the Chinese culture

· Organized multiple phone banks that mobilized citizens to contact representatives regarding environmental issues during an emergency legislative session

Admitted to practice and in good standing with the District of Columbia Bar Association

Employment History:

ECO-ENERGY FINANCE, Washington, DC

Program Associate (pro-bono/part-time) July 2010 - Present

· Wrote organizational proposals and researched grants for development efforts, seeking out both governmental and private funding sources

· Assisted in organizing events, wrote emails ‘blasts’ for the organization

WASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS, Washington, DC April 2007 – Present

Volunteer Attorney

· Represented homeless and indigent clients in matters regarding housing, public benefits and personal property

· Argued an administrative appeal concerning my client’s improper termination from a shelter facility

CONVERGENCE [Non-profit consensus-building organization], Washington, DC

Research Fellow February - July 2010

· Performed extensive writing and research assignments charting the fiscal, debt and deficit field

· Attended leadership council meetings and policy events as a voice for the organization

· Edited, supervised and assigned other interns’ and fellows’ work products

· Collaborated with the principals of the organization in implementing organizational development

CONGRESSMAN STEVE COHEN (TN-9) / SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, Washington, DC

Legal Intern/ Congressional Fellow April – October 2009

· Completed extensive research and writing projects for Congressional hearing charters, questions to be offered at hearings, legislation, Congressional letters to executive agency heads and legal memoranda

· Contacted parties, both on and off of Capitol Hill, on behalf of the office in order to gather support for proposed legislation

· Oversaw and provided supervision and guidance to incoming interns

· Corresponded to constituents through mail and phone contact, handled and delegated Congressional casework and performed general office duties

LITIGATION ATTORNEY, Washington, DC

Worked with a variety of firms on project-specific basis, including June 2006 – February 2010

White & Case, Crowell & Moring and Williams & Connolly

· Reviewed electronic discovery searching for relevant documents for large-scale litigation projects and regulatory investigations

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Memphis, TN

Special Hearings Officer (temporary hire position) August – December 2005

· Conducted administrative law hearings regarding the appeals of persons disenrolled from the State of Tennessee’s Medicaid program

· Ruled on evidentiary motions and created a record for appeal

· Researched and analyzed relevant legal resources to reach findings of fact

· Drafted and issued initial and final orders as a result of appeal hearing

US PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, Washington, DC

Legal Intern Summer 2004

· Researched and wrote a ‘white paper’ on the likely regulatory and legal outcomes pertaining to an unregulated air pollutant [Particulate Matter 2.5], utilizing the Federal Registry, Congressional testimony and legal precedent

· Attended administrative and legislative hearings, and assisted with grassroots organization and advocacy

CENTER FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION, Boulder, CO

Legal Intern Summer 2003

· Researched and wrote a proposal to assist with a consumer education program to implement a tax rebate, under the renewable energy mitigation program

· Assisted in fulfilling a county grant to place more post-consumer office/school products at retail stores

ENGLISH FIRST, Shijiazhuang, China

English Teacher September 2002- April 2003

· Taught English as a second language to children and adults

· Created lesson plans and assisted in structuring and marketing ideas for the school

Education:

Juris Doctor, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT 2005

· Concentration: Public Interest, Environmental and International Law

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, The College Of Charleston, Charleston, SC 2000

Computer Skills:

Fully Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and internet research, experience in HTML, and trained on Westlaw and LexisNexis and a variety of document mining database tools

References Available Upon Request

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