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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

* Supervise and participate in appellate litigation and amicus briefing on behalf of EEOC in federal Courts of Appeal.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Litigated and participated as amicus curiae in federal and state cases nationwide at trial and appellate levels to combat discrimination and other rights violations affecting older workers. Addressed a range of legal issues, including age and disability discrimination, wage and hour violations, employee benefits, and cross-cutting issues affecting older individuals, such as class and collective action mechanisms and access to courts. Wrote briefs, motions, and memoranda, presented oral argument, conducted discovery, and contacted and interviewed clients, potential clients, and witnesses. Represented AARP and AARP Foundation as well as third-party individuals and classes. • Drafted comments on proposed administrative regulations and guidance affecting older workers.• Trained and mentored legal interns and post-graduate law fellows in litigation skills.• Notable cases: * AARP v. EEOC, 267 F. Supp. 3d 14 (D.D.C. 2017) (finding 2016 EEOC workplace wellness regulations arbitrary and capricious). * Hartshorne v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 200 A.D.3d 1427 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d. Dep't 2021) (former employees of church-run hospital stated a claim against former hospital and Diocese for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty). * Kwesell v. Yale Univ., No. 3:19-cv-01098 (D. Conn.) (pending motion for approval of $1.29 million settlement for class of >6,000 employees who had to pay $25/week or comply with wellness program requirements). *Alexander v. Harris, No. 8:22-00707 (D. Md.) (ERISA and alternative state law claims filed against leadership of AME church for loss of $90m in retirement fund for clergy and other employees)

Washington, Dc

• Developed and presented weekly lectures and interactive instruction to first-year law students in legal analysis, research, writing, and oral advocacy.• Evaluated students’ legal memoranda, motions, appellate briefs, and oral arguments, provided written and oral feedback, and met with students individually.

• Developed and presented lectures instructing students in scholarly legal writing in international and comparative law, including topic selection, research, drafting, revising, and editing.• Assessed and critiqued research and drafts, provided substantive and technical feedback, and evaluated final drafts of student notes.

Acted as lead counsel in over 200 federal appellate cases, writing approximately 70 appellate briefs, presenting 14 appellate oral arguments, conducting motions practice, and representing the U.S. government in mediation, in the following offices:Appellate Staff (Detail)• Drafted briefs for the Office of the Solicitor General as a party and as amicus curiae.• Litigated a broad range of issues, including constitutional separation of powers, patent and copyright law, the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title VII, Title IX, and veterans’ benefits.• Wrote recommendations for the Solicitor General in favor of or against further review of adverse decisions, wrote recommendations regarding government amicus participation, and assisted in preparing the Solicitor General and Deputy and Assistant Solicitors General for oral argument in the Supreme Court.Office of Immigration Litigation• Litigated complex issues, including novel issues of statutory interpretation, administrative record review, interpretations of state criminal law, Due Process and Equal Protection challenges, and jurisdictional issues such as exhaustion of administrative remedies and judicial review preclusion provisions.

Falls Church, Virginia

• Drafted opinions for Administrative Law Judge in cases involving alleged unfair immigration-related employment practices.• Performed legal research and drafted memoranda analyzing factual and legal issues.• Served as liaison between Administrative Law Judge and parties and counsel regarding cases and answered procedural questions posed by counsel and pro se parties.• Received two performance awards.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: International Law Review, Moot Court Board, Taekwondo Club, Human Rights Law Society

Ba, Linguistics And Cultural Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Taekwondo Club