Eric Grady Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

- Served as a member of the general counsel team for the Secretary of the Senate, providing legal advice and performing special projects under the direction of the Secretary, including assisting in the reorganization of the Standing Orders of the American Society of Legislative Clerks & Secretaries- Drafted 30+ bills and numerous floor amendments in the 86th Regular Session- Provided legal advice on responses to Public Information Act (PIA) requests, including advice on making requests to the Attorney General to withhold documents under exceptions to the Act - Composed numerous focused legal memoranda and performed research projects on various topics including employment law, election law, and governmental law- Reviewed contract agreements between the Senate and private entities for compliance with Senate policy and state purchasing laws- Evaluated 3,000+ bills and joint resolutions in the 86th Regular Session for accuracy and internal consistency; ensured accurate incorporation of committee and floor substitutes and amendments

Austin, Texas

- Represented agency's Executive Director in contested administrative enforcement hearings and in negotiations with adverse party respondents.- Provided legal opinions and advice to agency staff, interpreting environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Austin, Texas

– Served as a member of the general counsel team for the Secretary of the Senate and provided legal advice on various topics, including reviewing state property leases, employment matters, and responses to Public Information Act requests– Performed special projects under the direction of the Secretary, including work on the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure of the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Standing Orders of the American Society of Legislative Clerks & Secretaries, the Rules of the Texas Senate, and other Texas Senate publications– Drafted complex bills and concurrent resolutions, including more than 40 bills in the 84th Regular Session – Wrote numerous legal memoranda, including a summary of all 83rd Session legislation affecting Senators– Evaluated 3,000+ bills and joint resolutions each session for accuracy and internal consistency; ensured accurate incorporation of committee and floor substitutes and amendments

Houston, Texas

– Reviewed teams of attorneys’ work product in response to multi-district litigation and Department of Justice requests for production in a large and complex oil and gas matter; collaborated with management to identify and correct consistent coding errors; helped to successfully meet multiple rolling litigation deadlines– Developed expert level skill in Relativity and Autonomy document review platforms

Houston, Texas

– Reviewed documents and conducted e-discovery for various energy-related cases in litigation

Austin, Texas

– Analyzed upcoming Senate legislation, wrote 800+ official, nonpartisan bill analyses for filed, substituted, engrossed, and enrolled Senate bills and for engrossed and enrolled House bills; concentrated on Senate Committees on Criminal Justice, Government Organization, Intergovernmental Relations, International Relations & Trade, and Jurisprudence

Waco, Texas

– Drafted legal briefs– Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda regarding various issues in multi-party insurance litigation

Financial Planning Certificate, Conferred With Highest Honors

– Certificate satisfies the educational requirements needed to sit for the national CFP® certification examination – Program consisted.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

– Awarded Funderburk Evidence Award for excellence in evidence presentation and trial advocacy – Dean’s List (five terms); Dean’s Academic.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Cum Laude, History Major, Philosophy Minor

- Dean’s List (five of six semesters; graduated in three years) - Awarded merit-based President’s Scholarship for 50% of tuition