Deputy General Counsel And Director Of Legal Advocacy
CurrentAssistant General Counsel, International Municipal Lawyers Association. Counsel at nationwide association of 3000 local government attorneys. -Director, IMLA Affirmative Litigation Group - lead group of local government attorneys and outside counsel in discussion of current and potential affirmative litigation, including opioids, false claims, consumer fraud, PFAS, vaping, pharma antitrust, and more. Presentations to National League of Cities, Georgia Association of Counties (ACCG), Florida Association of County Attorneys, etc. Delivered Affirmative Litigation presentation at IMLA Annual Conference October 2021, IMLA Webinar on Affirmative Litigation December 2021. -Advise municipalities on music copyright-presentation to Texas Cities Attorney Association, primary author and signatory to Comments to DOJ re: Performing Rights Organizations Consent Decree, August 11, 2019. -Advocacy activities include Section 1983 excessive force, Second Amendment, Citizen Review Board, ADA, public duty doctrine cases. Counsel of record and primary author of Supreme Court amicus brief in Comptroller of Maryland v. Wynne, no. 13-485 (2015). Publications include:“Too Much of a Bad Thing: Municipalities and the Opioid Curse,” March -April 2018 Municipal Lawyer--http://imla.org/images/links/Too-Much-of-a-Bad-Thing-Municipalities-and-the-Opioid-Curse-ML-March-April-2018.pdf“Opioid Wars-The Battle for Remand” – July-August 2018 Municipal Lawyer - http://imla.org/images links/The-Opioid-Wars-Battling-Over-Remand-ML-July-August-2018.pdf“Opioid Wars-Notes from the Front”-September-October 2019 Municipal Lawyer—http://imla.org/images/links/The-Opioid-Wars-Notes-from-the-Front-ML-September-October-2019.pdf