James Doyle Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Alexandria, Virginia

- Leading and coordinating the work priorities and training of 15-20 research analysts to ensure proper coverage of tasks and balanced workloads.- Developing new systems and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.- Hiring lead from job posting through interviewing and initial training/onboarding.- Evaluating and advising on prospective clients.

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• Read drafts of novels for any errors in continuity of story and plot.
• Advised on grammar, language, general layout of the narrative, and polished descriptive language.

Multiple States

• Consulted and contracted by various organizations and individuals for advice and assistance, including:
• Advising on next steps for mission focus and volunteer retention to Pantsuit Nation, provisional vote chase operations for James Thompson for Congress campaign (KS-4th), and voter turnout methods for the Kansas.
• Advised the Democratic National Committee on voter expansion issues and internal incident tracking system improvements; 2013 – 2016.
• Supported the South Carolina Democratic Party in various roles including legal, parliamentary, communications, and statewide coordination efforts; 2014.
• Reported on state commission hearings and central Virginia region developments to the McAuliffe for Governor Campaign; 2013.

Columbia, South Carolina

• Provided legal advice and interpretation while also ensuring enforcement of corrective action by the state government when legal standards were violated
• Organized statewide voter protection efforts and, in coordination with other senior staff, worked to build a more centralized party that stressed a cooperative ethos and greater institutional memory.
• Worked with elected officials, party and local chairs, the DNC, and independent Democratic groups to create a coordinated statewide effort to recruit, train, and position voter protection volunteers where most needed.
• Managed Regional Directors teaching them the process of voter protection, explaining needs and goals, offering recruitment tips, delegating projects as needed, and assisting with entrenched local party chairs.
• Maintained open and friendly communication with State Election Commission as primary point of contact.
• Served as state party executive committee parliamentarian, DNC point of contact, and unofficial in-office counsel regarding a variety of legal matters; including one that reached the S.C Supreme Court.

Richmond, Virginia

• Served as lead voter protection attorney for all Democratic candidates in the greater Richmond metro area.
• Counseled the campaign on a range of election laws affecting voters’ access to the polls, including laws pertaining to voter registration, absentee voting, and provisional ballots.
• Acted as the main point of contact with local voter registrars and county party chairs in the Richmond region.
• Participated in the successful efforts to protect the vote of the Democratic nominee for Attorney General during county canvasses and the provisional ballot chase that occurred following the general election.
• Recruited and trained lawyers as poll observers for Election Day in addition to leading a team of experienced attorneys in the Boiler Room who worked to resolve issues affecting the Richmond region on Election Day.

Washington, D.C.

• Recruited and managed the 628 volunteers needed to staff all official Committee merchandising sites in D.C.

Richmond, VA

• Assisted in planning the Election Day Northern Virginia Boiler Room and was part of the management team who watched the entire state for critical incidents to ensure they were resolved or escalated to senior staff.
• Recruited and trained part of the 1,928 attorneys who protected 1,259,064 voters on Election Day.
• Served as primary manager of the Election Day incident reporting tool which handled 3,283 incidents and established statewide backup procedures in case of a software crash or power failure.

Richmond, Virginia

• Developed talking points and detailed fact sheets for field staff describing the impact of President Obama's policies in Virginia and served as lead on creation of public website comparing the two candidate’s policies.
• Drafted a memo picked up by the DNC that was distributed globally to Democrats abroad.
• Assisted in policy and strategy field meetings with local residents, politicians, and community leaders
• Tracked media campaigns and fact-checked opposition ads, developing rapid response talking points.

Senator Cardin's Judiciary Committee

• Provided legal research on a wide range of issues including human trafficking and intellectual property.
• Facilitated markup, briefings, meetings, and other day to day operations of committee counsel.

Washington, D.C.

• Provided legal research on and investigations into acts of noncompliance or abuse by law enforcement and state run health facilities. Amended complaints and drafted finding reports for cases already in litigation.

Senate Majority Leader Reid; Senate Democratic Policy Committee.

• Provided legal research on whistleblower protection and oversight of waste, fraud, and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan defense contracting.

Jd, Constitutional Law And Legislative Focus

Activities and Societies: President of Law & Government Society, Vice-President of American Constitution Society, Director of.

Ba, Criminology And Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Phi Sigma - National Criminal Justice Honor.