Elizabeth Lewis Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

South Royalton, Vermont, United States

Course: Ocean & Coastal Law Summer Session

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Courses: Marine & Coastal Environmental Law; Environmental & Energy Law Research Seminar; Environmental and Energy Law Practicum

Washington, District Of Columbia

Washington, Dc

Silver Spring, Md

• Served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator (AA) of OAR, offering policy and strategic advice on various emerging issues across climate, weather, and ocean science.• Partnered with NOAA General Counsel, International Section (GCIL) on several projects and conducted extensive research into matters of admiralty law, international law, constitutional law, cultural heritage law, and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.• Served as lead author on several sections of a legal memorandum to the Department of State addressing whether existing law is sufficient to implement the United States’ obligations arising under an international agreement concerning Titanic.• Wrote OAR’s 2016 Safety Plan, pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, associated regulations, and Department of Commerce policy.• Supported the OAR National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Coordinator, consulted on issues regarding OAR’s NEPA compliance, and served on the NOAA NEPA Working Group.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched procedural and substantive issues arising under United States Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.• Reviewed and edited documents in preparation for filing with the court.• Drafted client correspondence.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed the legal status of the Great Lakes under international law to determine the extent and scope of the rights of foreign flagged vessels to navigate the portion of the Lakes under United States jurisdiction.• Investigated the domestic legal authority and international precedent for the establishment of an international marine protected area in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Helped introduce first year students to legal writing and citation.• Gave weekly presentations on proper citation and grammar.• Held weekly office hours to help students develop their legal writing skills.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Performed legal research on various topics pertaining to environmental law.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted decisions in NOAA enforcement actions regarding the scope of the commercial fisheries exception to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Continued to monitor the NEPA process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) now-final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on geographic and geologic (G&G) testing in the Atlantic to help develop campaign and legal strategies for challenging the action.• Researched preemption challenges to state shark fin prohibitions to advise states drafting their own legislation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Examined the existing regulatory mechanisms available to support the permitting of offshore aquaculture.• Researched changes to the enforceable policies of several states’ coastal zone management laws to help states update their federally approved Coastal Management Plan under the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Monitored the NEPA process for BOEM’s draft EIS on G&G testing in the Atlantic and researched potential avenues for appeal and/or challenge.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Prepared comments on proposed changes to rules governing public access to fisheries data. • Served as a voice for the organization with weekly blog posts.• Monitored the progress of important bills through Congress.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Legal Assistant, Bookkeeping, Legal Research, Typist

Worked with Dr. Anthony Pires on the neurochemistry of metamorphosis of the Slipper Limpet, Crepidula fornicata. Aided in maintaining larval cultures and conducted several experiments designed to induce metamorphosis and measure catecholamine levels in the larvae. I have experience in a marine laboratory setting, maintaining live animals, and working with High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). I continued my research at Dickinson College in Spring 2010 to pursue an honors thesis in biology. I presented a poster detailing my findings at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Conference in Seattle, Washington in January 2010.

Aided students in all stages of the writing process, focusing on argumentation, development, and grammar.

Wrote the Policy and Procedures for the Special Projects Team, a billion dollar biannual investment portfolio representing 12% of the State's total revenue. I also helped to manage the GrowNOW and AgLink Linked Deposit Programs, which offer interest rate reductions to qualified small businesses and farms. I have considerable experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Environmental Law

Activities and Societies: Environmental Law Society, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Legal Rhetoric Classroom Dean's Fellow.

Bachelor Of Science, Honors In Biology, Biology, Russian History

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta Freshmen Honor Society, Peer Tutor in the Eberly Writing Center, History.

High School Diploma