Paul Cavanagh Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Analyzing Healthcare legislation impacting Veterans and presenting impacts to VHA senior leadership•Documenting VA healthcare hearing analysis•Researching legislation, providing comparative analysis, documenting findings in publishable forms•Coordinating with policy colleagues within policy and planning, across VA and assist in cross -Department collaborations•Reading, studying, analyzing and drafting legislation, legislative analysis•Initiating various analytic studies of specific health care and a managerial concepts and their relation to planning decisions by VHA management

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Monitored the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) both within and outside the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process • Served as an impartial third party providing ADR services such as conflict coaching, mediation, and group facilitation to VA employees • Acted as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for external mediation services offered by VA

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted reviews of proposed legislation, regulations, guidance, policies, and public comments and public input to assess their impact on the EEOC's statutory mandates and/or existing policies for Title VII, ADEA, EPA, ADA, or GINA • Drafted interpretations and analysis of new court decisions, regulations, public comments, and public input letters to identify trends that may indicate a need to recommend particular policy positions • Drafted Commission guidelines, regulations, policies, letters • Responded to questions from EEOC investigators and litigators, and also from external stakeholders including attorneys and members of the public

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Represented insurance companies in negligence and breach of contract suits across the country• Researched facts and law in multiple jurisdictions• Drafted memoranda and assisted in preparation of motions and briefs

Greater Chicago Area

• Analyzed employment discrimination cases, applied relevant law including Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and prepared memoranda recommending dismissal or further investigation• Conducted fact finding investigations and interviews with parties and witnesses regarding pending EEO cases• Worked with investigators to identify potential members to an ADA class action suit

J.D., Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Dean's Listcum laude

B.A., Political Science