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PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE - EMAIL AVAILABLEUEMPLOYMENTUAttorney & Founding MemberClanton Law Firm, PLLCJackson, Mississippi - August 2014 - PresentGeneral legal practice comprised of civil and criminal investigations, litigation, and legal counseling. Practice includes complex federal and state litigation in the areas of criminal and civil law, as well as constitutional rights, commercial law, torts (individual, mass torts, and class actions), labor and employment, and governmental litigation; federal and state election law, campaign finance (FECA, BCRA), Congressional and Executive Branch ethics and gift rules, public policy; internal and external federal and state investigations (civil, criminal, congressional), antitrust, qui tam (False Claims Act); data and information privacy and security (obtained CIPP- US) counseling and litigation, including HIPAA/HITECH, GLBA, COPPA, ECPA, FCRA, PCI, FERPA, EU); white collar crime (including internal investigations). Significant experience in attorney ethics and professional responsibility. Obtained the highest peer-review rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell for professional excellence and achievement for over a decade. Prior professional experience includes a tenure as a shareholder in a large, national Am Law 200 law firm. Previously served as Counsel and Chief Counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, where responsibilities included advising the Chairman and Republican Members of the Judiciary Committee on legislation and Congressional oversight, regulatory authority, civil and constitutional rights, Congressional authority, separation of powers, proposed constitutional amendments and oversight of the Office of Government Ethics, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Also practiced civil litigation with a large firm in Washington, D.C. Served as a law clerk to the Late Honorable David A. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio.ShareholderBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. Washington, D.C. and Jackson, MississippiJanuary 2003 July 2014Practice was comprised of a wide variety of complex civil and criminal litigation matters, and the provision of legal advice and training regarding constitutional law (including separation of powers, due process, and commercial speech protected by the First Amendment), compliance with state and federal laws related to election and campaign finance, data privacy and security (including HIPAA/HITECH, GLBA, COPPA, ECPA, FCRA, PCI, FERPA, and state and international law), clinical trials, and electronically-stored information (ESI); mass torts, antitrust, consumer protection, pharmaceutical drug and device litigation, hospital and health law, mortgage service disputes, contractual disputes, and other complex litigation. My white collar criminal practice has included both state and federal criminal matters (including Congressional and other external corporate investigations), securities law, election law, campaign finance, health care fraud, trade secrets, and similar matters. My appellate practice has included matters involving a wide variety of issues before the United States Supreme Court, United States Courts of Appeals, and numerous state appellate courts. My practice has also included advising and assisting clients with both federal and state public policy matters, lobbying laws, issue advocacy, and government and congressional ethics. I am also a certified mediator. I also served on the firm's conflicts committee for approximately eight (8) years. Candidate's Name
Page 2UEMPLOYMENTU cont'dCounsel/Chief CounselSubcommittee on the Constitution, House Judiciary Committee (Chairman Henry Hyde - R. Ill.) United States House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C.April 1999 - April 2001, CounselApril 2001 - January 2003, Chief CounselProvided legal counsel to Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Subcommittee jurisdiction included proposed constitutional amendments, legislation implicating civil and constitutional rights, and oversight jurisdiction regarding federal regulatory authority and issues related to civil and constitutionalrights. Associate AttorneyWiley, Rein & Fielding [Now Wiley Rein]Washington, D.C.September 1997 - April 1999Practice included trial and appellate litigation in matters involving constitutional law, election law, intellectual property (particularly trademark and dilution claims), false advertising, environmental law, and insurance. Judicial ClerkHonorable David A. Nelson, Circuit JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Cincinnati, OhioAugust 1996 - August 1997Reviewed appellate briefs and records, prepared bench memoranda and draft opinions, and reviewed motion petitions for circuit judge.Legal InternUnited States Attorney, Southern District of Mississippi Jackson, MississippiMarch 1996 - May 1996Provided legal research and trial support for Criminal Division. Prepared trial memorandum and conducted direct examination of expert witnesses.Law ClerkWells Marble & HurstJackson, MississippiJuly 1995 - August 1995Provided legal research and support in matters involving civil rights, insurance, wills and estates, real property, guardianship, and contract.Research AssistantProfessor Jeffrey JacksonMississippi College School of LawJackson, MississippiAugust 1994 - December 1994Provided research support for Professor Jackson's work as consultant to U.S. Judicial Conference. Candidate's Name
Page 3UEMPLOYMENTU cont'dLaw ClerkFrascogna, Courtney, Wright, Biedenharn & SmithJackson, MississippiMay 1994 - August 1994Provided legal research and litigation support in matters involving real property, domestic relations, wills and estates, contract, commercial paper, small loan regulation, and civil rights. English TeacherProvine High SchoolJackson, MississippiAugust 1992 - May 1993Taught 9th and 10th Grade EnglishUEDUCATIONMississippi College School of LawJackson, MississippiJ.D., 1996, With Special DistinctionG.P.A.: 3.80/4.0Class Rank: 2/118Honors: Articles Editor, Mississippi College Law Review 1995-96 Staff Member, Mississippi College Law Review 1994-95 Member, Mississippi College Moot Court Board 1995-96 Pupil Member, Charles Clark Inn of the American Inns of Court 1995-96 Academic Scholar, Hearin-Hess Foundation 1994-96Best Oral Advocate in Moot Court Competition 1994Robert M. Hauberg Award, Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association 1996 Activities: President, Christian Legal Society 1994-95 Public Relations Chairman, The Federalist Society 1994-95 Member, Dean's Student Advisory Counsel 1994-95The University of MississippiOxford, MississippiB.A., May 1992, cum laudeMajor: English; Minor: Business AdministrationG.P.A.: 3.64/4.0Chancellor's Honor Roll 1989 - 1992UACTIVITIESUChairman, Mississippi Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission Chairman, Mississippi Bar Civil Appellate Practice Subcommittee Member, Appellate Rules and Statutes Subcommittee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law, Mississippi College Law School Candidate's Name
Page 4UACTIVITIESU contdFormer Vice Chairman, Role of the Courts Subcommittee, The Federalist Society, Lawyers Division Member, Federalism and Separation of Powers Practice Group, The Federalist Society, Lawyers Division Member, Bar of the United States Supreme CourtMember, Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Member, Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Member, Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Member, Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Member, Mississippi Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Washington D.C. Bar Association Former Member, American Inns of CourtUPUBLICATIONS1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dealt Blow in Court of Appeals Ruling," Executive Branch Review Project, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (August 19, 2013) 1 TDefense of Marriage Act, Its Defenders (or Lack Thereof) and the Amici Curiae Brief of the Federalism Scholars, Executive Branch Review Project, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies(April 22, 2013)1 A Proposal: Codification by Statute of the Judicial Confirmation Process1,5T 14 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 807(2006) (with Judge Charles Pickering) (proposing procedures for Senate judicial confirmation). Suppressing Speech in Judicial Elections: How the Canons of Judicial Ethics Abridge the Freedom of Speech of Judges and Candidates for Judicial Office, 21 Miss. C. L. Rev. 267 (2002) (arguing that the restrictions on campaign speech in the canons of judicial ethics violate the free speech rights of judges and candidates for judicial office).Justice in Wisconsin, POLICY REVIEW, January/February 1999 (arguing that school voucher programs, such as the program upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, do not violate the Establishment Clause). Clinton v. City of New York: How the Line Item Veto Act Faked Out the Supreme Court, FEDERALISM AND SEPARATION OF POWERS NEWS (The Federalist Society, Washington, D.C.), Fall 1998 (an exegesis and critique of the Supreme Court's decision in Clinton v. City of New York (1998) striking down the Line Item Veto Act)The Nullification Machine, FIRST THINGS, August/September 1998, at 20 (criticizing federal court decisions striking down state restrictions on partial-birth abortions) Standing and the English Prerogative Writs: The Original Understanding, 63 BROOKLYN L. REV. 1001 (1997) (an analysis of the eighteenth-century English prerogative writs, including prohibition, certiorari, quo warranto, and mandamus, and the implications of these writs on the original understanding of the standing doctrine) Note, Inherent Powers and Settlement Agreements: Limiting Federal Enforcement Jurisdiction, 15 MISS. C. L. REV. 453 (1995) (a discussion of Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 114 S. Ct. 1673 (1994) and ancillary jurisdiction to enforce settlement agreements in federal courts) |
