2006 Fair Directory Working

American University, Washington College of Law
2006 Externship Fair Directory
A Complete listing for each organization, including additional contact information,

extern duties, and application details, is available on the Externship Employer
Database: www.wcl.american.edu/externship.
ACLU National Prison Project

Address: 915 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Representative: Eric Balaban
Phone: (202) 393-4930
Email: ebalaban@np-aclu.org
Website:
The ACLU's National Prison Project is the only national litigation program on behalf of
prisoners. Since 1972, the NPP has represented more than 100,000 men, women and
children. The NPP continues to fight unconstitutional conditions and the "lock 'em up"
mentality that prevails in the legislatures.
Advancement Project
Address: 1730 M Street, NW
Representative: Jim Freeman
Phone: (202) 728-9557
Email: jfreeman@advancementproject.org
Website: www.advancementproject.org
Advancement Project is a policy and legal action organization that develops innovative
strategies for achieving universal opportunity and a racially just democracy. With offices
in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, CA, they provide community-focused lawyering,
policy research, and aggressive media strategies to grassroots organizations fighting to
promote racial and social justice. Already, Advancement Project has forged alliances
with community organizations in Mississippi, Colorado, Illinois, Florida and North
Carolina. Their efforts are primarily focused on three major issues: education, voting
rights, and currently, Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

American Bar Association
Center on Children and the Law
Address: 740 15th Street, NW, 9th floor
Representative: Althea Izawa-Hayden / Kathleen McNaught
Phone: (202) 662-1733 / (202) 662-1966
Email: izawaa@staff.abanet.org / mcnaughk@staff.abanet.org
Website: www.abanet.org/child
The Center conducts legal research, policy work and training regarding the protection of
children, foster care, and judicial intervention with families.
American Bar Association

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI)
Address: 740 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Representative: Paulina Rudnicka
Phone: (202) 662-1989
Email: PRudnicka@abaceeli.org
Website: www.abanet.org/ceeli
CEELI promotes democratic legal reform and the development of free market economies
in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States of the former Soviet
Union.
American Cancer Society

National Government Relations Department
Address: 901 E Street NW, Suite 500
Representative: Samantha Burch
Phone: (202) 661-5768
Email: samantha.burch@cancer.org
Website:
American Cancer Society, National Government Relations Department externs will

provide the federal government relations staff with assistance in research, ongoing
advocacy initiatives, coalition building, and development of fact sheets, action alerts,
letters to Congress and federal agencies and other advocacy materials. There are
opportunities to attend Congressional hearings, coalition meetings, and accompany
government relations staff on lobby visits to Members of Congress and their staff.
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American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI)

Address: 99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
Representative: Jada Warfield
Phone: (703) 549-4253
Email: jada.warfield@ndaa-apri.org
Website:
APRI's activities share a common goal: to help prosecutors identify, implement, and
share effective legal and programmatic strategies to respond to crime in their
communities. Services provided include: curriculum development and design;
conference; empirical and applied research; jurisdiction-specific technical assistance; and
publications.
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists

Address: 7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Representative: Paula Tiedemann
Phone: (301) 664-8734
Email: ptiedema@ashp.org
Website:
The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists is a non profit professional

membership organization representing 30,000 pharmacists in health-systems.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Address: 1050 31st Street, NW
Representative: Natacha Blain / Irene Cardon
Phone: (202) 965-3500 / (202) 965-3500 x 326
Email: natacha.blain@atlahq.org / irene.cardon@atlahq.org
Website:
ATLA is an organization dedicated to supporting and preserving the civil justice system.
Attorney General for the District of Columbia

(Formerly D.C. Corporation Counsel)--various divisions
Address: 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 1060 North
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Representative: Keya Ross
Phone: (202) 724-2308
Email: Keya.Ross@dc.gov
Website: www.occ.dc.gov
The Corporation Counsel is, by law, the attorney and chief legal officer for the District of
Columbia Government and has responsibility for all of its law business.
Boat People SOS

Headquarters
Address: 6066 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041
Representative: Charlotte Dolenz
Phone: (703) 647-6485
Email: charlotte.dolenz@bpsos.org
Website:
The Department of Survivor Services at Boat People SOS implements two programs:
Community Against Domestic Violence (CADV) and Victims of Exploitation and
Trafficking Assistance (VETA). The CADV Staff Attorney provides legal representation
to immigrant domestic violence survivors.The VETA Staff Attorney provides legal
representation to immigrant survivors of human trafficking and conducts
outreach/trainings to law enforcement agencies.
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CARECEN -- Central American Resource Center

Address: 1460 Columbia Road, NW
Representative: Kathryn Doan
Phone: (202) 328-9799
Email: kdoan@carecendc.org
Website:
CARECEN provides immigration services to Central Americans and other Latin

Americans in the areas of family petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing,
citizenship and NACARA.
Casa of Maryland
Address: 734 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20903
Representative: Jayesh Rathod
Phone: (301) 431-4185
Email: jrathod@casamd.org
Website: www.casademaryland.org
Casa of Maryland manages two Programs:

Legal Representation-- CASA's legal services include both traditional and non-traditional
approaches to defending the rights of low-wage workers. CASA negotiates claims and
bring lawsuits in state and federal courts for nonpayment of wages; minimum wage and
overtime violations; unlawful wage deductions; discriminatory employment practices;
retaliatory discharges; and involuntary servitude.
Employment Rights Project--seeks to improve the quality of life and legal justice for
Latinos and low-income families through legal education, legal services, and advocacy
projects.
Center for Food Safety

Address: 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 302
Representative: Maggie Douglas
Phone: (202) 547-9359
Email: maggie@icta.org
Website: www.centerforfoodsafety.org
The Center for Food Safety works to protect human health and the environment by
curbing the proliferation of harmful food production technologies and by promoting
organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. CFS engages in legal, scientific and
grassroots initiatives to guide national and international policymaking on critical food
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safety issues. The Center for Technology Assessment is committed to educating the
public, media and policymakers about new technologies that are harmful to human health
and the environment while working to curb their proliferation. CTA is comprised of four
program areas: Patent Watch, Global Warming & the Environment, Human Genetics and
Nanotechnology.
Center on Conscience & War

Address: 1830 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Representative: J. E. McNeil
Phone: (202) 256-7441
Email: j_e@nisbco.org
Website: www.nisbco.org
The Center's mission focuses on human rights, civil rights, military law, law and religion,
domestic and international law.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Address: 6 Herndon Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403
Representative: Jon Mueller
Phone: (443) 482-2162
Email: jmueller@cbf.org
Website: http://savethebay.org
Conducts educational, legislative, legal, and grassroots outreach programs designed to

restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Consumer Federation of America

Address: 1620 I Street, NW, Suite 200
Representative: Anna Petrini
Phone: (202) 387-6121
Email: apetrini@consumerfed.org
Website: www.consumerfed.org
CFA is a non-profit association of 300 consumer groups that seeks to advance the public
interest through research, advocacy and education.
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Corporation for National and Community Service

Office of the General Counsel
Address: 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Room 8200

Representative: Nicola Goren
Phone: (202) 606-6676
Email: ngoren@cns.gov
Website: www.nationalservice.org
The Corporation supports a range of national and community service programs through
its various service agencies: AmeriCorps, National Civilian Community Corps,
Volunteers in Service to America, Learn and Serve America & the National Senior
Service Corps.
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Representative: Karen Schmitz / Marlo Blue
Phone: (202) 220-5444
Email: Karen.Schmitz@CSOSA.GOV
Website:
The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is a federal agency responsible for
pretrial services and adult parole, probation, and supervised release in the District of
Columbia.
Credit Union National Association, Inc.

Address: 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 600
Representative: Jeffrey Bloch
Phone: (202) 508-6735
Email: jbloch@cuna.com
Website:
CUNA represents credit unions' interests on legal, regulatory and legislative issues.
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D.C. Appleseed Center for Law & Justice

Address: 1111 14th Street NW, Suite 510
Representative: Chris Laskowski
Phone: (202) 289-8007 ext.18
Email: claskowski@dcappleseed.org
Website: www.dcappleseed.org
The D.C. Appleseed Center is a small nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to
enhancing the quality of life in the metropolitan Washington region through legal
research and advocacy. D.C. Appleseed works on a wide variety of issues, including
projects related to finance, governance, voting rights, health care, education, and
environment.
District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic

Violence
Address: 1718 P Street, NW, Suite T-6
Representative: Allendra Letsome / Christopher Hammond
Phone: (202) 299-1181
Email: aletsome@dccadv.org / intern@dccadv.org
Website: www.dccadv.org
The Coalition Against Domestic Violence provides education/training/outreach, serves as

a resource/referral base to the community at large and conducts legislative and public
policy research for the enactment of legislation in the District of Columbia.
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities

and Banking
Address: 810 First Street, NE, Suite 601
Representative: Lilah Blackstone / Claire McHenry
Phone: (202) 442-7750
Email: lilah.blackstone@dc.gov
Website: www.disr.washingtondc.gov/main.shtm.http
This Department carries out blue sky laws for the District of Columbia, including
regulation of brokers, dealers and investment advisors.
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District of Columbia Office of Human Rights

Address: 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 570 North
Representative: Michael Bruckheim
Phone: (202) 727-6910
Email: michael.bruckheim@dc.gov
Website: http://ohr.washingtondc.gov/main.shtm
Mission is to ensure an end to illegal discriminatory practices and to promote equal

opportunity in all aspects of District life and to foster local, small, and disadvantaged
business development.
Executive Office of the President

Office of Legislative Affairs
Representative: Tara Stoney
Phone: (202) 395-6738
Email: Tara_E._Stoney@ondcp.eop.gov
Website: www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
The Office of Legislative Affairs is the Office of National Drug Control Policy's liaison
with the Congress, the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, and the legislative
offices of federal agencies involved with implementing the National Drug Control
Strategy.
FairVote - The Center for Voting and Democracy

Address: 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 610
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Representative: David Moon
Phone: (301) 270-4616
Email: dmoon@fairvote.org
Website:
FairVote seeks elections that promote voter turnout, fair representation, inclusive policy
and meaningful choices by building on our nation's history of improving upon the
American experiment. FairVote a number of program areas including Political
Empowerment Project (reforms to represent racial and political diversity, in particular
full representation voting methods) and Voting and Democracy Research Center
(research and analysis of our elections through the lens of our goals for elections).
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Farmworker Justice Fund

Address: 1010 Vermont Avenue #915
Representative: Adrienne DerVartanian
Phone: (202) 783-2628
Email: adervartanian@nclr.org
Website: http://www.fwjustice.org
The Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. (FJF) is a nonprofit organization that works to
improve the living and working conditions of migrant and seasonal farmworkers
throughout the United States. Using a multi-faceted approach, FJF engages in litigation,
administrative and legislative advocacy, training and technical assistance and public
education. FJF focuses primarily on wages and working conditions, immigration and
labor policy, safety and health, and access to the justice system.
Federal Circuit Bar Association

Address: 1620 I Street, NW
Representative: Beth Burke / Katy Helms
Phone: (202) 558-2422
Email: burke@fedcirbar.org
Website: www.fedcirbar.org
Represents public and private bar practitioner/members as well as judicial members in

matters involving the legal community of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit
Federal Communications Commission

Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Address: 445 12th Street, SW
Representative: John Borkowski
Phone: (202) 418-0686
Email: john.borkowski@fcc.gov
Website:
The FCC is an independent US agency, directly responsible to Congress. It is charged

with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire,
satellite and cable. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau oversees cellular and PCS
phones, pagers and two-way radios. This Bureau also regulates the use of radio spectrum
to fulfill the communications needs of businesses, local and state governments, public
safety service providers, aircraft and ship operators, and individuals.
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Policy Division
Representative: Ben Bartolome
Phone: (202) 418-2394
Email: Ben.Bartolome@fcc.gov
Website: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/policy
The Policy Division is one of several divisions within the FCC's Media Bureau. The
Policy Division conducts proceedings concerning broadcast, cable, and post-licensing
Direct Broadcast Satellite issues (including the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
and Over-the-Air Reception Devices), digital transition, customer premises equipment,
access to programming and distribution platforms and other related matters. The
Division also facilitates competition in the multi-channel video programming
marketplace by resolving carriage and other complaints involving access to facilities as
well as petitions for findings of effective competition. In addition, the Division
administers the FCC's programs for political broadcasting and Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) matters.

Enforcement Bureau
Representative: Kevin Garland
Phone: (202) 418-2913
Email: david.janas@fcc.gov
Website: www.fcc.gov
The Investigations & Hearings Division is responsible for resolution of complaints

against broadcast stations and other Title III licensees on non-technical matters such as
indecency, unauthorized transfer of control and misrepresentation. The Division is
responsible for enforcement of rules regarding auction collusion and misrepresentation.
The Division also investigates industry allegations of violations of Title II of the
Communications Act, as amended, and FCC rules and policies pertaining to common
carriers. Additionally, The Division conducts, or assists in, various other investigations
being conducted by the Bureau and serves as trial staff in formal Commission hearings.
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First Star
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Address: 1666 K Street NW, Suite 700
Representative: Loren Ganoe
Phone: (202) 293-3703 x102
Email: loren@firststar.org
Website: www.firststar.org
First Star is the pre-eminent national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to

improving life for America's most vulnerable children. Their goal is to put children first
by ensuring that each and every child in America receives the very best care, protection
and legal representation resulting in a safe, nurturing and permanent home.
Gary T. Brown & Associates

Address: 1400 K Street, NW, Suite 1000
Representative: Gary Brown
Phone: (202) 393-4900
Email: gtbfirm@GaryTBrown.com
Website: www.GaryTBrown.com
Civil rights firm representing employees with claims of discrimination.
Government Accountability Project

Representative: Kristin Nicholson
Phone: (202) 408-0034 x153
Email: kristinn@whistleblower.org
Website: www.whistleblower.org
The Government Accountability Project is involved in whistleblower protection and

litigation.
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Henrichsen Siegel, PLLC

Address: 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 570
Representative: Sergio Oehninger / Josh Burton
Phone:
Email: nbrewer@hslawyers.com / awolke@hslawyers.com
Website: www.HSLawyers.com
Henrichsen and Siegel specialize in employment discrimination law and civil rights
cases; individual cases and class actions.
Hogar Hispano-Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington

Address: 6201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 307
Representative: Jessica Dumas
Phone: (703) 534-9805 x 303
Email: jdumas@ccda.net
Website: www.ccda.net
Hogar Hispano-Catholic Charities is a multi-service program for immigrants/refugees in

Northern Virginia. It provides ESL instruction, social services and immigration legal
services: work permits; family and Violence Against Women Act petitions; labor
certifications; and applications for asylum.
House of Ruth
Domestic Violence Office
Address: PO Box 376
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Representative: Deena Hausner
Phone: (240) 777-9078
Email: dhausner@hruth.org
Website: www.hruth.org
The House Of Ruth Maryland was founded in May of 1977 by a coalition of women's
organizations, religious groups, service providers, and elected officials to provide a safe
haven for victims of domestic violence and their children. In November of 1977, they
opened Baltimore's first crisis shelter for these victims in a row house on North Calvert
Street. Today, the House Of Ruth Maryland is recognized as one of the nation's most
comprehensive domestic violence center and has a staff of more than ninety.
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Human Rights Campaign

Address: 1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Representative: Cristina Finch
Phone: (202) 216-1537
Email: cristina.finch@hrc.org
Website: www.hrc.org
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
(GLBT) advocacy organization, envisions an America where GLBT people are ensured
of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the
community. HRC has close to 600,000 members – all committed to making this vision of
equality a reality.
Human Rights First

Washington Office
Address: 100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 500
Representative: Danielle Rosche
Phone: (202) 547-5692
Email: rosched@humanrightsfirst.org
Website: www.humanrightsfirst.org
Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) is a leading
human rights advocacy organization based in New York City and Washington, DC. Since
1978, they have worked in the United States and abroad to create a secure and humane
world – advancing justice, human dignity, and respect for the rule of law.
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Address: 2100 L Street, NW
Representative: Peter Petersan
Phone: (202) 955-3665
Email: ppetersan@hsus.org
Website: www.hsus.org
The Fund for Animals was founded in 1967 by prominent author and animal advocate
Cleveland Amory, and has spearheaded some of the most historic and significant events
in the history of the animal protection movement.
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International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition

Address: 1725 K Street, NW
Representative: Travis Johnson
Phone: (202) 223-6667
Email: tjohnson@iacc.org
Website:
The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) provides the intern with valuable
experience in research, writing, legislative analysis, and politics. The IACC is the largest
international organization devoted solely to fighting product counterfeiting. Comprised
of a cross-section of business and industry - from autos, apparel, luxury goods, and
pharmaceuticals, to food, software and entertainment - the IACC's members' combined
annual revenues exceed $650 billion. The IACC develops and conducts training for
domestic and foreign law enforcement officials, submits comments on intellectual
property enforcement laws and regulations in the United States and abroad and
participates in regional and international programs aimed at improving intellectual
property enforcement standards.
International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)

Address: 901 15th Street, NW, Suite 550
Representative: Thuan Do
Phone: (202) 354-3847
Email: tdo@iawj.org
Website: www.iawj.org
International Association of Women Judges is a non-governmental organization of more

than 4,000 members at all judicial levels in 78 nations. Through collaboration among
members and pioneering judicial education programs, the IAWJ is working for equal
justice. The success of their Jurisprudence of Equality Program (JEP) has garnered
recognition among such organizations as the UN, the World Bank, and the InterAmerican
Development Bank, as well as various private organizations. Their membership offices
are all around the world, with the headquarters here in DC.
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International Municipal Lawyers Association

Address: 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Representative: Christopher Pashler
Phone: (202) 466-5424
Email: cpashler@imla.org
Website:
The International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) is a non-profit, non-partisan

entity founded in 1935 to provide legal assistance and information on local government
law. Their membership consists mainly of local government attorneys across the United
States and Canada (with a few members in other countries) and includes educational
institutions, members of the judiciary, and others. Their services include: Amicus work
and litigation assistance on cases of interest to local governments before various courts,
including the U.S. Supreme Court; the Municipal Lawyer magazine; and International
law – in addition to its work with its Canadian members, IMLA has an active
International Committee. IMLA hosted a local government law conference in 2003 in
Guadalajara, Mexico, and a similar three-day event in San Antonio in 2004.
International Rescue Committee

Washington D.C. Office
Address: 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 807
Representative: Jana Mason
Phone: (202) 822-0166
Email: janam@theIRC.org
Website: www.theIRC.org
The International Rescue Committee is an international aid agency, providing assistance

to refugees, internally displaced persons, and other war-affected populations in 25
countries. They also provide refugee resettlement and immigration services in 20 U.S.
communities. Through the D.C.-based government relations office, they provide policy
analysis and advocacy on a range of refugee and human rights issues, with a particular
focus on impacting U.S. policy.
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Just Neighbors
Address: 716 South Glebe Rd
Arlington, VA 22204
Representative: Rob Rutland-Brown
Phone: (703) 979-1240 x 28
Email: rob@justneighbors.org
Website:
The mission of Just Neighbors is to provide immigration legal services to low-income

immigrants and refugees of all faiths and nationalities through their offices in Northern
Virginia. Their team of attorneys, staff and committed volunteers offers hope and help as
immigrants seek to navigate the current immigration system and access benefits that will
enable them to become more contributing members of society.
Kaiser Permanente
Legal Department--Rockville Hub
Address: 2101 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852
Representative: Dinah Seiver
Phone: (301) 816-7225
Email: dinah.seiver@kp.org
Website:
The USA's largest private integrated health care delivery system; largest nonprofit health
maintenance organization; local operations in MD/DC/VA serve 500,000 enrollees; legal
office handles matters for local operations and for affiliates in Cleveland/Akron, Atlanta,
and Denver.
Legal Action Center

Address: 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Suite 505
Representative: Gabrielle de la Gueronniere
Phone: (202) 544-5478
Email: gdelagueronniere@lac-dc.org
Website:
Legal Action Center conducts policy advocacy activities to promote addiction and AIDS
treatment, prevention and research, to fight discrimination, reform sentencing laws,
protect privacy, and promote other sound public policies. LAC advocates adoption of
public policies that: protect people in recovery or still suffering from addiction, people
with HIV/AIDS, and people with criminal records against discrimination in employment,
housing, benefits, zoning and other areas, and violations of privacy; expand alcohol and
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drug and HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and research; reform mandatory sentencing
laws to enable community sanctioning of appropriate—especially non-violent, often
addicted—offenders; and expand funding for community corrections, including
alternatives to incarceration.
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Washington, DC 20001-4589
Representative: Jodi Feldman
Phone: (202) 661-5965
Email: jfeldman@legalaiddc.org
Website: www.legalaiddc.org
Legal Aid of DC provides free legal representation to low-income individuals in family

law, landlord and tenant, and public benefit cases.
Legal Counsel for the Elderly/AARP

Public Policy Institute
Address: 601 E Street, NW
Representative: Matthew Brinegar
Phone: (202) 434-2291
Email: mbrinegar@aarp.org
Website: www.aarp.org
Legal Counsel for the Elderly is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services
to low income senior citizens residing in the District of Columbia. Opportunities also
exist involving litigation and attendance at hearings.
Legal Services of Northern Virginia

Address: 9240 Center Street
Manassas, VA 20110
Representative: Naznin Saifi
Phone: (703) 368-5711
Email: nsaifi@lsnv.org
Website:
A private, non-profit law office that provides legal assistance in civil matters to residents
of Northern Virginia who are low-income, elderly or infected with HIV primarily in
family, housing, consumer and public benefits
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Library of Congress Congressional Research Service

Address: Library of Congress
Representative: Larry Eig
Phone: (202) 707-7896
Email: leig@crs.loc.gov
Website:
The American Law Division is one of six research divisions of the Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress. The Division’s 40 attorneys work exclusively for
Members of Congress, congressional committees, and their staff. Its mission is to
provide Congress objective, nonpartisan legal analysis. Typically, Division attorneys
may advise a committee on its oversight powers, prepare confidential memoranda on
points of law related to pending legislation, issue general reports on legal issues of
current legislative interest, brief clients on the legal and constitutional implications of
prospective legislative proposals, testify at congressional hearings, or conduct continuing
legal education seminars under its Federal Law Update series.
Lippman & Semsker, LLC

Address: 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 500
Bethesda, MD 20814
Representative: Micah Salb
Phone: (301) 656-6905
Email: ssalb@lsslawyers.com
Website:
Lippman & Semkser has represented employees in employment disputes since its
founding in 1972. The firm also practices family law and general civil litigation.
Manna, Inc.
Address: 828 Evarts Street, NE
Representative: Mario Cristaldo
Phone: (202) 832-1845
Email: mcristaldo@manna.org
Website: www.mannadc.org
Manna purchases vacant property to renovate and sell to first-time home buyers. Manna
has architects, construction, marketing, and finance staff; students will be exposed to the
various disciplines involved in real estate development.
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Maryland General Assembly

Delegate Neil Quinter
Address: 206 Lowe House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401
Representative: Neil Quinter
Phone: (410) 841-3246
Email: neil_quinter@house.state.md.us
Website:
Maryland Office of the Public Defender

various offices within the state of Maryland
Address: 6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1400
Baltimore, MD 21202
Representative: Diane Lach
Phone: (410) 767-8467
Email: dlach@opd.state.md.us
Website:
The mission of the Office of the Public Defender is to provide superior legal
representation to accused indigent defendants in the State of Maryland by safeguarding
fundamental individual rights and ensuring access to the guaranteed protections afforded
by the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Maryland Constitution and Declaration of
Rights, and the laws of Maryland.
Media Access Project

Address: 1625 K Street, NW Suite 1118
Representative: Parul Desai
Phone: (202) 454-5683
Email: pdesai@mediaaccess.org
Website: www.mediaaccess.org
Public interest telecommunications law firm that promotes the public's First Amendment
right to hear and be heard via the electronic media of today and tomorrow before the
FCC, other policy-making bodies, and the courts.
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MedStar Health, Inc.

MedStar-Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. (MGMC), Legal Services
Address: 2115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 201

Representative: Alex Eremia
Phone: (202) 444-3553
Email: alexander.d.eremia@medstar.net
Website:
Medstar Health, Inc. is one of the largest providers of health care services in the Mid-
Atlantic region. A small team of distinguished in-house counsel provides a wide range of
legal services to over 22,000 employees, over 4,000 affiliated physicians, 7 nationally
recognized hospitals and multiple institutionally-related entities. Georgetown University
Hospital is the newest member of MedStar Health, Inc. and is one of the primary
locations where in-house counsel provide legal services.
Montgomery County Office of the County Attorney

Address: 101 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Representative: Andrew Thompson
Phone: (240) 777-6700
Email: Andrew.Thompson@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Website: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govtmpl.asp?
url=/content/countyatty/index.asp
The office provides legal advice and representation for the County government and
agencies.
National Abortion Federation

Address: 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600
Representative: Lisa Brown
Phone: (202) 667-5881
Email: lbrown@prochoice.org
Website: www.prochoice.org
The National Abortion Federation is a membership organization of abortion providers

with a mission to keep abortion safe, legal, and accessible.
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National Apartment Association

Address: 201 North Union Street
Representative: John McDermott / Michael Semko
Phone: (703) 518-6141 x1
Email: jmcdermott@naahq.org / michael@naahq.org
Website:
The National Apartment Association (NAA) is America's leading advocate for quality
rental housing. NAA's mission is to serve the interests of multifamily housing owners,
managers, developers and suppliers and maintain a high level of professionalism in the
multifamily housing industry to better serve the rental housing needs of the public. NAA
is a federation of 171 state and local affiliates, comprised of more than 32,000
multifamily housing companies representing more than 5.2 million apartment homes
throughout the United States and Canada.
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Representative: Jiny Kim
Phone: (202) 775-9555
Email: policy@napaba.org
Website:
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NABAPA) is the national
association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law
students. NAPABA represents over 40,000 attorneys and 47 local Asian Pacific
American Bar Associations. Its members represent solo practitioners, large firm lawyers,
corporate counsel, legal service and non-profit attorneys and lawyers serving at all levels
of government. NAPABA continues to be a leader in addressing civil rights issues
confronting Asian Pacific American communities. Through its national network of
committees and affiliates, NAPABA provides a strong voice for increased diversity of
federal and state judiciaries, advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace, works to
eliminate hate crimes and anti-immigration sentiment, and promotes professional
development of minorities in the legal profession.
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National Association of Homebuilders

Legal Services Department
Representative: Christopher Whitcomb
Phone: (202) 266-8329
Email: cwhitcomb@nahb.com
Website: www.nahb.com
The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association

representing more than 220,000 members involved in home building, remodeling,
multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance,
building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial
construction. Known as “the voice of the housing industry,” NAHB is affiliated with
more than 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB has
approximately 350 employees, including eight attorneys in the Advocacy Group.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Address: 699 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3175
Representative: Calvina Ruff / Shalan Obando
Phone: (703) 837-6240
Email: cruff@ncmec.org
Website: www.missingkids.com
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children serves as a national
clearinghouse for missing children.
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Address: 1201 F Street, NW
Representative: Elizabeth Gaudio
Phone: (202) 406-4443
Email: elizabeth.gaudio@nfib.org
Website: www.nfib.org
The NFIB Legal Foundation is a public interest law firm and the “legal arm” of the
nation's largest small-business advocacy organization, representing the views of 600,000
small-business owners across the country. The Legal Foundation protects the rights of
America's small-business owners by providing guidance on legal issues and by ensuring
that the voice of small business is heard in the nation's courts.
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National Health Law Program, Inc.

Address: 1101 14th Street NW, #405
Representative: Deborah Reid
Phone: (202) 289-7661
Email: reid@healthlaw.org
Website: www.healthlaw.org
Since 1969, NHLP has provided expertise on low-income health care issues to thousands
of public interest lawyers, government agencies and consumer advocates.
National Immigration Law Center

Representative: Joan Friedland
Phone: (202) 216-0261
Email: friedland@nilc-dc.org
Website: www.nilc.org
NILC is a national legal advocacy organization whose mission is to protect and promote
the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their family members. NILC
provides policy analysis and advocacy on immigration law issues and the employment
and public benefit rights of low-income immigrants, as well as litigation support,
training, publications, and technical assistance in those areas.
National Juvenile Defender Center

(formerly the ABA Juvenile Justice Center)
Address: 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 304
Representative: Mary Ann Scali
Phone: (202) 452-0010
Email: mscali@njdc.info
Website:
The ABA Juvenile Justice Center monitors and influences the policy, practice, fiscal and
administrative changes rapidly emerging in juvenile justice systems across the nation.
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National Labor Relations Board

Division of Operations Management
Address: 1099 14th Street, NW, Room 10200
Representative: Jennifer Kovachich
Phone: (202) 273-3781
Email: jkovachich@nlrb.gov
Website: www.nlrb.gov
This office of the NLRB represents Agency management in a variety of administrative

matters. A large part of the caseload involves labor and employment law. Accordingly,
the attorneys in the Office defend Agency management against grievances.

Address: 1099 14th Street, NW, Room 9110
Representative: Patrick Kavanagh
Phone: (202) 273-1741
Email: patrick.kavanagh@nlrb.gov
Website: www.nlrb.gov
The NLRB is a federal agency which administers the National Labor Relations Act. It’s
Contempt Branch focusesin three primary areas: civil contempt, criminal contempt, and
compliance guidance, including bankruptcy. The Contempt Branch is also responsible for
providing guidance and assistance to the Board's 34 Regional Offices in enforcement and
compliance matters. This includes, among other things, the collection work of liquidated
debts owed to the government (such as fines and back pay awards) through the following:
liens, garnishment, lis pendens, attachments, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Appellate Court Branch
Representative: Meredith Jason
Phone: (202) 273-2945
Email: meredith.jason@nlrb.gov
Website:
The Appellate Court Branch defends the orders of the National Labor Relations Board in
the federal appellate courts. Branch attorneys are engaged in all aspects of appellate
litigation including drafting briefs and motions, presenting oral argument, and
participating in settlement negotiations.
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National Legal Aid Defender Association

Senior Attorney Civil Division
Representative: Camille Holmes / Crystal Jones
Phone:
Email: c.holmes@nlada / c.jones@nlada
Website:
Private, non-profit that provides legal aid and equal justice for the poor.
National Network to End Domestic Violence

Address: 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 303
Representative: Allison Randall
Phone: (202) 543-5566
Email: arandall@nnedv.org
Website:
The National Network to End Domestic Violence, a social change organization

representing state domestic violence coalitions, is dedicated to creating a social, political
and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. The
Public Policy team works on all aspects of Federal policy: creating legislation; lobbying
on key issues; grassroots organizing; coalition building; and implementing new laws and
policies.
National Partnership for Women & Families

Address: 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 650
Representative: Helen McBride / Liza Zamd
Phone: (202) 986-2600
Email: hmcbride@nationalpartnership.org
Website: www.nationalpartnership.org
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
that uses the public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality
healthcare and policies that help women meet the demands of work and family.
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National Science Foundation

Address: 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265
Arlington, VA 22230
Representative: Sandra Scholar
Phone: (703) 292-8060
Email: sscholar@nsf.gov
Website:
The Office of the General Counsel is the legal advisor and advocate for the Foundation,
providing legal advice and assistance on all aspects of the Foundation's programs,
policies, and operations as well as areas affecting science and technology.
National Whistleblower Center

Also representing Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto
Address: 3238 P Street, NW

Representative: Estelle Kohn
Phone: (202) 342 1903
Email: ek@whistleblowers.org
Website: www.kkc.com
Public interest law firm that represents whistleblowers.
Nature Conservancy
Worldwide Office
Address: 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203
Representative: Jonathan Rotter
Phone: (703) 841-4593
Email: jrotter@tnc.org
Website: www.nature.org
The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve plants and animals, and natural
communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and
waters they need to survive. The Nature Conservancy is located one block away from the
Ballston Metro stop.
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Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of

Columbia
Address: 701 Fourth Street, NW
Representative: Michael Chen / Guy Lescault
Phone: (202) 682-2700
Email: mchen@nlsp.org / glescault@nlsp.org
Website:
NLSP provides aggressive, high quality representation before local and federal courts and
governmental agencies. Its’ aggressive, client-based approach ensures that the goals of
the community and individual clients dictate the services provided.
Oceana
Address: 2501 M Street NW, Suite 300
Representative: Eric Bilsky
Phone: (202) 833-3900
Email: ebilsky@oceana.org
Website:
Oceana is a non-profit, international advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and

restoring the world’s oceans through policy advocacy, science, law and public education.
The legal team brings strategic federal litigation to advance marine conservation goals
(mainly under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the
National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine
Mammal Protection Act) and supports Oceana’s policy and legislative initiatives.
Oceana’s current campaigns target dirty fishing practices, such as bycatch; bottom
trawling of sensitive sea habitats; and cruise ship pollution.
Our Place, D.C.

Address: 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE #460
Representative: Kathleen Creamer
Phone: (202) 548-2400
Email: kcreamer@ourplacedc.org
Website:
Our Place serves women in the District of Columbia who are incarcerated and coming out
of incarceration and reintegrating back into the community.
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Legal Affairs Department
Address: 1100 New York Avenue, NW
Representative: Cindy Shepard/ Marcia Nordgren
Phone: (202) 336-8435
Email: cshep@opic.gov
Website: www.opic.gov
OPIC operates three main programs: it insures US investors against certain political risks;
finances private sector and mixed public/private projects: guarantees equity fund
contributions to projects.
Pan American Health Organization

Address: 525 23rd Street, NW
Representative: Michael Rodman
Phone: (202) 974-3512
Email: rodmanmi@paho.org
Website:
To lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member States and other partners to
promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen,
the lives of the peoples of the Americas.
Passman & Kaplan, P.C.

Address: 1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Representative: Ben Wick
Phone: (202) 789-0100
Email: ggilbert@passmanandkaplan.com
Website:
Passman & Kaplan is a firm specializing in representation of federal government

employees. The firm takes cases before the EEOC and the Merit System Protection
Board.
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Address: 1780 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Representative: Beth Burkstrand-Reid
Phone: (202) 973-4830
Email: Beth.Burkstrand-Reid@ppfa.org
Website: www.ppfa.org
Planned Parenthood is the country's largest voluntary reproductive health care

organization.
Pro Bono Institute

Address: 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Representative: Eve Runyon
Phone: (202) 662-9669
Email: erunyon@probonoinst.org
Website:
The Pro Bono Institute is mandated to explore and identify new approaches to - and
resources for - the provision of legal services to the poor, disadvantaged, and other
individuals or groups unable to secure legal assistance to address critical problems. The
Pro Bono Institute does not provide direct legal services. Rather, the Institute is a
catalyst, administering projects that support, guide, and inspire legal institutions to
enhance access to justice.
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

Address: St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Barton Hall, Room 115
Representative: Carolyn Slenska
Phone: (202) 645-4999
Email: cslenska@pdsdc.org
Website: www.pdsdc.org
This Division of the PDS for DC is a government legal agency which represents persons
undergoing involuntary civil and criminal commitment to mental institutions, primarily
patients at St. Elizabeth's, the District's public mental health facility. Although located on
hospital grounds, it is not otherwise affiliated. The office takes a very strong advocacy
approach in defending the legal rights of its clients. Attorneys appear before judges of
the DC Superior Court and US District Court in probable cause hearings, disposition
hearings, 301 release hearings, judge/jury trials and appeals. They also practice before
the Mental Health Commission, an administrative body of the DC Superior Court.
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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

Address: PO Box 65301
Representative: Kathi Westcott
Phone: (202) 328-3244
Email: sldn@sldn.org
Website: www.sldn.org
SLDN is the sole legal aid and watchdog organization for men and women in the military
harmed by the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass" policy.
Sexual Assault Legal Institute

Address: PO Box 8782
Silver Spring, MD 20907
Representative: Artemis Moutsatsos
Phone: (301) 565-2277
Email: artemis@mcasa.org
Website:
The Sexual Assault Legal Institute (SALI) is part of the Maryland Coalition Against
Sexual Assault (MCASA), the statewide collective voice advocating for accessible,
compassionate care for survivors of sexual crimes, and accountability for all offenders.
SALI provides direct civil legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault. SALI
also provides technical assistance and training for attorneys, rape crisis and recovery
center staff and volunteers, and other professionals working with survivors.
Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Chambers of the Honorable Ann O'Regan-Keary
Address: 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room 2430
Representative: Stacy Nelson
Phone: (202) 879-1863
Email: kearyao3@dcsc.gov
Website:
The O’Regan-Keary is currently on a Criminal Law docket.
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Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Chambers of the Honorable Rhonda Winston
Address: 500 Indiana Avenue Chambers 3000
Representative: Rashida Edmondson-Penny
Phone: (202) 879-4767
Email: winstor3@dcsc.gov
Website:
The Henry Jackson Foundation

Office of Technology Transfer
Address: 1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20852
Representative: Carol Lavrich
Phone: (301) 294-1223
Email: clavrich@hjf.org
Website: www.hjf.org
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. is a
private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving military medicine and public
health.
United States Agency for International Development

(USAID)
Address: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Representative: Sonya Johnson / Mark Fittipaldi
Phone: (202) 712-5732 / (202) 712-5389
Email: SoJohnson@usaid.gov / mfittipaldi@usaid.gov
Website: www.usaid.gov
The USAID Office of General Counsel administers the United States Foreign Assistance
Program. It supports long-term economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health,
democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance in the developing world.
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United States Army JAG Corps

Address: 1777 North Kent Street, Suite 5200
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Representative: Kay Wakatake
Phone: (703) 696-1502
Email: Kay.Wakatake@hqda.army.mil
Website: https://www.jagcnet.army.mil/intranets/ac/usalsa/usalsaweb.nsf
Various areas of law with immediate experience and responsibility.
United States Court of Federal Claims

Address: 717 Madison Place, NW
Representative: Carole Bailey
Phone: (202) 357-6414
Email: carole_bailey@ao.uscourts.gov
Website: www.uscfc.uscourts.gov
United States Department of Agriculture

Office of the Judicial Officer (OJO)
Address: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Rm 1449-South Bldg
Representative: Gloria Derobertis / William Jenson
Phone: (202) 720-4764
Email: gloria.derobertis@usda.gov
Website: www.usda.gov/da/ojo.html
The Office of the Judicial Officer reviews records in administration adjudicatory

proceedings for the USDA. The decisions of the JO are found in a publication entitled,
"Agriculture Decisions" and in Westlaw in the database "USDA" or in Lexis.
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United States Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Office
of Spectrum Management
Address: 1212 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 600A
Representative: Gina Harrison
Phone: (202) 482-2695
Email: rharrison@ntia.doc.gov
Website:
This division was created in response to a Presidential Initiative to formulate spectrum

policy for the 21st century--how to make government oversight of the airwaves
responsive to rapid technological change, while safeguarding homeland security and
defense. The division recommends policies to reform (1) the government's domestic
oversight and use of spectrum and (2) the way international organizations resolve
conflicts over spectrum use.
United States Department of Defense

Address: 2521 S. Clark Street, Suite 4000
Arlington, VA 22202
Representative: Patricia Wildermuth
Phone: (703) 602-4175
Email: wildermp@dodgc.osd.mil
Website:
United States Department of Education

Office for Civil Rights (Regional Enforcement Office)
Address: P.O. Box 14620
Representative: Karen Hakel
Phone: (202) 208-7479
Email: karen.hakel@ed.gov
Website:
Investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination filed against public schools and
private and public colleges and universities.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the Secretary
Address: 200 Independence Avenue Southwest
Representative: Christopher Baron / Sylvia Trujillo
Phone: (202) 690-6139
Email: Christopher.Baron@hhs.gov
Website:
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's
principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human
services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The Office of the
Secretary is responsible for oversight of all operating division under the Department. The
U.S. Public Health Service Agencies under the Department of Health and Human
Services are: National Institutes of Health (NIH); Food and Drug Administration (FDA);
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service (IHS);
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), and Administration on Aging (AoA).
United States Department of Health and Human Services

Address: 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4760
Representative: Meredith Torres-Bruckheim / Linda Garvin
Phone: (202) 260-9507
Email: meredith.torres@hhs.gov
Website: www.hhs.gov/ogc
The primary mission of the General Law Division is to provide legal services and
representation to all components of the Department of Health and Human Services
(including the Food and Drug Administration, the Nat'l Institutes of Health, the Public
Health Service, Indian Health Service, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services),
in such areas as the Federal Tort Claims Act (including medical malpractice), the
Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts, federal contract law, personnel law, equal
employment opportunity and labor relations, appropriations, and copyright law.
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United States Department of Homeland Security

Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
Address: 425 I Street, NW, Suite 6100
Representative: Javad Khazaeli and Barry Chait
Phone: (202) 514-8295
Email:
Website:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), within the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), seeks externs/interns for the Enforcement Law Division (ELD) of the
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. ELD provides legal counsel to ICE operational
components (primarily the Office of Detention and Removal Operations, the Office of
Investigations, and the Offices of the Chief Counsel) and other ICE and DHS agency
officials. ELD provides advice on a multitude of immigration law issues such as
detention authority, asylum fraud, fugitive operations, and denaturalization.

Privacy Office
Address: Department of Homeland Security
Representative: To Be Announced
Phone: (571) 227-4143
Email: billy.spears@dhs.gov
Website: www.dhs.gov
Their office is responsible for Privacy Act and FOIA oversight and privacy policy for the
Department of Homeland Security.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Office of Civil Rights
(OCR)
Address: 601 South 12th Street TSA-6
Arlington, VA 22202
Representative: Marian Bennett
Phone: (571) 227-2454
Email: marian.bennett@dhs.gov
Website: www.tsa.gov
The Division is responsible for the enforcement of all federal laws and guidelines
prohibiting discrimination in employment, in applications for employment, and in TSA's
federally-assisted and federally-conducted programs and activities. The Division also
ensures that TSA complies with all federally mandated affirmative employment
requirements. The OCR has six divisions: Informal Complaint Division; Alternative
Dispute Resolution Division; Formal Complaint Division; External Complaint and
Compliance Division; Affirmative Employment and Diversity Emphasis Division; and
Executive Support Division.
United States Department of Justice

Environmental Torts Section
Address:
Washington, DC
Representative: Meghan Killiany
Phone: (202) 307-0261
Email: civil.personnel@usdoj.gov
Website:
The Environmental Tort Litigation Section defends the United States in complex, high
stakes civil litigation in federal courts nationwide, representing the interests of the United
States in suits brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act for monetary damages. Its
cases, which may involve hundred of plaintiffs, arise from allegations of injuries from
environmental contaminants, such as biological agents, chemicals, and heavy metals.

Organized Crime and Racketeering Section
Address: 1301 New York Avenue, NW
Representative: Lincoln Jalelian / David Malagold
Phone: (202) 514-3707 / (202) 616-8379
Email: lincoln.jalelian@usdoj.gov
Website:
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Office of Special Counsel For Immigration and Unfair Labor Practices
Address: P.O. Box 27728
Representative: Bruce Friedman / Karen Woodard
Phone: (202) 514-2637
Email: Bruce.Friedman@usdoj.gov / Karen.Woodard@usdoj.gov
Website: www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc
Enforces federal statutes prohibiting employment discrimination against immigrants.

Counterterrorism Section
Address: 10th and Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1539
Representative: Jessica Bluebond-Langner
Phone: (202) 616-0910
Email: Jessica.Bluebond-Langner@usdoj.gov
The Counterterrorism Section is responsible for assisting in the design, implementation,

and support of law enforcement efforts, legislative initiatives, policies and strategies
relating to combating international and domestic terrorism. The Section seeks to assist in
preventing and disrupting acts of terrorism which may occur anywhere in the world and
which impact on significant United States interests and persons through investigation and
prosecution.

United States Attorney’s Office
Representative: Monty Wilkinson / Keith Morgan
Phone: (202) 307-6045 / (202) 307-6045
Email: monty.wilkinson@usdoj.gov / keith.morgan@usa.usdoj.gov
Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/dc/
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is unique among the 94 U.S.
Attorney Offices across the nation by virtue of its size and its varied responsibilities. It is
the largest U.S. Attorney's Office with over 700 employees. The size of the office is a
result of the breadth of their responsibility for criminal law enforcement and our location
in the nation's capitol.
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Office of Immigration Litigation
Address: 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 7th floor
Representative: Stacy Paddack
Phone: (202) 616-4893
Email: stacy.paddack@usdoj.gov
Website: www.usdoj.gov
The Office coordinates immigration litigation for the federal government nationwide,
including both appellate and district court cases. Much of the work involves appellate
litigation, defending administrative deportation and exclusion orders and denials of relief
from deportation.

Federal Programs Branch
Address: 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 7106
Representative: Ted Hirt
Phone: (202) 514-4785
Email: theodore.hirt@usdoj.gov
Website:
The Federal Programs Branch litigates on behalf of many federal agencies, the President,
Cabinet officers, and other government officials, predominantly, but not exclusively, in
the Executive Branch. It defends against challenges to the constitutionality of federal
statutes and against challenges to the legality of actions by administrative agencies. Its
subject matter areas include national security and foreign affairs, foreign and domestic
commerce, labor law, human resources, social security, housing, agriculture, energy,
government information, telecommunications and Internet issues, and employment
litigation, which includes discrimination and other personal suits. The Branch defended
against challenges to the deployment of military forces in Iraq and challenges to the
implementation of the fund designed to compensate victims of the 9/11/01 terrorist
attacks. The Branch also defends the implementation of the International Emergency
Economic Sanctions Act, including cases involving designation of organizations as
funding terrorism.
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Environmental Torts Section
Address: 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 800 South
Representative: Jason Patil
Phone: (202) 616-3852
Email: jason.patil2@usdoj.gov
Website:
The Environmental Tort Litigation Section defends the United States in complex, high
stakes civil litigation in federal courts nationwide, representing the interests of the United
States in suits brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act for monetary damages. Its
cases, which may involve hundred of plaintiffs, arise from allegations of injuries from
environmental contaminants, such as biological agents, chemicals, and heavy metals.

Office of International Law
Address: 1301 New York Avenue
Representative: Deborah Gaynus / Keisha Davis
Phone: (202) 616-9621
Email: Deborah.Gaynus@usdoj.gov
Website:
Assists US law enforcement community in obtaining evidence and tracking fugitives

from foreign countries and vice versa.

Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division
Address: 1301 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Representative: Lincoln Jalelian
Phone: (202) 514-3707
Email: Lincoln.Jalelian@usdoj.gov
The Organized Crime and Racketeering branch coordinates the Department's program to
combat organized crime. The section supervises the investigation and prosecution of
these cases by the United States Attorneys offices and maintains control over all
government use of the RICO statute.
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Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division
Representative: Laura Coon / Matt Donnelly
Phone: (202) 514-1089
Email: Laura.Coon@usdoj.gov
Website:
The Special Litigation Section is an office within the Civil Rights Division at the
Department of Justice, charged with enforcing federal civil rights statutes concerning the
civil rights of institutionalized persons and the conduct of law enforcement agencies.
The two primary statutes that the Special Litigation Section enforces are the Civil Rights
of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997a, and the police
misconduct provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,
42 U.S.C. § 14141 ("Section 14141").

Environmental Enforcement Section
Address: 601 D Street, NW, Room 6116

Representative: Jeffrey Prieto
Phone: (202) 616-7915
Email: jeffrey.prieto@usdoj.gov
This division has responsibility for civil enforcement of the nations major environmental
statutes. The scope of the Section's work is national; actions are prosecuted by the
section's trial lawyers in federal district courts throughout the country.

Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Immigration Court
Address: Arlington, VA
Representative: Julie Iversen
Phone: (703) 235-2307
Email: Julie.Iversen@usdoj.gov
Website: www.usdoj.gov/eoir
Immigration judges preside over formal immigration hearings to determine whether

individuals are deportable, excludable inadmissible or removable from the United States.
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United States Department of Transportation

Chief Administrative Law Judge, The Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW, M-20, Room 5411
Representative: Ronnie Yoder / Jason Schlosberg
Phone: (202) 366-2137
Email: ronnie.yoder@ost.dot.gov
Website: www.dot.gov/ost/hearings
The Office of Hearings holds hearings under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
sec. 551 et seq.) (APA) for the Department’s Office of the Secretary (primarily in
aviation matters) and most of the Department's component model administrations which
have a need for formal APA hearings, including the Federal Aviation Admin., Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Admin., Federal Railroad Admin., Maritime Admin., Nat'l Highway
Trans. Safety Admin., and Research & Special Programs Admin.
United States Department of Transportation, Pipeline

and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division
Address: 400 7th Street, SW, Room 8417
Representative: Joseph Solomey
Phone: (202) 366-0977
Email: Joe.Solomey@dot.gov
Website:
It is the task of PHMSA's inspection and enforcement staff to determine compliance with
the safety and training standards by inspecting entities that offer hazardous materials for
transportation; and that manufacture, requalify, rebuild, repair, recondition, or retest
packaging used to transport hazardous materials. OHME refers enforcement cases to the
Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC) for Administrative prosecution. The OCC issues all
administrative notices and related safety documents; holds informal conferences or
assigns cases to the Office of Hearings for formal adjudication; performs litigation-
related functions specific to each case (including prosecuting cases before ALJ or
defending agency actions in various Federal Courts); conducts depositions and related
discovery; issues Orders related to all enforcement cases, and Final Orders upon appeal to
the Administrator.
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United States Department of Treasury

United States Mint
Representative: Greg Weinman / Gwen Mattleman
Phone: (202) 354-7407
Email: gweinman@usmint.treas.gov
Website:
The United States Mint produces our nation's coinage.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Address: 810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Representative: Ron Garvin / Cherry Crawford
Phone: (202) 565-5222
Email: ron.garvin@mail.va.gov
Website: www.va.gov
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel handles all cases
appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Court Litigation Group
Address: 625 Indiana Avenue
Representative: David Lowenstein / Alice Szynklewski
Phone: (202) 639-4835
Email: david.lowenstein@va.gov / alice.szynklewski@va.gov
Website:
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel handles all cases
appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Their practice
consists largely of legal research and writing, including appellate briefs, procedural
motions, legal memoranda, responses to petitions for extraordinary relief, and responses
to applications for attorney fees and expenses.
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Pro Se Department
Address: 333 Constitution Avenue, NW
Representative: Addie Hailstorks
Phone: (202) 354-3370
Email: addie_hailstorks@dcd.uscourts.gov
Website:
The Pro Se Department staff attorneys assist the judges in cases in which the
plaintiff/petitioner is a prisoner not represented by counsel. Most of the cases are habeas
corpus petitions (in which the prisoners challenge their state court convictions) and civil
rights complaints (in which the prisoners challenge their conditions of confinement) and
all involve federal constitutional law. The staff attorneys do not represent the prisoners.
The staff attorneys do research and draft proposed orders and opinions in prisoner cases,
and answer questions from judges and law clerks about prisoner cases and constitutional
law.
United States Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance
Representative: Mike Walker
Phone: (202) 564-2626
Email: walker.mike@epa.gov
Website: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/oppa/index.html
Investigation, case development, litigation and enforcement of major federal

environmental laws including the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts; Safe Drinking Water
Act; Toxic Substances Control Act, Federal Pesticide Act; Superfund and the Hazardous
Waste (RCRA) Act.
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United States Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission
Office of the Vice Chair
Address: 1801 L Street, NW
Representative: Lynn Clements / Tony Kaminski
Phone: (202) 663-4624
Email: lynn.clements@eeoc.gov
Website:
The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing certain federal laws prohibiting
employment discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title I of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, and the Equal Pay Act. Externs would work in the Office of Vice Chair Naomi
C. Earp, who serves as a member of the five-person bipartisan Commission. Vice Chair
Earp participates with the other Commissioners in the development and approval of
enforcement policies, the authorization of litigation, the issuance of Commissioner’s
charges of discrimination, and the performance of such other functions as may be
authorized by law, regulation, or order.
United States Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission
Washington Field Office
Address: 1801 L Street, NW, Suite 100
Representative: Richard Schneider
Phone: (202) 419-0732
Email: richard.schneider@eeoc.gov
Website:
Administrative Judges try equal employment complaints raised by employees of the

federal government.
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United States Marshals Service

Office of General Counsel
Address: 1750 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202
Representative: Steve Roque / Joe Band
Phone: (202) 307-9046
Email: steve.roque@usdoj.gov / joe.band@usdoj.gov
Website:
The U.S. Marshals Service is responsible for overseeing all legal matters affecting the
USMS, implementing compliance with Freedom of Information and Privacy Act,
providing legal representation/advice to the Director, USMS, and 94 federal judicial
district offices.
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Office of the Solicitor
Address: Madison West, 8th Floor, 600 Dulaney Street
Representative: Kelly Mary / Thomas Stoll
Phone: (571) 272-8739
Email: mary.kelly@uspto.gov
Website:
The Office of the Solicitor represents the USPTO in patent and trademark appeals before
the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in district court. The Solicitor's Office
also works with the Department of Justice to defend the Director of the USPTO in suits
brought under the Administrative Procedures Act, and to prepare amicus curiae briefs for
the Government filed at the United States Supreme Court.
United States Postal Inspection Service

Office of Counsel
Address: 1735 N. Lynn Avenue, Room 4039
Arlington, VA 22209
Representative: Martin Taylor
Phone: (703) 292-3855
Email: mltaylor@uspis.gov
Website:
The Office of Counsel supports the Inspection Service’s operational imperatives by

providing prompt and competent legal services in support of investigations, programs and
goals and promptly processing requests for access to Inspection Service records pursuant
to the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act.
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Victim Rights Law Center

Address: 18 Tremont Street, Suite 220
Boston, MA 02108
Representative: Jennifer Cheung
Phone:
Email: jc1818a@american.edu
Website: www.victimrights.org
The VRLC understands that a rape or a sexual assault causes a powerful ripple effect in a
victim's life. The VRLC provides free and confidential legal advice to victims of sexual
assault in the areas of privacy, safety, education, employment, housing, immigration,
financial security, and criminal justice issues.
Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers

Falls Church
Address: 6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 520
Representative: Laura Stack
Phone: (703) 778-3850
Email: laura@justice4all.org
Website: www.justice4all.org
The Virginia Justice Center supports low-wage immigrant workers in their efforts to find
justice and fair treatment in the workplace. They use a multi-pronged strategy including
Legal Assistance; Education; Organization; Advocacy; and Public Awareness Building.
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless

Address: True Reformer Building 1200 U Street, NW, 3rd floor
Representative: Antonia Fasanelli
Phone: (202) 328-5502
Email: antonia@legalclinic.org
Website: www.legalclinic.org
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless represents people who are homeless or at
risk of becoming homeless.
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White House Council on Environmental Quality

Address: 722 Jackson Place, NW
Representative: William Perhach
Phone: (202) 395-0826
Email: William_Perhach@ceq.eop.gov
Website: www.whitehouse.gov/ceq
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is responsible for advising the President
and Vice President on national and international environmental policy matters. CEQ is
also charged with a role in ensuring that federal agencies operate efficiently in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE)

Long-term Legal Program
Representative: Ashley Stingle
Phone: 202-452-9550 ext.113
Email: ashley@weaveincorp.org
Website: www.weaveincorp.org
Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE) works on policy issues related to teen
dating violence and domestic violence in the District of Columbia.
World Organization for Human Rights USA

Address: 1725 K Street NW, Suite 610
Representative: Monique Beadle
Phone: (202) 296-5702
Email: mbeadle@humanrightsusa.org
Website:
Encouraging U.S. compliance with international human rights norms through the use of
litigation as a primary tool for shedding light on compliance problems and seeking relief.
WOHR monitors and reports on U.S. compliance under each of the major human rights
treaties, and holds major human rights abusers accountable through both criminal
prosecutions and liability claims under ATCA and the TVPA.
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2006 Externship Fair Directory

A Complete listing for each organization, including additional contact information,

ACLU National Prison Project

Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

American Bar Association

American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society, National Government Relations Department externs will

American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI)

American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists

The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists is a non profit professional

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Boat People SOS

CARECEN -- Central American Resource Center

CARECEN provides immigration services to Central Americans and other Latin

Casa of Maryland manages two Programs:

Center for Food Safety

Center on Conscience & War

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Conducts educational, legislative, legal, and grassroots outreach programs designed to

Consumer Federation of America

Corporation for National and Community Service

Address: 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Room 8200

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Credit Union National Association, Inc.

D.C. Appleseed Center for Law & Justice

District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic

The Coalition Against Domestic Violence provides education/training/outreach, serves as

District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities

District of Columbia Office of Human Rights

Mission is to ensure an end to illegal discriminatory practices and to promote equal

Executive Office of the President

FairVote - The Center for Voting and Democracy

Farmworker Justice Fund

Federal Circuit Bar Association

Represents public and private bar practitioner/members as well as judicial members in

Federal Communications Commission

The FCC is an independent US agency, directly responsible to Congress. It is charged

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

The Investigations & Hearings Division is responsible for resolution of complaints

First Star is the pre-eminent national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to

Gary T. Brown & Associates

Civil rights firm representing employees with claims of discrimination.

Government Accountability Project

The Government Accountability Project is involved in whistleblower protection and

Henrichsen Siegel, PLLC

Hogar Hispano-Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington

Hogar Hispano-Catholic Charities is a multi-service program for immigrants/refugees in

Human Rights Campaign

Human Rights First

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition

International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)

International Association of Women Judges is a non-governmental organization of more

International Municipal Lawyers Association

The International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) is a non-profit, non-partisan

International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is an international aid agency, providing assistance

The mission of Just Neighbors is to provide immigration legal services to low-income

Legal Action Center

Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia