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Tom R.

Private tutor in Albany, NY

Education

NYS registered attorney. Member: New York State Bar Association & Albany County Bar Association. Education American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, Juris Doctor, August 2011 - May 2014; GPA 3.48 Honors: -The American University International Law Review, Staff Member. -Highest Grade in Contracts class. -The National Security Law Brief, Content Editor. Activities: -National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition, Competitor, 2014. -WTO Moot Court Team, Member, ELSA Moot Court Competition 2012. -WTO International Summer Program in Geneva, Switzerland, Summer 2012. -Environmental Law Society, Treasurer. State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, cum laude, minors in Religious Studies and French, August 2006 - May 2010; GPA 3.55 (Dean’s List 7/7 semesters); History, French, and International Relations National Honor Societies.

Experience

SAT combined: 2110 SAT2 World History: 800 SAT2 US History: 800 Yeditepe University Faculty of Law, Atasehir, Istanbul, Turkey Visiting Adjunct Professor of Law, August 2014 – July 2016 Taught English-language law courses to LLM, LLB, and Erasmus exchange students: a masters course on U.S. contract law, an upper-level seminar on international business transactions, surveys of the common law of contracts and of torts, an introductory course on the law of the U.S., and a practical-skills course on developing legal research, advocacy, and drafting skills. Improved institutional cooperation between the Faculty and other international law schools through student exchanges. Expanded the English-language curriculum for the Faculty’s growing LLM program. Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Attorney Partnership, Levent, Istanbul, Turkey Foreign Legal Consultant / Legal Editor, October 2015 – April 2016 Advised on matters of U.S. business law on a consultancy basis at one of Turkey’s leading independent business law firms. Coordinated firm-wide submissions to legal directories and publications. Reviewed legal memoranda and articles. D.C. Bar Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Section, Washington, DC, USA Legal Intern, September 2013 – May 2014 Planned and coordinated CLE events and “Legends of the DC Bar” speaker series. Recorded minutes at meetings. Sierra Club, Washington, DC, USA Summer Legal Fellow, May 2013 – September 2013 Evaluated the permissibility of U.S. coal and liquid natural gas exports under US and WTO trade law. Drafted petitions challenging EPA ozone pollution designations of geographic areas under the Clean Air Act. Center for International Environmental Law, Washington, DC, USA Legal Intern, January 2013 – May 2013 Analyzed legality of permitting palm oil imports as renewable automobile fuel in the United States. Investigated means of legal redress available to indigenous communities affected by the construction of hydroelectric projects in Panama.

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Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 20 minutes away for a flat fee, Up to 30 minutes away for a flat fee

Hobbies

- Travel (I've been all over Europe and parts of the Near East, but never to Latin America or East Asia. I plan to visit either Australia or Cuba in 2016!). - Visiting historical or cultural sites. - Trivia. - Walking/hiking. Addresses and Conferences - Sponsored Practitioner, American University Washington College of Law Hospitality and Tourism Law Program, June 13-17 2016, Washington, DC. - Faculty Representative, French-German-Turkish Tri-National Winter University on Private Enforcement, Yeditepe University Faculty of Law, Jan 11-15 2016, Istanbul, Turkey. - Faculty Representative, European Law Faculties Association’s Annual Meeting, Apr 16-18 2015, Istanbul, Turkey. - Speaker, “Bar Exams, Case Law, and the LSAT: US Legal Education from an International Perspective,” an-Najah National University, Jan 26 2015, Nablus, Palestine. - Speaker, “History of US-Turkish Relations,” Selçuk University Faculty of Law, Nov 14 2014, Konya, Turkey. - Student Envoy, Annual and Spring Meetings of the IMF/World Bank Group, 2011, 2012, 2013, & 2014. - Student Scholar, ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Meeting, Mar 20-22 2014, Salt Lake City, UT.

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