202-625-1973 (fax)

E-mail--jbennett@radix.net

EDUCATION

Legal: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., February

1972

Activities: An editor of the Georgetown Law Journal (invited to join on the basis of class rank at the end of the first year); author of sections on Prosecutorial Misconduct, Defenses, and Mental Health Confinement in 1969-70, (D.C. Circuit Note, 59 Geo. L.J. 655-62, 699-704, 744-749 (1971); editor of recent decision treatment of Calvert Cliff's Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. AEC, (D.C. Cir. 1971), 60 Geo L.J. 1353

(1972).

Legal Aid Society: Student investigator for the Legal Aid Agency of the District of Columbia (now known as the Public Defender Service). 1968-69.

College: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, A.B. 1968; London School of Economics, London, England, 1966-67 (Junior Year Abroad).

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

October 1984 to present: Sole practitioner; same areas of practice as below plus general civil litigation.

January 1981 to October 1984: Partner; Bennett, Deso, Greenberg & Thomas, Washington, D.C. (formerly Bennett, Deso & Greenberg); Employment Discrimination, Adverse Actions, Reductions-in-Force, Civil Litigation, Civil Service Law, Torts.

October 1976 to January 1981: Sole practitioner, Washington, D.C.; civil litigation practice emphasizing employment discrimination, torts, FTC, consumer and domestic relations matters.

May 1975 to October 1976: Associate; Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Washington, D.C.; litigation, both in D.C. civil courts and before the Federal Trade Commission; antitrust and trade regulation counseling.

September 1972 to May 1975: Trial attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.

February 1972 to September 1972: Law Clerk to the Hon.

Richard W. McLaren, United States District Court, Chicago, Illinois.

August 1971 to January 1972: Law Clerk; Gadsby & Hannah, Washington, D.C.

June 1969 to August 1971; Law Clerk; O'Donoghue &

O'Donoghue, Washington, D.C.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES HANDLED:

1. National Senior Citizens Law Center v. Legal Services Corporation, 751 F.2d 1391 (D.C. Cir. 1985)

2. Kennedy v. Whitehurst, 690 F.2d 951 (D.C. Cir. 1982) (of counsel)

3. Kyles v. Secretary of Agriculture, 604 F. Supp. 426 (D.D.C. 1985)

4. Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc. v. Legal Services Corporation, 601 F. Supp. 415 (D.D.C. 1984)

5. Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc. v. Legal Services Corporation, 592 F. Supp. 338 (D.D.C. 1984)

6. Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc. v. Legal Services Corporation, 592 F. Supp. 333 (D.D.C. 1984)

7. Massachusetts Law Reform Institute v. Legal Services Corporation, 581 F. Supp. 1179 (D.D.C. 1984)

8. Mitchell v. Secretary of Commerce, 34 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 187 (D.D.C. 1984)

9. National Senior Citizens Law Center, Inc. v. Legal Services Corporation, 581 F. Supp. 1362 (D.D.C. 1984)

10. Murray v. District of Columbia, 34 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 644 (D.D.C. 1983)

11. Murray v. District of Columbia Board of Education, 31 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 988; 33 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 34,074 (D.D.C. 1983)

12. Lytle v. Secretary of Transportation, 31 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 952 (D.D.C. 1983)

13. Plummer v. Bolger, 559 F. Supp. 324 (D.D.C. 1983)

14. Weber v. Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 31 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 161 (D.D.C. 1983)

15. Snead v. Schweiker, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 32,974 (D.D.C. 1982)

16. Leibovitch v. Administrator, Veterans Administration, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 32,874, 33 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 777 (D.D.C. 1982)

17. Smith v. Lubbers, 28 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 324; 28 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 916; 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 32,816 (D.D.C. 1982)

18. Breen v. District of Columbia, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 32,140 (D.D.C. 1981)

19. Dearsman v. Kurtz, 516 F. Supp. 1255; 30 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1606 (D.D.C. 1981)

20. Kennedy v. Whitehurst, 509 F. Supp. 226; 25 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 362; 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 31,704 (D.D.C. 1981)

21. Snead v. Harris, 33 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 397; 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 31,581 (D.D.C. 1981)

22. Jones v. Trailways Corporation, 33 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 394; 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 31,681 (D.D.C. 1980)

23. Jones v. Trailways Corporation, 477 F. Supp. 642; 20 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1541; 21 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 30,322 (D.D.C. 1979)

24. Williams v. Boorstin, 20 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1539; 21 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 30,323 (D.D.C. 1979)

25. Johnson v. Adams, 20 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1534; 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) Paragraph 30,121 (D.D.C. 1979)

26. Jackson v. Kreps, 20 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1532

(D.D.C. 1979)

27. Leefer v. The United States, 578 F.2d 1388; 215 Court. Client. 1061 (1978)

BAR ADMISSIONS:

1. United States District Court for the District of Columbia - 1972

2. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 1977

3. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

- 1982

4. United States District Court for the District of Maryland - 1985

5. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 1989.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. "Post Complaint Discovery in Administrative Proceedings: The Federal Trade Commission as a Case Study," (1975 Duke L.J. 329).

2. "Vertical Territorial Restraints: Do's and Don'ts for the Manufacturer with Independent Distributors," 32 Business Lawyer 1771 (July 1977).

3. "An Analysis of the D.C. Consumer Protection Act," 2 District Lawyer 58 (Winter 1977).

4. "Representing a Defendant in Simultaneous Civil and Criminal Proceedings A Practical View," 27 American U.L. Rev. 381 (1978).

5. "Breaking Out: A Primer for Opening a Small Firm," 4 District Lawyer 54 (March/April 1980).

6. Editor-in-Chief, How to Start and Build a Law Practice in the District of Columbia (Young Lawyers Section, Bar Association of the District of Columbia 1980) (winner of American Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division's award for best single project of service to the Bar for a local organization, 1980) (revised 1987).

7. "Organizing a Grass Roots Economics Group: A District of Columbia Experience" 21 Law Office Economics and Management 526 (Summer 1980), (co-authored with Lawrence S. Lapidus).

8. "Expanding Through Merger - A Real Life Experience," 7 Legal Economics 12 (May/June 1981)

9. "Changes Needed in the Federal Employment Discrimination Laws," 25 Howard L.J. 273 (1982) (co-authored with Alice L. Covington).

10. "Employment Discrimination: How to Apply Staying Power," 7 District Lawyer 33 (1982).

11. "Hiring Non-Lawyers: An Alternative," in Your New Lawyer (American Bar Association, Economics of Law Practice Section, 1983).

12. Draftsman of portions of Ch. 39 (attorneys fees), 1983 Supplement to Schlei & Grossman Employment Discrimination Law (BNA/ABA).

13. "Discovery at the MSPB," Federal Merit Systems Reporter (Jan. 1984)

14. "Making Your Case: How to File a Successful Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs," 10 Legal Economics 43 (March/April 1984).

15. Winning Attorneys' Fees from the U.S. Government, (Law Journal Seminars-Press 1984).

16. "Expanding through Merger; A Look Back a Few Years Later," in Flying Solo, a Survival Guide for the Solo Lawyer (American Bar Association, Economics of Law Practice Section 1984).

17. "Laffey v. Northwest Airlines -- Billing Rate v. Market Rate," 8 Attorney Fee Awards Reporter 1 (Feb. 1985).

18. "How to Justify Hourly Rates in Attorney Fee Litigation," 11 Legal Economics 59 (July/August 1985).

19. "Plaintiff Strategies in Affirmative-Action Suits," National Law Journal, p. 15 (Oct. 27, 1986).

20. "Withdrawing from a Partnership," 1 Washington Lawyer 55 (Jan. - Feb. 1987).

21. "Court Panels Split on Major Question of Civil Service Law," Legal Times, p. 11 (Feb. 16, 1987).

22. "Sexual Harassment in the Federal Work Place, 87 Federal Equal Opportunity Reporter, p. V-1 (March 1987).

23. "The Effective Use of Legal Assistants," 35 The Practical Lawyer 25 (June 1989).

24. "Successful Motions for Attorneys' Fees," 1 The Practical Litigator 63 (Nov. 1990).

25. "Recovery of Compensatory Damages by Federal Employees in EEO Cases," 93 Federal Equal Opportunity Reporter, pg v-93-39 (May 25, 1993).

26. "Special Concerns of the Solo Practitioner/ Parent," in Breaking Traditions (ABA 1993).

27. Editor, Flying Solo 2d ed. (ABA 1994).

28. "Voice Recognition Software: It Works and

It Costs Less Than You Think," 21 Law Practice Management 56 (Mar. 1995).

29. "Leveraging Your Practice with Independent Contractor Attorneys," 21 Law Practice Management 31 (ABA, July/August 1995).

30. "How to Hire a New Secretary for Your Solo Practice or

Do Without One," 24 Law Practice Management 32 (ABA Jan/Feb 1997).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

American Bar Association:

Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1993

Member, Special Committee on Solo and Small

Firm Practitioners, 1992-1995

Member, Membership Task Force, 1995-1996

Co-Chair, Membership Committee, Section Officers Conference, 1995-1996

Member, Law Practice Management Section (formerly

Economics of Law Practice Section): Member, Council, 1982 to 1988; Vice-Chairman, Education Division, 1983 to 1984, Chairman, 1984 to 1986; Vice-Chairman, Office Organization and People Division, 1982 to 1983; Member, Solo Practitioner and Small Firms Committee, 1979 to 1989; Co-Chairperson, Liaison with Federal State and Local Economics Sections and Committees Committee, 1980 to 1981; Regional Chairperson, Middle Atlantic Region, 1980 to 1983; Chairman, Regional Programs Committee, 1981 to 1983; Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1983 to 1986; Chairman, Public Relations Division, 1986 to 1990; Chairman, Liaison with Women's and Ethnic Minority Bar Associations Committee, 1986 to 1987; Member, Task Force on Lawyers' Professional Liability Insurance, 1985 to 1987; Vice Chair, Services Delivery Board, 1990 to 1993; Chair, Membership Board, 1993 to 1994; Chair, Goal 6 Task Force, 1991-1993. Co-chair, Solo and Small Firm Coordinating Committee, 1993 - 1994; Secretary, 1994 - 1995; Vice Chair, 1995-1996; Chair-elect, 1996-1997; Chair, 1997-98; Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 1995-1997.

Member, Administrative Law Section; Vice-Chairman, State and Local Government Personnel Committee, 1981 to 1988, 1990-present. Chairman Government Personnel Committee, 1989-1990, 1996-1997; Vice Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1993 - present.

Member, Litigation Section; Employment Litigation Committee.

Member, Labor and Employment Section; EEO Committee.

Member, Judicial Administration Division, Lawyers Conference, 1982-1984.

Member, Young Lawyers Division: Executive Council Member and District Representative for the District of Columbia and Maryland, 1980-1981; Consumer Affairs Committee, Planning Committee, 1975 Consumer Law Practice Institutes.

District of Columbia Bar:

Co-Founder, Division 17, Law Office Economics andManagement; Chairperson, 1980-1981. Speaker at numerous programs on various aspects of law office management and economics.

Chairman, Consumer Affairs Committee, Division 2,1975-1976; initial draftsperson of the Committee's proposed District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act.

Member, Steering Committee, Division 2, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, 1978-1980.

Founder, Plaintiff's Subcommittee, EEO Committee,

Labor Division

Member, Nominations Committee, 1982-1983, 1991- 1992

Chairman, Subcommittee on District Court Opinion

Digest Project, 1982-1984, Federal Practice Committee, Litigation Division, Division 18. Project won Best Single Project of the Year Award, 1983.

Chairman, District of Columbia Courts Committee, Litigation Division, 1984 - 1985.

Member, Division 4 (Courts, Lawyers and Administration of Justice) Committee on Court Rules and Subcommittee on Adopting Federal Rules of Evidence for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Chairman, Membership Benefits Committee, 1983 - 1988.

Member, Division 18 (Litigation) Steering Committee, 1985 - 1989; Chairman, 1986 to 1987.

Member, Steering Committee, Labor and Employment

Law Section, 1991 - 1994.

Member, Law Practice Assistance Committee,

1995-present; vice-chair, 1997-present.

Bar Association of the District of Columbia:

President 1992-1993

President-Elect, 1991-1992

Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1982 (ex officio), 1988-1995, 1999-present.

Member, Board of Directors, Foundation,

1995-present

Administrative Law Section, Chair-elect, 1989 -990,Chair,1990 - 1991.

Member, Civil Service Law Committee, 1978 - 1988; Chairman, 1987 - 1988.

Chairman, Practice Management Committee, 1985 - 1988.

Chairman, Litigation Committee, 1982 - 1983.

Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service Appeals, Committee U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1982-1983.

Member, Nominations Committee, 1982, 1986,

1992, 1994.

Recipient of Committee Chairman of the Year Award for Litigation Committee, 1983

Chairman, Publications Committee, 1989 to 1991,

1993 - 1998.

Member, Finance Committee, 1989 to 1991.

Chairman, Lawyers Computer Users Group,

1994 -1998

Young Lawyers Section:

Chairman, 1981-1982.

Vice Chairman, 1980-1981.

Executive Council Member, 1979 to 1983.

Founder and Director, Project to Provide Pro Bono Attorneys for Pro Se Plaintiffs in Employment Discrimination cases in the United States District of Columbia (same project won American Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division Best Single Project of the Year Award in 1985, under subsequent director).

Chairman, D.C. Practice Committee, 1978-1980.

Member, D.C. Practice Manual Committee, 1977-1978.

Speaker at 1981 program on representing employees under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

Federal Bar Association, Member; Co-Chairperson,

Subcommittee on Legislative Proposals, Government Information and Privacy Committee, 1975; Speaker on Preparing Persuasive Trial Briefs at Eighth Annual Federal Practice Institute, 1981; member of task force on civil rights litigation and attorneys fees, 1984 - 1985.

Member, D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference, 1981 to 1988, 1990; member, Pro Bono/Pro Se Committee, 1981 to 1997.

Voting Delegate to the District of Columbia Judicial Conference,1980, 1982 to present.

Volunteer Attorney, Employment Discrimination Complaint Service (equal employment opportunity actions) of the District of Columbia Bar, 1974-1979.

Member, Committee on Practice and Procedures, FTC issues Working Group, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1975.

Speaker on practice before the Merit Systems Protection Board and the EEOC, numerous programs co-sponsored by the Public Administration Forum, Administrative Law Institute and Labor Relations Press.

Speaker on Starting and Building a Law Practice in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, 1980, 1981 and 1982 and 1984, Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education Division/D.C. Bar.

Association of Plaintiffs Trial Attorneys of the

Metropolitan Washington Area: Speaker at March 1981 Program on the practical aspects of handling employment discrimination cases.

Alternate Hearing Committee Member, the Board on

Professional Responsibility, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1986 to 1989. Chairman,Hearing Committee No. 4, 1989 to 1992.

Member, Committee on Pro Se Litigation, U.S. District Court for D.C., 1991-1997.

Secretary (1991-92) and member of Board of Directors, Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association 1991-present.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

Consumer Member, Mayor's Consumer Advisory Committee for the District of Columbia, 1977-1980.

Member, Council of Government's Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation (a D.C. delegate) (Mayoral appointment), 1978.

Waterside Towers Tenants Council: President, May 1976 to May 1977; Member, Board of Directors, January 1976 to 1979; Member, Condominium Advisory Committee, 1975.

Brown University Club of Washington, D.C.: Member, Executive Board, 1979 to 1986; Treasurer and Director of Cultural and Social Activities, 1979-1980.

Member, Board of Directors, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly, 1977-1979.

Member, Board of Directors, Saybrooke Homeowners Association, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1990.