Admitted
1983, Illinois; 1988, District of Columbia; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Harvard University, A.B., 1978
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Law. Visiting Member, Lincoln College, Oxford University, 1995; Merrill Lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law, 1996. Special Assistant, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983. Assistant General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1983-1985. Former Commissioner and Chairman, Federal Election Commission, Appointed by President Bush in 1991, Served as Vice-Chair, 1993, and Chair, 1994. Elected Member, Administrative Law Section Council, 1995-1998; Chair, Section Committee on Election Law, 1993-1995, 2000—; Chair, Section Committee on Lobbying and the Legislative Process, 1998-2000; Member, ABA Standing Committee on Election Law, 2000—. Editor: Brookings Institution Campaign Finance Web site, 1998—; President and General Counsel, Campaign and Media Legal Center, 2002—; Political Activity, Lobbying Laws and Gift Rules Guide (Glasser Legal Works, 1999). General Counsel, The Reform Institute, 2001—.