Staff Attorney at National Veterans Legal Services Program
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Staff Attorney at National Veterans Legal Services Program
- Past
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- Volunteer Researcher at National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- Ella Baker Legal Intern at Center for Constitutional Rights
- Legal Intern at Break the Cycle
- Adult Education Specialist at YWCA of Salt Lake City
- Volunteer at Crossroads Urban Center
- Actor at Saltimbocca
- Clinical Assistant at Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
- Associate Volunteer Coordinator at Matheson for Congress
- Political Intern at Human Rights Campaign
- Education
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- Fordham University School of Law
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Summary
Public interest attorney
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Specialties:
Veterans' benefits, international human rights, women's rights, health care and disability law, transgender and other LGBT issues, prisoner rights
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Experience
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Staff Attorney
National Veterans Legal Services Program
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
December 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)
I represent veterans and their survivors and dependents before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Board of Veterans Appeals and various VA Regional Offices, and, on occasion, the Boards for the Correction of Military Records. Most of my cases involve claims for disability compensation.
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Volunteer Researcher
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)
August 2006 — November 2006 (4 months)
research for the Transgender Civil Rights Project: differing state laws, trans prisoner issues
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Ella Baker Legal Intern
Center for Constitutional Rights
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 2005 — October 2005 (5 months)
civil rights, government and corporate accountability, international human rights - worked on cases involving extraordinary rendition, the international right to health, the constitutionality of the no-fly list, and the FTCA
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Legal Intern
Break the Cycle
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)
represented adolescents in abusive relationships in their efforts to obtain protective orders and custody orders, taught class to adolescents around New York City about "dating violence and the law"
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Adult Education Specialist
YWCA of Salt Lake City
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)
July 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 1 month)
facilitated classes on healthy relationships with women in jail, rehab, after-school programs, homeless shelters, battered women's shelters, and community groups
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Volunteer
Crossroads Urban Center
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)
March 2002 — July 2002 (5 months)
volunteered at largest food pantry in Utah, distributing food to those who needed it
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Actor
Saltimbocca
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
March 2002 — June 2002 (4 months)
Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding - Vicky Black, understudy for all parts
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Clinical Assistant
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Medical Practice industry)
January 2001 — February 2002 (1 year 2 months)
educated patients re: birth control and pregnancy options, assisted nurse practitioners in providing health care services, ran colposcopy and vasectomy clinics
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Associate Volunteer Coordinator
Matheson for Congress
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)
August 2000 — November 2000 (4 months)
spearheaded volunteer recruitment for campaign
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Political Intern
Human Rights Campaign
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)
June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)
lobbying work, also performed duties of political coordinator during her month-long absence
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Education
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Fordham University School of Law
J.D., law, 2003 — 2006
Graduated approximately top 5% of class, magna cum laude
- Activities and Societies:
- Crowley International Human Rights Scholar, Fordham Urban Law Journal Associate Notes and Articles Editor, co-founder: Student Hurricane Network, co-founder: Law Students for Choice, co-president: LGBT Law Students Association, executive board member: Fordham Follies, Fordham Student Sponsored Fellowship, Domestic Violence Advocacy Center, Fordham Law Democrats, Election Protection Coalition, Sanctuary for Families Courtroom Advocates Project
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University of Maryland Baltimore County
B.A., English, Music, 1996 — 2000
Graduated cum laude
- Activities and Societies:
- co-president: Freedom Alliance
Additional Information
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Websites:
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Interests:
human rights and revolution... also, I'm a trained singer, percussionist, and actor, and a published poet and playwright
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Groups:
National Lawyers Guild Queer Caucus Co-Chair, Member of NLG National Executive Committee, Board member of DC Chapter of NLG, Columbia Concert Band, Oseh Shalom Corec Soccer Team
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Fordham University Alumni Networking Association -
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Honors:
Law school: Order of the Coif, Louis J. Lefkowitz Scholar, Archibald Murray Award summa cum laude, Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society), LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Exemplary Public Service Award (for Student Hurricane Network), Dean's Special Achievement Award, Eugene Keefe Award (for Student Hurricane Network), Domestic Violence Advocacy Center Fellowship, Crowley International Human Rights Scholar, Honorary speaker: 15th Annual Public Interest Awards Ceremony
College: Robert G. Shedd Award for Excellence in English, Humanities Scholar, Sigma Delta Tau (English Honors Society), Honors College
Miscellaneous: One-act play "The Ballad of Herbie and Zelda" chosen for production in Wasatch Theatre Company annual one-act festival; Performer of the Year for Wasatch Theatre Company in 2003
Katy (Schuman) Clemens’s Contact Settings
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