Attorney & Policy Analyst
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Consumer Council Representative at National Quality Forum
- Grassroots Advocates Committee Leader at Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
- Past
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- Founder and President at Mothers' Rights Network
- Women's Rights Blog Author at Change.org
- Honors Attorney at US Department of Justice
- Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Sharon Prost at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges
- Researcher at Harvard University, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
- Research Assistant at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
- Harvard Law School
- University of California, Berkeley
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Shel Lyons’s Summary
Policy analyst and lawyer with previous experience in: advocacy & education work to change state laws; litigation and investigation work in the non-profit, government, and private sectors; and, appellate work with the Federal Circuit, the First Circuit, and the Ninth Circuit.
Author and speaker for childbirth advocacy and human rights, including most recently with RH Reality Check at http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/10/21/the-aword-a-birth-activist-speaks-out.
Shel Lyons’s Specialties:
human rights, reproductive justice, health law, family law, women's rights, child welfare law, employment law, and social justice
Shel Lyons’s Experience
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Consumer Council Representative
National Quality Forum
(Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)
April 2009 — Present (9 months)
The National Quality Forum (NQF) brings together healthcare leaders from every sector of the industry as part of a national dialogue that sets national priorities, endorses national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance, and promotes the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs.
As the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) Representative on the Consumer Council at NQF, I participate in meetings, attend conferences, and recommend specific actions in regards to committee decisions, voting decisions, and official statements. -
Grassroots Advocates Committee Leader
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
(Public Policy industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
To bring transparency to maternity care in the United States, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has developed The Birth Survey (TBS). As a member of the Grassroots Advocates Committee (GAC) Leadership, I help make strategic marketing and business decisions in a team setting, along with separate individual research, fundraising, and outreach work.
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Founder and President
Mothers' Rights Network
(Legal Services industry)
August 2007 — December 2009 (2 years 5 months)
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Women's Rights Blog Author
Change.org
(Public Policy industry)
November 2008 — October 2009 (1 year )
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Honors Attorney
US Department of Justice
(Government Agency; Law Practice industry)
December 2005 — August 2007 (1 year 9 months)
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Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Sharon Prost
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
(Government Agency; Judiciary industry)
November 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 2 months)
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Associate
Weil Gotshal & Manges
(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)
May 2003 — November 2004 (1 year 7 months)
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Researcher
Harvard University, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
(Public Policy industry)
September 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 1 month)
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Research Assistant
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Shel Lyons’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
Visiting Student , Law , 2003 — 2004
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Harvard Law School
J.D. , Law , 2001 — 2004
- Activities and Societies:
- Journal of Law and Technology (Article Editor), Hale & Dorr Legal Aid Center (Student Advocate), TaxHelp (Co-Chair), Heyman Fellow (Summer 2003 and 2005-2007)
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University of California, Berkeley
B.A. , Physics , 1999 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- Physics Society
Additional Information
Shel Lyons’s Websites:
Shel Lyons’s Interests:
healthcare reform, government relations, legal advocacy
Shel Lyons’s Groups:
American Bar Association (ABA), Federal Circuit's Inn of Court, DCmigration Club, Birth Matters NoVA, Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), National Quality Forum (NQF), Birth Options Alliance
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) -
Cal Alumni Association | UC Berkeley -
Women For Hire -
Clerks of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -
Global Public Health -
National Council of Jewish Women -
Early Childhood Professionals Group -
The Enterprising Moms -
UC Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall -
The Birth Survey -
U.S. Department of Justice Alumni Association -
Birthing Community/ Doula's Birth/ PostPartum -Homebirth-Midwivery -
Work of Women (WOW!) at World Neighbors -
Baby & Toddler Group
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Cal Alumni Club of Washington, DC -
Global Fund for Women -
Global Public Health - Maternal and Reproductive Health -
Women Information Network (WIN)
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Controversies in Childbirth Conference - 2010
Shel Lyons’s Honors:
Speaker, Perinatal, George Mason University 10/09
Speaker, Mother Friendly Forum 3/09
Leadership Summit, Harvard Law School 9/08
Speaker, ICAN DC 3/08
Speaker, Women Deliver 10/07
Author, UN Vision 9/07
Heyman Fellow, Harvard Law School, 2005-2007
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