Research Associate at University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform
Fayetteville, Arkansas Area
Research Associate at University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform
Fayetteville, Arkansas Area
Administrative and regulatory law, appellate law
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
(Law Practice industry)
December 2003 — July 2008 (4 years 8 months)
Telecommunications and appellate litigation
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Telecommunications and securities litigation
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Judiciary industry)
June 2001 — May 2002 (1 year)
Law Clerk to The Honorable Stephen F. Williams
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Judiciary industry)
June 2000 — May 2001 (1 year)
Law Clerk to The Honorable David Nelson
(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)
May 1999 — July 1999 (3 months)
J.D. , Cum Laude , 1997 — 2000
M.M. , Music , 1995 — 1997
With highest honors
B.M. , Music , 1991 — 1995
First Honor Graduate (one of 15 students with a 4.0 GPA in a class of over 3,000).
Presser Foundation Award, for undergraduate musicianship and scholarship.
National finalist in 1994 American String Teachers Association classical guitar competition.
Law, education, telecommunications, the role of institutions in producing knowledge and economic growth. I've written several scholarly articles that have appeared in the Harvard Law Review, the Harvard Environmental Law Review, the Administrative Law Review, the Stanford Technology Law Journal, and more.
Board Member of Benton County Charter School Organization, Federalist Society, Institute for Humane Studies
Panelist, Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons?, Conference at Stanford Law School, Mar. 1-2, 2003. Other speakers included Larry Lessig, Yochai Benkler, Harold Demsetz, Vernon Smith, Judge Alex Kozinski, Howard Shelanski, and many more.
As an amateur radio operator, I won a few awards in my teenage years. At age 14, I was the 250th member in the world elected to the Very High Speed Club, for people who can use Morse Code at 40+ words per minute. I also won the Golden Jubilee DXCC, in honor of establishing contact with other radio operators in 100 countries in the year 1987, and the Diplome de L'union Francaise, an award for contacting French-speaking radio amateurs in 8 countries on 4 continents.