GREGORY MARK SKIDMORE
6451 Lily Dhu Lane • Falls Church, Virginia 22044 • (505) 412-9946 • gregskidmore85@gmail.com
EDUCATION
George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
Juris Doctor Candidate, December 2013
Class Rank: Top 33% (75/232)
Honors: Finalist & Winner of Best Brief, 2013 GW Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition
Honorable Mention, 2012 Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition for:
Taking a Chance on Smith: How the Hybrid-Rights Doctrine Can Protect Both Religious Individuals and Religious Institutions
Activities: Writing Fellow & Senior Writing Fellow, LRWA Program
Civil Rights Law Journal, Full Member
Moot Court Board, Member
2013 J. Reuben Clark Law Society National Conference, Co-Chairman
Publication: Brief to be published in Summer 2013 issue of Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, April 2009
GPA: 3.82/4.0
Honors: J. Winter and Florence E. Smith Scholarship recipient
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Activities: Washington Seminar participant (Nevada Governor’s Washington, DC office intern)
EXPERIENCE
The Employment Law Group, P.C., Washington, DC
Full-time Litigation Law Clerk, March 2012-Present
Draft complaints, discovery requests, and oppositions to dispositive motions for filing in federal court and in arbitration for Title VII and ADA claims. Engage in extensive client contact and communication regarding legal claims and investigative matters. Conduct substantive legal research regarding employee coverage under the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower statutes. Draft brief to Fourth Circuit appealing final order regarding the definition of an “actual disability” under the ADA. Draft complaint and relator’s statement while assisting client-relator in qui tam claims under the False Claims Act.
Domenici Law Firm, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Summer Associate, May 2011-August 2011
Drafted a report addressing residual environmental liabilities and potential solutions for the City of Albuquerque in purchasing contaminated property. Monitored a hearing on a motion to intervene for a preliminary injunction regarding land grant and foreclosure sale. Researched common and statutory public nuisance law to determine the viability of a potential suit.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Provo, Utah
Sales Support Agent, September 2009-July 2010
Guided both American and French Canadian distributors and executives with successful marketing strategies to expand business. Increased revenue and provided superior customer service winning various awards for highest percentage increase in revenue. Ranked among top 10% of employees.
BYU Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Provo, Utah
Research Assistant, April 2009-August 2009
Assisted in the publication of The Change Election and Financing the 2008 Election books and assisted in the writing of The Myth of the Independent Voter Revisited. Researched and applied campaign finance laws to developing publications.
Flickinger & Sutterfield P.C., Provo, Utah
Attorney’s Assistant, January 2009-April 2009
Drafted legal demands on behalf of clients in car accident cases preceding their settlement. Monitored a deposition between lawyers and a client in a medical malpractice suit. Researched Provo City laws and traffic regulations for application to personal injury cases.
PERSONAL
French language, strong oral, writing, and reading skills
Varsity Scout Leader (Dec. 2010-May 2012) and Eagle Scout (Feb. 2002), Boy Scouts of America
Child Mentor, Safety Net Mentor Program (Mar. 2010-Aug. 2010)
Church Representative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, France (Aug. 2004-Aug. 2006)
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Religious Freedom Discussion
Please plan to attend our next Religious Freedom Discussion on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, from 12-1 p.m. MDT when Professor David M. Kirkham presents “Religious Freedom and the American Identity”
Perspectives may vary, especially among non-Americans, as to whether the long-term impact America has had on the rest of the world has been a good one, but no one can deny that that impact has been significant. And even America's most hard-bitten critics would likely agree that the United States has played a positive role among the world's peoples throughout at least some, if not much of its history. Although many factors--both cultural and economic--have been cited over the decades to account for America's extraordinary influence, beyond tales of 17th-century pilgrims and puritans, often overlooked has been the contribution that freedom of conscience and religion have made, right up to present times, to the overall shaping of the American identity. In his third annual contribution to the ICLRS Religious Freedom Discussion Series, Professor Kirkham, holder of a PhD in American Civilization as well as a juris doctorate, will begin to assess the influence of religious freedom on American cultural, intellectual, and political history. He will then ask, and invite answers to, questions on the relevance of contemporary freedom of conscience and religion protections to some of the largest concerns facing the United States--and perhaps the world--today.
This lecture will be held in 472 JRCB.
The Religious Freedom Discussion Series is sponsored by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Perspectives may vary, especially among non-Americans, as to whether the long-term impact America has had on the rest of the world has been a good one, but no one can deny that that impact has been significant. And even America's most hard-bitten critics would likely agree that the United States has played a positive role among the world's peoples throughout at least some, if not much of its history. Although many factors--both cultural and economic--have been cited over the decades to account for America's extraordinary influence, beyond tales of 17th-century pilgrims and puritans, often overlooked has been the contribution that freedom of conscience and religion have made, right up to present times, to the overall shaping of the American identity. In his third annual contribution to the ICLRS Religious Freedom Discussion Series, Professor Kirkham, holder of a PhD in American Civilization as well as a juris doctorate, will begin to assess the influence of religious freedom on American cultural, intellectual, and political history. He will then ask, and invite answers to, questions on the relevance of contemporary freedom of conscience and religion protections to some of the largest concerns facing the United States--and perhaps the world--today.
This lecture will be held in 472 JRCB.
The Religious Freedom Discussion Series is sponsored by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Resume: Brody Wight
Brody Wight is interested in finding First Amendment litigation related work in the DC area this summer. Please contact him if you know of any opportunities.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
| Annual Dinner and Fireside |
Annual Dinner & Fireside Broadcast What: All current and aspiring attorneys are invited to come with a guest and enjoy a free dinner followed by the annual broadcast from the Conference Center Little Theater in Salt Lake City. The fireside speaker will be Elder Larry Echo Hawk of the First Quorum of Seventy. Elder Echo Hawk is a former Idaho Attorney General, BYU law professor, and Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior. When: January 25, 2013 -- Dinner at 6:30 PM; Broadcast at 8:00 PM Where: DC Stake Center (next to the Temple) -- 10000 Stoneybrook Dr., Kensington, MD, 20895 |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
2012 Rex Lee/Shawn Bentley Awards Lunch
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
12:30 PM
Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Don't miss this event! The Rex Lee Award will be presented to Gregory Garre, former United States Solicitor General and Global Chair of Latham & Watkins' Supreme Court & Appellate Practice Group. In the last decade, Mr. Garre has argued 34 cases before the Supreme Court, more than all but three lawyers in private practice. The program will also include Justice Tom Lee of the Utah Supreme Court, United States Senator Mike Lee, Judge Sharon Prost of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and Dean James Rasband of the BYU Law School.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Two Great Events Coming Up!
PLEASE JOIN US FOR TWO OUTSTANDING EVENTS!
Social Media and Finding Your Niche
Come listen to Michelle Olsen talk about her career transition
from appellate lawyer at Jones Day
to columnist for the National Law Journal and
publisher of the Appellate Daily blog and Twitter feed.
--lunch provided--
RSVP to audreylambert8@gmail.com
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Rex Lee & Shawn Bentley Awards Lunch
Join
Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee
and
Federal Circuit Judge Sharon Prost
in recognizing the
2012 Rex Lee Award and Shawn Bentley Award Recipients
Purchase Tickets or Sponsor Here
See "Upcoming Events" for Additional Details.
Social Media and Finding Your Niche
Come listen to Michelle Olsen talk about her career transition
from appellate lawyer at Jones Day
to columnist for the National Law Journal and
publisher of the Appellate Daily blog and Twitter feed.
--lunch provided--
RSVP to audreylambert8@gmail.com
_________________
Rex Lee & Shawn Bentley Awards Lunch
Join
Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee
and
Federal Circuit Judge Sharon Prost
in recognizing the
2012 Rex Lee Award and Shawn Bentley Award Recipients
Purchase Tickets or Sponsor Here
See "Upcoming Events" for Additional Details.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
JRCLS Annual Fireside
JRCLS Annual Fireside
Where: Mount Vernon Stake Center, 6219 Villa Street, Alexandria, VA 22310 (corner of S. Van Dorn and Franconia Rd.)
Who: Open to all attorneys, law students and their guests
What: Annual JRCLS dinner and fireside
When: Friday, January 27th at 6:30 p.m. (8pm broadcast to follow
dinner)Where: Mount Vernon Stake Center, 6219 Villa Street, Alexandria, VA 22310 (corner of S. Van Dorn and Franconia Rd.)
Who: Open to all attorneys, law students and their guests
There is no charge for this event. Please RSVP by Jan 25th to events@jrclsdc.org
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