Legal & Political Journalist | Digital Editor | Breaking News Specialist
washington, district of columbia, united states
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Claim your profileSeasoned digital legal and political journalist with more than 15 years experience reporting, writing and editing at major national media outlets. Graduate of Columbia Journalism School with legal background and J.D. from Harvard Law School. Made career transition to journalism and focused primarily on covering politics and law on digital platforms (web, mobile, social and newsletters). Interested in online, print and broadcast journalism. In previous legal career, two federal court clerkships (one trial and one appellate) and experience litigating various types of civil cases in federal court and arguing cases in federal appeals court. Specialties: political and national affairs reporting and editing, legal affairs reporting and editing; fact-checking and misinformation online; competency with WordPress as a blog publishing platform; familiarity with online publishing tools; expertise in critical thinking/analysis, research, legal research, legal reasoning/analysis, federal civil procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, and the U.S. Supreme Court.






Master Of Science, Journalism, Television at Columbia University - Graduate School Of JournalismGraduated: 2007
Doctor Of Jurisprudence, Law at Harvard Law SchoolGraduated: 1997
Bachelor Of Arts, African American Studies, English at Yale UniversityGraduated: 1994