The faculty of the Paralegal Studies program represents a broad diversity of paralegal professionals who are leaders in their fields.
Russell R. Clark, Esquire
Corporations And Contracts
- Russell R. Clark, Esquire Corporations And Contracts S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, J.D., 1983
- George Washington University, master of public administration, 1982
- Brigham Young University, bachelor of arts in history with a minor in political science, 1978
Professor Clark is an attorney engaged in corporate, business transactions, contracts, technology transfer and financial services/institution matters and has been involved in legislative lobbying and regulatory advocacy at the federal and state levels. He has served as senior policy advisor, a political appointment, at a federal financial institution regulatory agency; worked for the United States Senate; served as the president and C.E.O. of a financial institution trade association; led two subsidiary companies; served on various corporate boards; served as corporate counsel to a financial services company; and served as the campaign manager for a member of Congress.
Professor Clark is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Utah and is admitted to practice in United States Tax Court and various federal and state courts. He has been listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in New Jersey Business, has received national awards for financial literacy efforts, and has received a national "Compassionate Employer" award. He is fluent in French.
Donald R. Cravins, JR., Esquire
Prosecution and Litigation in Intellectual Property
- Southern University Law Center, J.D. cum laude, 1998
- Louisiana State University, bachelor of arts in political science, 1994
Professor Cravins is staff director and chief counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship and was a Louisiana state senator and a Louisiana state representative. Prior to that, he practiced with Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards LLC, of Lafayette, Louisiana and McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Professor Cravins was a member of the Southern University Law Review and the national moot court team.
Keith Diener, Esquire
Thesis
- The George Washington University Law School, LL.M. in international and comparative law, 2007
- Georgia State University College of Law , J.D., 2006
- Georgia State University, master of arts in philosophy, 2006
- University of Linz, Austria, certificate in commercial arbitration, 2004
- University of North Carolina, bachelor of arts in philosophy and religion, 2003
- University of Hull, UK, philosophy grant, 2001-2002
Professor Diener is a senior litigation associate at Ackerman Legal PLLC and a certified court appointed counsel with the Commonwealth of Virginia.
His many publications include The Fiddle of Nero: The Mythological Zero, Recovering Attorneys Fees Under CISG: An Interpretation of Article 74, Competitive Conditions for Foreign Direct Investment in India, A Defense of Soft Positivism: Justice and Principle Processes, and Constitutional Interpretations and the Benefits of Meaning Originalism. His LL.M. thesis was the first-place winner of the worldwide, Clive M. Schmitthoff Essay Competition.
Professor Diener has also studied at the University of Hull, U.K. and the University of Linz, Austria. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Liberal Studies at Georgetown University.
Tara Kim Eberhart, Registered Paralegal
Litigation
- Marymount University, master of arts in legal administration, 2010
- Paralegal Institute, paralegal certificate, 1999
- University of Mary Washington, bachelor of arts in American studies, 1993
Tara Kim Eberhart is the paralegal manager at McKenna Long & Aldridge's Washington DC office. Prior to that, she was a senior paralegal specializing in intellectual property at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. She is a past president of the National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA), a member of the advisory boards of NCAPA and The George Washington University, and an active member of the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA).
Melissa Feuer, Esquire
Thesis; Director Of Career Services
- New York University School of Law, J.D. 1994
- Brandeis University, bachelor of arts magna cum laude in psychology, 1991
- Phi Beta Kappa
Professor Feuer is the director of career services at the George Washington University’s College of Professional Studies. Prior to that, she was a senior career advisor at Shannon & Manch, LLP, in Washington, DC, senior counsel at The Mills Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, and a transactional associate at Bingham Dana & Gould (currently known as Bingham McCutchen) in Boston and in Washington, DC. She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts.
Evan Franke, Esquire
Administrative Law
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1998
- University of California, Davis, bachelor of arts in anthropology, 1989
- University of Chicago, master of arts in anthropology, 1992
Evan Franke is the chief of the Litigation and National Security Coordination Division of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. He also serves as a board member for the Board for Correction of Military Records for the United States Coast Guard.
Professor Franke began his career as an attorney through the Attorney General's Honors Program in August 1998 and was assigned to work as a trial attorney for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Francisco, California. He served on the INS General Counsel's Homeland Security Transition Team at INS Headquarters in Washington, DC, and worked as a trial attorney for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco.
Prior to studying the law, Professor Franke conducted archaeological fieldwork in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Toni Marsh, Esquire
American Jurisprudence; Legal Writing; Practicum
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1990
- Cleveland State University, bachelor of arts in English, 1987
Professor Marsh is the founding director of The George Washington University paralegal studies master's degree and graduate certificate programs and an associate professor of American jurisprudence and legal writing. Prior to joining GW, Professor Marsh designed and directed the paralegal studies program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and taught paralegal studies at Georgetown University. Professor Marsh has practiced criminal and juvenile law for nineteen years and is the author of Juvenile Law (2006) and American Jurisprudence (2011).
Cheryl Miller, Esquire
Intellectual Property Law
- The George Washington University Law School, LL.M. in intellectual property law, expected 2010
- The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Georgetown University, bachelor of arts in English, 2000
Cheryl Miller is deputy chief counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, chaired by Senator Mary L. Landrieu. Prior to that, she was assistant chief counsel for telecommunications and technology at United States Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy and the manager of regulatory affairs at France Telecom North America.
Professor Miller also served as a law clerk for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, a legal intern at the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's national criminal enforcement section, and a legislative assistant in the global policy department of Sun Microsystems. She is admitted to the state bar of New York.
Jason D. Morgan, Esquire
Government Contracts
- George Washington University, J.D. cum laude, 2008
- University of Florida, bachelor of arts cum laude in classical studies, 2000
Jason D. Morgan an attorney at the Defense Logistics Agency where he works exclusively on government contracts. Prior to that he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence J. Block of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Professor Morgan was introduced to the world of federal procurement during his five years of service in the United States Navy as a supply corps officer. Today, he is an active member of the ABA's Public Contract Law Section. He co-authored The 100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting with Richard D. Lieberman and a new section of government contracts citations for the 19th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation with Richard D. Lieberman and GW paralegal studies alumnus Philip Greene.
Hallie Noel Offen, Esquire
International Trade and Finance
- The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, J.D., 2003
- The George Washington University, Washington, DC, bachelor of arts in history, 2000
Professor Offen is of counsel in the international group at Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell and Berkowitz. Prior to that, she was senior international trade analyst and special assistant for the United States Department of Commerce, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for antidumping and countervailing duty operations in Washington DC. Prior to that she was senior international trade analyst and special assistant for the Office of China/Non-Market Economy Compliance, AD/CVD Operations.
Erik Petersen, Esquire
Administrative Law
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2003
- Boston College, bachelor of arts cum laude in history, 1997
Erik Petersen is a trial attorney in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he litigates cases involving issues related to wildlife and marine resources.
Prior to joining the Justice Department, Professor Petersen practiced environmental law at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. At Bracewell, he advised clients subject to enforcement actions under a variety of environmental laws. He also counseled clients on environmental regulatory issues and the environmental aspects of acquisitions and divestitures.
Professor Petersen was managing editor of George Washington University Law School’s Environmental Lawyer and has written a number of articles on environmental legal issues. He received the 2005 Burton Award for his contributions to superior legal writing.
Lawrence Ross, Esquire
Legal Research and Writing
- American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1996
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, master of science in library and information science, 2000
- Brown University, bachelor of arts in philosophy, 1993
Lawrence Ross is the head of instructional and media services at The George Washington University Law School Jacob Burns Law Library and an associate professor of advanced legal research at the George Washington University Law School.
Prior to that, he was a librarian at the Environmental Law Institute, a library technician for the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, and a library associate specialist at Brown University. He is the author of "Urbana-Champaign on the Potomac: The University of Illinois' LEEP Program", in Law Library Lights, vol. 44(5) and "Internet Selection Software and the Acquisition/Removal Distinction", in Journal of Information Ethics, vol. 9(2).
Professor Ross is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and the Law Librarians’ Association of Washington, DC.
Ciarra Toomey, Esquire
International Law
- Syracuse University College of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2007
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, master of arts in international relations, 2007
- Kings College, Department of War Studies, London, England, 2006
- Maastricht University, Institute for European Studies of Macau, Intellectual Property Law School, Macau, China, 2006
- Syracuse University in Strasbourg, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Europe, Strasbourg, France, 2005
- Binghamton University, State University of New York, bachelor of arts cum laude in philosophy, politics and law with a minor in international relations, 2004
Professor Toomey is an attorney with the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the General Counsel, Trade Practices, in Washington, DC. Prior to her service with the department, she was a legal trainee at Lovells, Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong, China, a legal extern with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and a legal intern with Abraham, Lerner and Arnold, LLP, in New York City.
She is fluent in Spanish and French and conversant in Portuguese.
Daniel B. Volk, Esquire
Government Contracts
- George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 2008
- University of Maryland, bachelor of science with honors in business; bachelor of arts cum laude in economics, 2005
Professor Volk is a trial attorney in the commercial litigation branch of the United States Department of Justice, where his practice includes representing the United States in government contract disputes before the US Court of Federal Claims and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Before joining the Department of Justice, Mr. Volk served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edward J. Damich of the US Court of Federal Claims. Professor. Volk is an active member of the American Bar Association's section of public contract law and an alumnus of the government procurement law program at The George Washington University Law School. His work appears in the Public Contract Law Journal, for which he has also served as Editor-in-Chief.
Marla Rizzo Wolfe, Esquire
Litigation
- Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1985
- University of New Orleans, bachelor of arts in political science and French, 1982
Professor Wolfe is of counsel with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, where she focuses on corporate and commercial litigation. Her practice has included litigation, mediation, and evidentiary proceedings in civil and criminal pleadings in state, federal and administrative tribunals. Prior to this, she was senior counsel at Westinghouse Corporation.
Professor Wolfe's legal career began in New Orleans, her home town, where she was an assistant district attorney under Harry Connick, Sr. Professor Wolfe is fluent in French.
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