Resume

• 2008

  Texas State University

  The University of Texas System

  San Marcos

  Texas

  Taught School Law course to master’s and doctoral candidates.\r  \tTaught writing-intensive criminal law

  forensic evidence and corrections law courses to criminal justice undergraduates.\r

  Lecturer

  Texas State University

  Austin

  Texas Area

  Represented the 15 academic and health institutions that compose the UT System. Areas of specialization: higher education law

  labor/employment law

  litigation

  torts

  compliance and criminal law.

  Associate Attorney and Attorney

  General Law

  The University of Texas System

• 2007

  Hays & Owens

  LLP

  Austin

  Texas

  Practiced administrative law and litigation in a boutique oil and gas firm.

  Associate

  Hays & Owens

  LLP

• 2005

  United States Attorney's Office

  Minneapolis

  Minnesota

  Prosecuted individuals charged with violating federal criminal laws involving narcotics

  violent crimes and economic crimes. Directed multiple

  simultaneous federal criminal investigations.

  Assistant United States Attorney

  United States Attorney's Office

• 2003

  Omar A.

  Syed

  William Mitchell College of Law

  St. Paul

  Minnesota

  Taught first-year legal writing course to law students.

  Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing

  William Mitchell College of Law

  Member

  National Association of College and University Attorneys

  Hispanic National Bar Association

• 1999

  Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

  St. Paul

  Minnesota

  Practiced labor/employment law

  civil litigation and administrative law on behalf of various state government agencies

  including those that regulated labor and industry

  commerce

  public utilities

  corrections and public safety.

  Assistant Attorney General

  Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

  Austin

  Texas

  In coordination with the Vice Chancellor and General Counsel

  manage 60+ attorneys and professionals who serve the 14 academic and health institutions that compose a university system with annual revenues over $20B. \n\nSupervise attorneys spanning various substantive areas of law

  including higher education law

  labor/employment

  contracts/procurement

  litigation

  torts

  governance

  intellectual property

  student affairs

  Title IX

  constitutional law

  construction

  tax

  open records

  real estate

  legislation

  and regulatory compliance.

  Associate Vice Chancellor & Deputy General Counsel

  The University of Texas System

  Austin

  Texas

  Supervised a practice group of 15 attorneys and professional staff practicing higher education law

  labor/employment law

  litigation

  torts

  constitutional law

  regulatory compliance and criminal law.

  Senior Associate General Counsel & Managing Attorney

  General Law

  The University of Texas System

  Austin

  Texas Area

  Represented the 15 academic and health institutions that composed the UT System. Areas of specialization: higher education law

  labor/employment law

  litigation

  torts

  compliance and criminal law.

  Senior Attorney

  General Law

  The University of Texas System

• 1996

  J.D.

  Law

  Asylum Law Project

  Immigration Law Clinic

  Child Advocacy Clinic

  University of Minnesota Law School

• 1992

  Spanish

  A.B. with Special Honors

  Public Policy Studies

  The University of Chicago

• The University of Texas System - Office of General Counsel

  The mission of the Office of General Counsel is to lead and serve our eight academic and six health institutions and UT System Administration to proactively manage legal affairs and solve legal problems to achieve UT System's overall educational mission.

  Higher Education

  Trials

  Policy Analysis

  Civil Litigation

  Civil Rights

  Criminal Justice

  Legal Research

  Legal Advice

  Appeals

  Civil Rights Law

  Litigation

  Courts

  Criminal Law

  Employment Discrimination

  Administrative Law

  Employment Law

  Employment Liability

  Government

  Legal Writing

  Mediation

  Syed