Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris announced the appointments of additional White House staff who will serve in the Office of Administration, White House Counsel’s Office, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Administration, White House Military Office, Office of Presidential Correspondence, and Speechwriting. The new staff bring a breadth of exceptional talent, diverse experience, and steadfast dedication to the White House and will play key roles supporting the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to tackling the crises facing the country and building back better.
Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order and by White House office:
JACKSON - Attorney General Lynn Fitch has added two former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice attorneys to senior staff roles.
Fitch announced Friday the appointment of Scott Stewart as Mississippiâs second Solicitor General and William C. Lamar to serve as a Special Assistant Attorney General prosecuting Medicaid fraud.
âIâm pleased to add some of the countryâs top legal talent, Scott Stewart and Chad Lamar, to the team of highly skilled attorneys and professionals we have assembled at the Mississippi Attorney Generalâs Office,â Fitch said. âMississippi will be well-served by these well-respected and experienced attorneys who will enhance our ability to protect, defend, and improve the lives of every Mississippian.â
US settles Charleston Co. Schools investigation into equal access concerns for non-English parents, students
VIDEO: US settles Charleston Co. Schools investigation into equal access concerns for non-English parents, students By Patrick Phillips | March 2, 2021 at 12:02 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 5:57 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The U.S. Attorneyâs Office in South Carolina says it has settled an investigation involving the Charleston County School District.
A release from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Rhett DeHart states the investigation, which was also conducted by the Department of Justiceâs Civil Rights Division, looked into complaints that the school district failed to communicate essential information to thousands of Spanish-speaking, limited English proficient parents and denied their children full and equal access to the districtâs education programs and services.
Brent Snyder Joins Antitrust Practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that
Brent Snyder has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. He will be a member of the antitrust and competition practice.
With more than 25 years of civil and criminal litigation and trial experience in both the public and private sectors, Snyder is a leading U.S. and internationally recognized antitrust and competition attorney with deep expertise in antitrust cartels.
DOJ Will Review NYS AG Report on Daniel Prude Investigation By Spectrum News Staff Rochester PUBLISHED 7:36 PM ET Feb. 23, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:36 PM EST Feb. 23, 2021
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to see if a federal civil rights review is needed after a grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against the officers in the Daniel Prude investigation.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice Pamela Karlan, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York James P. Kennedy Jr., and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Buffalo Field Office Stephen A. Belongia, released a statement Tuesday: