Kyle Carlson

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As a member of a profession and social class with significant privilege, I feel an obligation to work towards broad-based social justice. To that end, I have gained legal experience in environmental law and LGBT civil rights organizations. My experience working for administrative agencies and industry clients has taught me that balancing economic resource development against environmental protection is exceedingly complex. Aiding industry's good faith efforts to comply with the wide universe of environmental statues, regulations, enforcement actions, and consent decrees can be one of the most efficient and effective ways to reduce environmental damage without unduly slowing economic growth. I would like to find long-term employment in Chicago in environmental practice. Due to newly passed student loan repayment and forgiveness programs, my job search will not be biased against governmental agencies or 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Once established, I intend to devote a portion of my professional time to pro bono work. In this legal market, I understand the importance of adaptability. My wide array of experiences has afforded me a flexible skill set and positive attitude that can meet the professional needs and culture of a range of employment opportunities.

Legal Extern at United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5

August 2011 - December 2011

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda for enforcement of major environmental statutes including TSCA, CERCLA, RCRA, and CAA Reviewed thousands of pages of emails, interparty correspondence, and legal research for Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product Protection, Deliberative Process Protection, and Settlement Confidentiality before initial disclosure Prepared negotiations strategy with senior attorneys and attended meetings with regulated entities

Baum Fellow at The Chicago Legal Clinic Environmental Law Program

September 2010 - December 2011

Fall 2011 - Projected near-term electricity demand gap in Illinois for Citizens Utility Board based on EPA rulemakings, Regional Haze Rule, Illinois Mercury Rule, and Illinois Multi-Pollutant/Combined-Pollutant regulatory regimes Summer 2011 - Reviewed the current state of online government and private sustainability resources for the Sustainability Remediation Forum in close collaboration with business and engineering teams Spring 2011 - Wrote research memos to help prepare for motion for summary judgment against air polluters Participated in biweekly conference calls with US DOJ and environmental nonprofits Gained experience with CAA generally; in-depth IL SIP and Title V permit analysis; large-quantity discovery document review and categorization with many others in a dispersed setting Fall 2010 - Assisted Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, a community-based environmental justice organization, navigate US Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking process for major coal ash regulations Gained experience with federal, state, and local environmental laws, mainly RCRA, CWA, IL Pollution Control Board administrative regulations, IL Environmental Protection Act, and Chicago Municipal Code

PILI Legal Intern at AIDS Legal Council of Chicago

May 2011 - August 2011

Public Interest Law Initiative Intern and Summer Corps Member – Summer 2011 Received PILI funding (www.pili-law.org) to donate summer to public interest nonprofit Received AmeriCorps/Equal Justice Works funding through Summer Corps program (http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/summercorps) Conducted client interviews, counseled clients about HIV/AIDS-related legal matters, drafted wills and powers of attorney, conducted legal research, drafted legal memoranda and briefs Met client needs in variety of practice areas: social security and public benefits generally; employment; insurance; discrimination; bankruptcy; HIV testing; confidentiality; immigration; estate planning; and guardianship

Legal Intern at Loevy & Loevy

June 2010 - August 2010

Loevy & Loevy is a highly successful, for-profit, civil rights law firm in Chicago with a heavy focus on litigation. I have had the opportunity to work on a broad array of assignments including research for a Supreme Court cert petition concerning motions in limine, primary source document review for a wrongly convicted (now exonerated) rape defendant, research for attorney fee petitions in the 8th circuit, vetting applications to the Exoneration Project, and more. Loevy & Loevy has a culture of mentoring for its summer interns. I have seen several trial closings and witness examinations. Senior attorneys held regular lunch meetings with us to share their perspective on successful legal career paths in public interest law and litigation.

Lab Coordinator Assistant at University of Iowa

August 2006 - July 2009

Helped Undergraduate Lab Coordinator, Dr. Ron Vogel, develop, test, and review several of labs currently in use Assembled and disassembled all undergraduate labs

Student Researcher and Teaching Assistant at Iowa Policy Research Organization (IPRO)

August 2006 - December 2008

University of Iowa: Department of Political Science Directed by Department Chair, Dr. Tom Rice In collaboration with a small group of student researchers, acted as at-large aid for Iowa state government officials, including several prominent Iowa politicians Conducted various research meetings and continuously reviewed student projects throughout second year Created and managed IPRO website for two years: www.uiowa.edu/~ipro

Research Assistant at Princeton University

June 2008 - July 2008

Researched nanowire fabrication and low cost, sustainable water filtration systems through a National Science Foundation grant program

Research Assistant at University of Iowa

May 2005 - August 2005

Department of Physics and Astronomy Analyzed data from the Hubble Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Space Telescope searching for medium-sized black holes

Law Clerk at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP

December 2011

More to come!

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

2009 – 2012

J.D.

University of Iowa

2005 – 2009

Bachelor of Science

Concentration: Physics and Astronomy