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CARLA FACHTMANN FUSCHILLO
21776 Pinewood Court (703) 517-1748 (mobile)Sterling, VA 20164
[email protected]
BAR MEMBERSHIPDistrict of Columbia Bar, Since 2000
EXPERIENCENov. 2010 a" Present Federal Communications Commission
Contract Attorney
(as contractor under Midtown Group)
Performs myriad research, drafting, analysis, and editing
assignments for various departments within the Commission:
a Drafts and edits multiple sections of rulemaking item.a
Conducts legal research and analysis, summarizes findings, and
makes recommendations.a Parses Federal Rules and past FCC Public
Notices and other agency documents for applicability to
rulemaking.a Contributes to rulemaking documents by scouring
legislative history for comparisons in language and wording and
provides suggestions for rulemaking documents.
a Provided thorough editing of rulemaking document: analyzed
cited works, checked for consistency within document and within
paragraphs, analyzed formatting, and reviewed drafting protocols.
Presented findings on multiple occasions both orally and via
draft.a Performed cite checking on rulemaking document for
conformity with FCC and Bluebook formats.
Work on Comments submitted to the Commission:a Reviewed comments
submitted to Commission in response to Public Notice and created
many comment summaries for various commenters showing analysis
linked to specific Commission issues.Re: Bankruptcy research for
the Commission
a Conducts legal and licensing research and analysis in PACER,
Westlaw, and Commission databases to assist entities with filings.a
Conducts legal research in PACER and Westlaw to determine
bankruptcy status.Re: Additional research for the Commissiona
Researched legislative history and FCC regulatory items.a
Researched and analyzed past legislative history and engendered
comparison reports on legislation from different political entities
for insertion into rulemaking documents.a Reviewed and analyzed
multiple Reports and Order for applicability to rulemaking.a
Reviewed government bureau documents and myriad commercial websites
for specific facts and figures and other details relating to parts
of the rulemaking item.
Aug. 2010 a" Sept. 2010 Special Counsel Contract
AttorneyParticipated in privilege review; called back for expertise
for second review.
Feb. 2002 a" Aug. 2010 IE Discovery, Inc. Legal
AssociateProvided extensive support to many commercial and
government litigation projectsfor document production, preparation,
collection, review, and document and disc
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overy management:a Drafted and analyzed pleadings,
correspondence, and document summaries for multiple cases.a
Participated in several document reviews, for which a high level of
clearancewas needed, at various government records facilities
(including remote facilities in other parts of the country).a
Redacted various portions of trial and production documents
manually and electronically; assigned various batched documents to
particular reviewers and supervised electronic review for
production to entity.a Prepared and analyzed multiple trial and
deposition exhibits and deposition summaries.a Conducted legal
research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, and other sources, reviewed
Pacer searches for court cases, interviewed witnesses, and assisted
with depositions for cases.a Served as legal lead for document
reviews, trained reviewers, reviewed at several federal records
facilities, and conducted multi-case reviews.a Conducted document
collections onsite and remotely for civilian personnel litigation
(CPL) cases and contracts cases and searched automated document
repository (aInfoDoxa) for multiple productions and trial support.a
Reviewed government contracts for relevant contract language,
searched for applicable FARs, specifications, amendments, etc., and
reviewed contract close-outdocumentation.a Prepared portions of
Rule 4 documents presented before the ASBCA for issues involving
contractual litigation.
a Briefed multiple senior-level attorneys on research and
findings and recommendations for further action for document
collections in litigation involving contracts and employment law
matters.a Researched for and contributed to multiple EIS
(Environmental Impact Statements) and DEIS (Draft Environmental
Impact Statements).a Researched databases and documents for many
document productions.a Prepared multiple agreements such as
non-disclosure agreements for various cases in litigation.a
Researched, prepared, and executed extensive declarations for
multiple cases.a Coordinated with multiple government agencies and
government contractors to comprehensively conduct document
collections and ensure conformance to document retention
protocols.a Analyzed employment policies for government entities
and prepared presentation
of comparisons and chronological research.a Prepared chain of
custody forms and cross-correlated chain of custody and document
collection forms for various cases; also prepared and reviewed
multiple privilege logs.
Summer 2000 a" Summer 2002 Staffwise/Special Counsel/others
Contract Attorneya Participated in document reviews for first and
second requests for nine mergers (including extensive privilege
review as part of a aPriv Teama) in several industries.a
Participated in document production for two medical industry
cases.a Presented document review analysis to firm attorneys.
Fall 1999 a" Spring 2000 AHC, Inc. Staff Attorney
a Researched healthcare statutes and provisions and successfully
generated significant revenue for AHC.a Submitted successful
appeals to insurance companies for wrongfully denied claims.
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COMPUTER SKILLS
a Westlaw and LexisNexis.a MS Outlook, MS Office suite (Excel
and others), Access, and others.a FCC internal databases and
non-Commission databases such as Pacer.a InfoDox(R) (IE Discoveryas
document repository/platform) and ReviewDox(R) (IEDiscoveryas
Web-based review and coding platform) and other electronic review
platforms/databases.a Internet search engine proficiency and
considerable experience in general Internet research.
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Law Clerk Law Office of Allen HirschmannSpring 1998 a" Spring
1999 Arlington, Virginia
a Researched District of Columbia and Virginia bankruptcy law
and probate law inVirginia
Law Clerk Law Offices of Gerald BowenSpring 1998 a" Spring 1999
Arlington, Virginiaa Assisted with drafting of complaints and
interrogatories.a Researched issues of employment law and sovereign
immunity.a Wrote part of appellate brief on attorneyas fees.
Law Clerk Alexandria Public DefenderFall 1997 a" Spring 1998
Alexandria, Virginia
a Assisted with trial preparation and prepared trial exhibits.a
Researched and prepared legal memoranda and interviewed
witnesses.
Legal Intern The Honorable Stephen S. MitchellSummer 1997
Federal Bankruptcy Judge E.D.V.A.
Alexandria, Virginiaa Researched for and contributed to
published opinions.a Organized and redacted bankruptcy docket.
Legal Intern Cheryl Brunner, P.C.
Summer 1997 Manassas, Virginiaa Researched for and contributed
to employment discrimination memoranda.a Compiled and briefed
employment discrimination and divorce documents.
EDUCATIONBachelor of Arts in English, 1996 Wake Forest
University, North Carolina
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Juris Doctor, 1999 George Mason University School of Law,
Virginia
CLEARANCE: TS.
PUBLICATIONS: The Rule of Law in International Relations: Myth
or Machination?,5 INT. LEGAL THEORY 12 (1999).
