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CIR staff biographies
Terence J. Pell is CIR's President. Mr. Pell received his Ph.D. from Notre Dame in 1996, his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1981, and his B.A. from Haverford College in 1976.
Prior to working for CIR, Mr. Pell worked as an attorney with the firm of Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn. From 1985-1988, Mr. Pell was a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education. He later served as General Counsel and Chief of Staff at the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He joined CIR in 1997.
Mr. Pell is the author of many articles including: "Racial Preferences and Formal Equality." Journal of Social Philosophy (Forthcoming, Summer 2003); "Does 'Diversity' Justify Quotas? The Courts Say No." Wall Street Journal November 24, 1998, Sec. A p. 22; "Racial Preferences and Racial Progress: Analyzing Nathan Glazer's Argument." Academic Questions, 11 (Fall, 1998) No. 4: 81-85; "Conservatives and the Courts: Judicial Activism on the Right." Philanthropy (May/June, 1998).
In addition, Mr. Pell regularly appears on television and radio shows and participates in panel discussions on CIR's cases and issues.
Michael E. Rosman is CIR's General Counsel. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rochester in 1981, majoring in economics and political science. He received his J.D. in 1984 from Yale Law School. Mr. Rosman worked as an associate at Rosenman & Colin in New York City from 1984-93.
Mr. Rosman joined CIR in March 1994. Mr. Rosman is the author of several articles, including: "Ambiguity and the First Amendment: Some Thoughts On All-White Advertising," 61 Tenn. L. Rev. 289 (1993); and "Standing Alone: Standing Under The Fair Housing Act," 60 Mo. L. Rev. 547 (1995), "Thoughts on Bakke and Its Effect on Race- Conscious Decision-Making," 2002 U. Chi. Legal F. 45 Book Review of Kent Greenawalt's Fighting Words, 13 Constitutional Commentary 317 (1996)
Mr. Rosman has litigated throughout the federal court system, and has argued many times in the federal courts of appeals. He also successfully argued on behalf of CIR client Tony Morrison in the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case of United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000).
Christopher J. Hajec is one of CIR's Associate Counsels. Chris comes to CIR from the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Navy, where he served both as a defense attorney and as appellate government counsel. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Miami and received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1990. He joined CIR in September 2004 and was admitted to the D.C. Bar in May 2005.
Michelle A. Scott is one of CIR's Associate Counsels. Michelle was formerly a litigation associate with Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C. before joining CIR in 2005. She has a B.A. in Biology and Philosophy from Illinois Wesleyan University and received her J.D. from Drake University Law School in 1995. She is a member of the Bar of Iowa, Ohio, Illinois and the District of Columbia.
Joy Jones is CIR's Director of Development. Joy graduated from Taylor University in 1998 with a B.A. in Political Science. She received her M.P.P from American University in 2004. She joined CIR in 1998.
Kalli Kokolis is CIR's paralegal. She graduated from the University of Virginia and joined CIR in March, 2004.
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