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Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon

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Dan is a senior legal and policy advisor for EducationCounsel, LLC.

Dan is a senior legal and policy advisor for EducationCounsel, LLC.

Dan Gordon

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • District of Columbia Public Schools
    • Senior Advisor, School Design (2013–2014)
    • Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Academic Programming and Support (2011–2013)
    • Chief of Staff to the Chief Academic Officer (2009–2011)
  • Columbia Heights Education Campus, Lead Teacher, Washington, D.C. (2006–2009)
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section (2000–2005)
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • District of Columbia Public Schools
    • Senior Advisor, School Design (2013–2014)
    • Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Academic Programming and Support (2011–2013)
    • Chief of Staff to the Chief Academic Officer (2009–2011)
  • Columbia Heights Education Campus, Lead Teacher, Washington, D.C. (2006–2009)
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section (2000–2005)

Community

  • Urban Alliance, D.C. Advisory Board Member (2014–Present)
  • Hands On Atlanta Youth Corps Member, AmeriCorps (1995–1996)

Dan is a senior legal and policy advisor for EducationCounsel, LLC.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • District of Columbia Public Schools
    • Senior Advisor, School Design (2013–2014)
    • Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Academic Programming and Support (2011–2013)
    • Chief of Staff to the Chief Academic Officer (2009–2011)
  • Columbia Heights Education Campus, Lead Teacher, Washington, D.C. (2006–2009)
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section (2000–2005)

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude (1999)
    • Harvard Law Review
    • Champion Team Member, Ames Moot Court Competition
  • The Broad, Residency, Urban Education (2012)
  • American University, School of Education, MA, Teaching (2008)
  • Harvard College, BA, History and Literature, magna cum laude (1995)

Admissions

  • New York

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1999 - 2000)

Areas of Focus

  • Urban Alliance, D.C. Advisory Board Member (2014–Present)
  • Hands On Atlanta Youth Corps Member, AmeriCorps (1995–1996)