Resume of Andrew Alan Feinstein

Employment

May 2008 to present – In private practice as Andrew A. Feinstein,  Attorney at Law LLC.  My practice is focused on representing children with disabilities and their families in securing a Free Appropriate Public Education, as guaranteed by federal and state law.

September to December 2008 – Adjunct professor, Central Connecticut State University, teaching legal and administrative issues in special education.

March 2008 – Presenter of seminars on discipline and attorney/advocate relations at Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) national conference.

2005 to 2006 – Instructor at Lorman Seminars on special education in Connecticut, discipline and inclusion.

June 1998 to May 2008 – Attorney with law offices of David C. Shaw, LLC, a law firm devoted to protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities, focused on special education and civil rights.

May 1993 to 1998 – Principal, Andrew A. Feinstein, attorney at law, P.C.. a general practice law firm in Simsbury, Connecticut.  Practice areas included employment law (both employee and employer), including discrimination and disability rights, organization for non-for-profit organizations, environment law, civil litigation, real estate, white collar crime and personal injury.

January 1994 to 1997 – Adjunct professor in Master of Public Affairs program, University of Connecticut, teaching graduate courses in Public Personnel Administration (1994 and 1995), Equal Employment Opportunity (1995 and 1996), and Law of Non-Profit Organizations (1997).

August 1991 to April 1993 – Attorney, Krevolin & Feinstein, P.C., a law firm in Hartford, Connecticut, focused on personal injury law.  Also handled workers compensation and ERISA matters.

February 1989 to August 1991 – Professional staff member, subcommittee on military installations and facilities, committee on armed services, United States House of Representatives.  Responsible for $13 billion military construction budget, base closure, environmental restoration, and base reuse.

January 1988 to December 1990 – Contributing writer for Government Executive magazine, a monthly publication owned by the Los Angeles Times.

January 1979 to February 1989 – Chief Counsel and Staff Director, subcommittee on civil service, committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States House of Representatives.  Drafted legislation, conducted investigations, wrote reports on civil service reform, whistleblower protection, foreign service, labor-management relations, executive pay, training, drug testing, personal security and ethics.

January 1979 to February 1989 – Speaker and lecturer to employee and management groups and to classes and seminars at American University, the Federal Executive Institute, Executive Seminar Centers, Brookings Institution on labor-management relations and civil service issues.

October 1975 to December 1978 – Attorney and lobbyist, Public Citizen Congress Watch.  Lobbies on consumer protection, and service reform.

January 1973 to December 1974 – Assistant to Bronx Borough President Robert Abrams.  Wrote speeches, researched, dealt with citizen groups.

Other Activities

Member, Amicus Committee, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA).

Member and chairman of the Endowment Panel, Temple Emanu-El, Waterford, Connecticut.

Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Latimer Point Condominium Association.

Chairman of the Board, United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Hartford, Inc. 1995 to 1997.

Member, Achievement Board, Stonington Public Schools, 1999 to 2003.

Member, Developmental Disabilities Council, State of Connecticut 1994 to 1999.

Founder and officer of ACORN, Inc., a non for profit organization formed to build a boundless playground in Avon, Connecticut.

Counsel, Septemberfest Committee, Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, 1995 to 1998.

Member of the Bars of the States of Connecticut and New York, Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Federal District Courts for Connecticut, Southern District, New York, and Eastern District, New York.

Education
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.  Completed Senior manager in Government program, August 1983.

New York University School of Law.  J.D. degree, May 1975.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.  B.A. degree, May 1972.

Home

My wife is Elizabeth W. Bochain.  We live in Stonington, Connecticut.  Our two children are both adults.