Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

Filing 317

RESPONSE in Support PLAINTIFFS' BRIEF ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ISSUED IN THE COURT'S JULY 20, 2006 ORDER filed byGregory Hicks, Erik Knutzen, Tash Hepting, Carolyn Jewel. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C)(Scarlett, Shana) (Filed on 7/31/2006)

EXHIBIT C

Kenneth C. Bass, III
EDUCATION College Duke University, Durham, North Carolina A.B. Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Sigma summa cum laude, major in chemistry, 1965 Yale University School of Medicine 1965-66 Withdrew in good standing to attend law school Yale University Law School LL.B., 1969 Order of the Coif Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal LEGAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE 2002-present 1985-2002 1981-1985 1979-1981 1977-1979 1974-1977 December 1970-1974 July 1970 December 1970 July 1969 July 1970 Senior Counsel, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C. Washington, D.C Partner, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti Washington, D.C. and McLean, Virginia Partner, Reasoner, Davis & Fox Washington, D.C. Counsel for Intelligence Policy U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Senior Attorney ­ Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Associated with Reasoner, Davis & Vinson Washington, D.C. Associated with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Washington, D.C. Legislative Assistant Hon. E.Q. Daddario (D-Conn) U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Law Clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE Sept. 1994 Present Adjunct Professor Law (Appellate Practice Seminar) Georgetown University Law Center

KENNETH C. BASS, III Page Two BAR ADMISSIONS Member of Virginia and D.C. Bars; admitted to practice in U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, numerous federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, Virginia state and federal courts, District. of Columbia local and federal courts. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Past-President and Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Founding Master and Membership Chair, Coke Appellate Practice Inn of Court; ABA Law and National Security Committee; American, Virginia, District of Columbia and Fairfax Bar Associations Lecturer, National Association of Attorneys General, AIPLA, Fifth Circuit Annual Appellate Practice Seminar and numerous CLE and other presentations Appointed Special Master in Washington Post v. Dept, of Defense, U.S. Dist. Ct., D.C. (FOIA case regarding Iran Hostage Rescue Mission files) Advisor to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Rehnquist, Scalia and Bork Supreme Court Nominations Frequent congressional witness on National Security issues, particularly Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act issues. PUBLICATIONS Chapter 3 ­ United States Court of Appeals, Appellate Practice ­ Virginia and Federal Courts (Third edition), Virginia CLE Publications, Virginia Law Foundation (2001) "Secrecy on Trial", Washington Post, September 17,2000, p. B7 Co-author, ABA Antitrust Section Working Papers, "Review of Foreign Acquisitions Under the Exon-Florio Provision" (1992) "Spy Catching Is Not as Simple as You Think," Washington Post, June 15, 1986, p. F1 "Deja Vu, CIA-Wise," New York Times, Mar. 12, 1981, p. A23 Right Approach, Wrong Implications: A Critique of McKean on Products Liability, 38 U. CHIC. L. REV. 74 (Winter 1970) (with G. Calabresi)

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OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS Created the first "hyperbrief," a format using interactive, online multi-media in 1996 Created the first law firm website (www.venable.com) in 1994 ILLUSTRATIVE CASES Wal-Mart Stores. v. Samara Bros., 529 U.S. 205 (1999) Seekonk Water Dist. v. Heritage Homes., 454 U.S. 807(1981), 670 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1982) Pleasants v. Kendrick (In re Pleasants), 219 F.3d 372, (4th Cir. 2000) Long v. Board of Governors, 117 F.3d 1145 (10th Cir. 1997) Karn v. United States Dep't of State, 107 F.3d 923, (D.C. Cir. 1997) Entre Computer Centers, Inc. v. FMG of Kansas City, Inc., 819 F.2d 1279, (4th Cir. 1987) United States v. Truong Dinh Hung, 629 F.2d 908 (4th Cir, 1980) Public Citizen v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp., 565 F.2d 708 (D.C. Cir. 1977) United States v. Brawer, 496 F.2d 703 (2d Cir. 1974) George Washington University Medical Center v. District of Columbia Bd. of Appeals & Review, 530 A.2d 227 (D.C. C.A. 1987) Jefferson Federal Sav. & Loan Assoc. v. Berks Title Ins. Co, 472 A.2d 893 (D.C.C.A. 1984) Arshack v. United States, 321 A.2d 845 (D.C.C.A. 1974) Wilder v. Attorney Gen., 247 Va. 119 (1994) Commonwealth v. Smith, 239 Va. 108 (1990)

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Mainstream Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of Library, 24 F. Supp. 2d 552 (E.D. Va. 1998) Alaska Native Assoc. v. Morton, 417 F. Supp. 459 (D.D.C. 1974)

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