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THOMAS R.ELDRTDGE

SUMMARY

Experienced federal and local prosecutor. Skilled in complex investigations, negotiation, legal
analysis, courtroom advocacy, and policy development; excellent oral and written communication skills.
Coordinated federal inter-agency review of U.S. International Crime Control Strategy. Helped drafl and
win passage of Federal anti-crime legislation. Managed tram of prosecutors. Elected to local office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, 1991-1999.
Served in the Appellate, Misdemeanor Trial, Grand Jury, Felony Trial, Economic Crime, Special
Proceedings, and Homicide sections. Investigated and prosecuted complex financial fraud cases.
Honored by U.S. Secret Service for Superior Contribution to Law Enforcement.

• Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, 1997-1998. Served as point person for DOJ on President's International Crime Control
Strategy and International Crime Control Act Coordinated Executive inter-agency review process and
Strategy roll-out, including extensive work with ail federal agencies involved in promoting public
safety (e.g., NSC, FBI, DEA, INS, USCS, Stale Department, Coast Guard, CIA). Achieved passage of
the Act in the U.S. Senate. TS (SCI) clearance. '• ;

• Assistant State's Attorney, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1999-2002. Team Leader, Bethesda
Team of Community Prosecutors; worked with police, businesses, and citizens groups to identify and
solve crime problems; specialized in domestic violence, child and elder abuse cases; authored and
oversaw implementation of community prosecution grants from the U.S. Dept of Justice; liaison to
Maryland General Assembly froro Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfSce.

» Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Cardamone, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,
1990-1991.

ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE

• Councilman, Town of Scrcsriet, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 2001-present One of five elected members
of the Council formulating policy and legislation for Town of 1,300 residents.

• Candidate, Montgomery County Circuit Coiin Judge, 2002. Won Republican Primary, coming in first
out often candidates. Received 122,148 votes in the general election, but failed to unseat an
incumbent.

EDUCATION

New York University School of Law, J.D. 1990

Order of the Coif, Note and Comment Editor, Law Rsview, Recipient of Vanderbilt Medals, and Ann
Petluck Poses Prize for Outstanding Cootributior. to the Law School Community; Moot Court finalist;
American Jurisprudence Award (Torn).

Dartmouth College, B.A. Earth Sciences 1985

Admitted to practice: Washington, D.C., New York, Maryland