LAURIE BROOKE SEIDENBERG
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| Education |
Graduate
of Jamesville-DeWitt High School, Syracuse, New York, 1967.
Graduate of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1971.
Graduate of University of Wyoming College of Law, 1975. |
| Positions |
Instructor
of Constitutional Law, Judicial Policies, and Criminal Procedure in Criminal Justice
Program (in Political Science Department) at University of Wyoming, 1978-1980.
Private practice of law as a sole practitioner, in Rock Springs, Wyoming,
1975-76.
Private practice of law in law firm of Seidenberg and Galvan, Laramie,
Wyoming, 1980-89.
Senior attorney in lawfirm of Seidenberg and Fulton,
Laramie, Wyoming, 1989 to 1993 and Seidenberg Law Office, 1993 to present,
specializing in family law, business law, personal injury, civil rights,
criminal, juvenile, real estate, and litigation.
Instructor in Management and Marketing teaching Business Law at
University of Wyoming, '94-'95 academic year. |
| Offices
and Awards |
President of Ross Law Forum,
1974-75
One of twelve Wyoming Delegates to Women's Conference in Houston, 1976.
Commissioner of the Wyoming Fair Employment Commission, 1982 -1986.
Secretary of Wyoming Chapter of American Civil Liberties Union, 1987 -
1989.
President of Wyoming Chapter of American Civil Liberties
Union, 1989-1996. |
| Publications |
Handbook
on civil Procedure for Wyoming Sheriffs while serving on Governor's Planning Committee on
Criminal Administration for the state of Wyoming, 1973.
Co-author with Georgina Guy of the Wyoming Legislative Research Group's
Report on Abortion Procedures in Wyoming and Proposed Legislation, 1974.
Author of The Legal Status of Homemakers in Wyoming - 1977. |
| Organizations |
Member of
Wyoming Bar Association, 1975 to present.
Member of Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, 1975 to
present.
Member of Legal Committee of Mountain States Regional
Office of American Civil Liberties Union.
Member of Wyoming Chapter of American Civil Liberties
Union, 1971 to present.
Member of the National Abortion Rights Action League.
Member
of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
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| Experience |
Local counsel
to Penitentiary lawsuit which resulted in building of new prison in Rawlins,
1975.
Local counsel to jail lawsuit in Albany County which
resulted in new justice center for Albany County, 1988-95.
Legal Advisor for Albany County Family Planning, Laramie,
Wyoming, 1985 to present.
Legal Advisor for Wyoming Reproductive Health Council,
Laramie, Wyoming, 1987 to present.
Presented testimony to Wyoming Legislature's House Judiciary
Committee against anti-abortion House Bill 221, February, 1991.
Presented testimony to Wyoming Legislature's House Labor,
Health and Social Services Committee against anti-abortion House Bill
236 in February, 1993.
Panelist for discussion of "Drug Testing Student
Athletes in Wyoming" at Wear School Law Institute, August, 1998.
Member of Wyoming Youth Justice Committee, a group formed by citizens
of Laramie who are interested in promoting fairness and just treatment
for youth in the court system, 1998 to present.
Lobbied
in Wyoming Legislature (February, 2002) for House Bill 106, a bill to
enlarge the jurisdiction of the Courts to enable Judges to grant first
offender treatment to worthy defendants.
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