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LAURIE BROOKE SEIDENBERG

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.

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.