Professor Seiner accepted a position as an appellate attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C., where he presented oral argument as lead counsel in the United States Courts of Appeals in employment discrimination cases.
Biographical Profile
College
School of Law
Department
Law - Dean's Office
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Comparative Employment Discrimination Seminar; Employment Discrimination; Principles of Labor Law; Individual Employment Law; ADR in Employment Law Workshop
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
2011
Washington and Lee
J.D.
1991 - 1995
University of Michigan
B.B.A.
Business Administration
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
1999
Membership
Bar Admission
Illinois State Bar
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
1998 - 1999
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Hon. Ellsworth Van Graafeiland), Law Clerk
1999 - 2001
Associate Attorney
Jenner & Block, LLC
09/2001 - 06/2007
Appellate Attorney
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2004
Adjunct Professor: Fall 2004/ 2005, Spring, 2007
Georgetown University Law Center
2007 - 2011
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, School of Law
2011 - Present
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina School of Law
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2007
Award
I received a letter from John Raymond, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Medical University of South Carolina, expressing his appreciation for my superb interactive presentation to participants in their leadership academy, Oct. 13, 2008. I received a similar letter from Dr. Raymond for my presentation to this same group the previous year which noted that the feedback was uniformly positive and enthusiastic. (Oct 1, 2007)
2009
Award
My paper, The Trouble With Twombly: A Proposed Pleading Standard for Employment Discrimination Cases, was selected from a call for papers for presentation at the 2009 annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.
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