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Leavitt, a federal statewide class action resulting in significant improvements to Utah’s foster care system, T.R. v. Quigley, a federal statewide class action to improve access to community-based children’s mental health services for Medicaid- eligible children in Washington, and multiple California state court cases focusing on adoption subsidies, foster youth access to reproductive health care, and foster youth education rights. • Co-counsel on class action and putative class action cases in Missouri, Kansas, New York and California focused on protecting the constitutional rights of children and improving state and federal foster care systems, access to children’s mental health services, and special education systems. • Policy and training expertise in child-serving system reform, foster youth education issues, and sibling rights. Morrison & Foerster LLP San Francisco, CA Senior Associate, Litigation Department September 2000- November 2004 • Provided full range of litigation services on complex litigation disputes, including acting as senior associate on class action aimed at reforming the State of California’s public school system. • Conducted and defended depositions of expert and lay witnesses; argued various motions; and prepared numerous briefs, including 400- page California education system liability disclosure statement. • Participated on trial team of a habeas corpus case, including drafting portions of trial brief and post-trial brief and cross-examining witnesses Case 2:17-cv-04102-NKL Document 285-3 Filed 08/01/19 Page 20 of 156 in federal court. Perkins Coie LLP Seattle, WA Associate, Litigation Department October 1996-October 1997, January 1999-June 2000 • Provided full range of litigation services on class action lawsuits, cases involving complex contract and technology disputes and intellectual property matters. • Conducted and defended depositions of expert and lay witnesses and worked extensively with experts focusing on technology and intellectual property issues. • Focused extensive pro bono efforts on representation of juveniles in criminal cases, grandparents in custody cases, parents in adoptions, and guardians ad litem in suits on behalf of children. CIVITAS Initiative Chicago, IL Children’s Law Fellow November 1997- November 1998 • Responsible for the development and implementation of all programs and initiatives related to children’s legal issues. • Represented children and families in a variety of legal matters. • Participated in the development of materials, curriculum and training for professionals and caregivers interfacing with the court system. Education Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL J.D. awarded May 1996, Magna Cum Laude Cumulative GPA: 3.79/4.00 Class Rank: 4 out of 184 Academic Honors and Activities Eve Jacobs CIVITAS ChildLaw Fellowship Recipient Editor, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and Children’s Legal Rights Journal Williams Fellow Research Assistant and Children’s Law Legal Writing Teaching Assistant Northwestern University B.A with Distinction and Honors in English, June 1992 Evanston, IL Cumulative GPA: 3.78/4.00; Phi Beta Kappa 2 Case 2:17-cv-04102-NKL Document 285-3 Filed 08/01/19 Page 21 of 156 Professional • 2005 California State Bar President’s Pro Bono Services Award Activities and (Williams v. State of California team), 2007 Recipient of the American Honors Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Child Advocacy Award, 2014 Impact Fund Award (T.R. v. Quigley team) • Occasional Adjunct Professor at University of California, Berkeley School of Law teaching course entitled Child Welfare Reform Litigation and Co-Supervisor for Foster Education Project student- led clinic 3 Case 2:17-cv-04102-NKL Document 285-3 Filed 08/01/19 Page 22 of 156 WILLIAM LEE GRIMM _______________________________________ 405 14th Street Suite 1500 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 835-8098 [email protected] PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT_______________________________________ NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW Senior Attorney, Aug. 1988 to PreSent LEGAL AID BUREAU OF MARYLAND, INC. Chief Attorney, Child Advocacy DiviSion, July 1982 - Aug. 1988 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Juvenile Justice Consultant, July 1986 - June 1988 UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW ADjunct Faculty Member, Aug. 1985 - Dec. 1987 LEGAL AID BUREAU OF MARYLAND, INC. Managing Attorney, DomeStic Law Center, Sept. 1979 - July 1982 NATIONAL JUVENILE LAW CENTER Staff Attorney, Youth Legal ASSiStance Project, Jan. 1979 - Sept. 1979 LEGAL AID BUREAU OF MARYLAND, INC. Staff Attorney, DomeStic Law Center, Nov. 1975 - Jan. 1979 LEGAL AID BUREAU OF MARYLAND, INC. Research Assistant, DomeStic Law Center, Sept. 1975 - Nov. 1975 LEGAL AID BUREAU OF MARYLAND, INC. Law Clerk, Mental Health Project, Oct. 1973- June 1975 EDUCATION___________________________________________________________ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor 1975 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Bachelor of Arts, 1972 Honors: Phi Beta Kappa 1 Case 2:17-cv-04102-NKL Document 285-3 Filed 08/01/19 Page 23 of 156 SELECT CASES L.J. By and Through Darr v. MaSSinga, 838 F.2d 118, (4th Cir. 1988), 699 F.Supp. 508 (D. Md. 1988) Angela R. By and Through HeSSelbein v. Clinton, 999 F.2d 320 (8th Cir. 1993) David C. By Brown v. Leavitt, 1993 WL 764518, (D.UT. 1993), 900 F.Supp. 1547 (D.UT. 1995) Braam ex rel Braam v. State of WaShington, 150 WaSh.2d 689 (2003) Henry A. v. Willden, 678 F.3d 991 (9th Cir. 2012) PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Recipient, 2005 Kutak-Dodds Prize. Awarded annually by the National Legal Aid and Defender ASSociation to one civil legal serviceS attorney and one public defender for their contribution to the enhancement of human dignity and quality of life of those persons unable to afford legal repreSentation. Recipient, American Bar Association's John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award Delegate/Lecturer, International Conference on Saving Vagrant Children, Shijiazhuang, China (October 2003) Member, Advisory Committee on Standards for Counsel Representing Parents in Child Abuse/Neglect Proceedings, American Bar ASSociation Center on Children and the Law 2005 AdviSor/Exam Reviewer, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Specialization 2004 AdviSor, Children’s Advocacy Alliance, LaS VegaS, Nevada 2000-2005 AdviSor/Trainer, Hawaii Foster Parent Association 2001- 2006 Consultant/Co-InveStigator, A Study of Court-Appointed Counsel Representing Children & Parents in California Dependency Proceedings 2002-2004 Co-InveStigator, Caregivers and the Courts, Improving Court Decisions Affecting Children in Foster Care, Judicial Council of California 2002 Member, Advisory Board, Children's Law Center of Minnesota 2002-preSent 2 Case 2:17-cv-04102-NKL Document 285-3 Filed 08/01/19 Page 24 of 156 Curriculum Author, National Court Appointed Special Advocates PaSt Chairman, Juvenile Law Section, National Legal Aid and Defender Association Consultant/Trainer, National Resource Center on Legal and Court Issues, USDHHS Member, Advisory Committee on the Evaluation of Guardian Ad Litem Programs, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServiceS Member, Task Force for the Research Institute, Legal Services Corporation, to critique the ABA/IJA Juvenile Justice Standards PARTIAL LIST OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS PreSenter, AB 636 Part II: The Next Generation of Child Welfare Reform & Accountability, Briefing for the California Senate Office of ReSearch 2004 PreSenter, Child and Family Services Reviews: The Federal Child Welfare Standards and Accountability System, Beyond the Bench California Judicial Council Annual Conference 2004 PreSenter, Advocates’ Role in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews: An Opportunity Lost or Found? 26th National Children’s Law Conference, National ASSociation of Counsel for Children 2003 J. Huber & W. Grimm, Child and Family Services Reviews Part V: Most States Fail to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Foster Children, YOUTH LAW NEWS (Oct./Dec.