Brainerd H. Whitbeck III ('s Resume (Last updated December 6th 2008)

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Brainerd Hunt Whitbeck III ("Tripp")

Arlington, VA 22202 USA

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OBJECTIVE

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I seek opportunities which will best utilize my interpersonal, entrepreneurial, and analytic skills. I am certainly open to pursuing opportunities outside of the law. I believe sales or lobbying would be my most natural next step.

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EDUCATION

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2003 - 2006

William & Mary School of Law

Williamsburg, VA

JD

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1999 - 2003

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

BA

  • Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought

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1995 - 1999

Phillips Exeter Academy

Exeter, NH

Diploma

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AWARDS AND HONORS

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William & Mary School of Law
- Graduate Research Fellow (merit-based research assistantship and out-of-state tuition waiver)
- Dean's Associate (selected to assist with special events and to serve as liaison to distinguished visitors)
- Honors in Legal Skills (excellence in research, writing, analysis, and client relations)

Amherst College
- Graduated with Honors and with Departmental Distinction
- Awarded Departmental Distinction for Senior Honors Thesis on the duty to retreat rule of self-defense
- Honorary Vice President of the Society of Alumni, selected by Alumni Council -- 2007-8
- Alumni Class President, elected by classmates for a term of 5 years -- 2003-8
- Selected as Head Tour Guide by Admissions Office, in charge of the tour guiding program -- Senior Year
- Selected by College President to serve as college mascot (Lord Jeffery Amherst), a position unfilled for previous 10 years -- 4 years
- Radio disk jockey, WAMH -- 4 years

Phillips Exeter Academy
- Cum laude graduate
- Radio disk jockey, WPEA -- 4 years

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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2007 - 2008
Director and cold-call fund-raiser

John McCain 2008

Arlington, VA

Director of cold-calling program and chief cold-call fund-raiser in Finance Department.
Advance work for campaign (Oklahoma City).

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2006 - 2007
Associate

Reed Smith LLP

Leesburg, VA

Associate in Real Estate Development section. Laid off due to slowdown in real estate development in the area.

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2005 - 2005
Summer Associate

Bush Ross

Tampa, FL

Second-half Summer Associate in both the transactional and the litigation departments.

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2005 - 2005
Summer Associate

Nexsen Pruet

Charleston, SC

First-half Summer Associate in Real Estate Development Section.

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2004 - 2004
Summer Intern

Attorney General's Office of Virginia

Richmond, VA

Summer Intern in the Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Section.

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2001 - 2001
Summer Intern

Showtime Entertainment Television

New York, NY

Summer Intern in the Corporate Communications Department

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BAR LICENSES

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Virginia State Bar -- Member ID #74250
DC Bar -- Member ID #978574

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