“Barry Parsons Barry came to work as a student intern at Business in the Community in 1990. He worked with me on a project for the Prince of Wales’ Award for Innovation which was a televised annual competition with BBC television to find technological innovations with commercial potential. HRH The Prince of Wales, BITC’s founder, used to present the final programme on television. As an American law student, it must have been quite a cultural shock to come to the UK to work on how the UK could better help innovators. Barry threw himself into the task with enthusiasm and hard work.”
Barry Parsons
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About
Experienced, Fortune 50 in-house lawyer recognized for prevailing in a wide range of…
Contributions
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Sharing an article featuring Association of Corporate Counsel VP & CHRO Patricia J. Trudeau, SHRM-SCP #ACCFamily #GreatPlacetoWorkCertified I am…
Sharing an article featuring Association of Corporate Counsel VP & CHRO Patricia J. Trudeau, SHRM-SCP #ACCFamily #GreatPlacetoWorkCertified I am…
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and another one! Let's keep the train going!
and another one! Let's keep the train going!
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Law partners want associates to: Think Prepare Analyze Write well Work hard Troubleshoot Be professional Take ownership Mirror behaviors Exercise…
Law partners want associates to: Think Prepare Analyze Write well Work hard Troubleshoot Be professional Take ownership Mirror behaviors Exercise…
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Experience
Education
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George Mason University School of Law
Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of Law Review, Dean's Scholar, Executive Board Member, National Conference of Law Reviews, August A. Rendigs National Products Liability Moot Court Competition, Student Bar Association: Recording Secretary and First-Year Representative
JD with Distinction (top 10% of graduating class); Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award - Evidence
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Activities and Societies: Committee to Select the New Dean of the Business School
Graduate Fellow, Dean's List
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Activities and Societies: Student Government President, Class President, Class Vice-President, Orientation Co-Chairperson, King's College Board of Directors/Student Affairs Committee, Committee to Select the New Dean of Students
Presidential Scholarship, Honors Program, Dean’s List
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Activities and Societies: Student Government Vice-President, Key Club, Swim Team, Honor Society
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The Consciously Unbiased Diverse Hiring Certification workshop designed for Hiring
Managers and Talent Acquisition Teams educates on key diversity and inclusion concepts,
and gives participants a safe space to unpack their own biases and take ownership of them
in a nonjudgmental environment. Participants learn how to recognize the various
unconscious biases that show up in recruiting processes across job descriptions, sourcing,
resume reviews, screenings, interviews, hiring…The Consciously Unbiased Diverse Hiring Certification workshop designed for Hiring
Managers and Talent Acquisition Teams educates on key diversity and inclusion concepts,
and gives participants a safe space to unpack their own biases and take ownership of them
in a nonjudgmental environment. Participants learn how to recognize the various
unconscious biases that show up in recruiting processes across job descriptions, sourcing,
resume reviews, screenings, interviews, hiring decisions, and onboarding along with
mitigation strategies to remove or reduce those biases. The interactive, thought-provoking
activities throughout inspire participants to commit to taking action and change behaviors in
order to increase diverse hiring. Learn more here:
https://consciouslyunbiased.com/diverse-hiring-certification/
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Board of Directors (2024-2025); Vice-Chair Advisory Board (2023-present); Co-Chairperson Annual National Conference (2020); Member of the Advisory Board (2017-2023)
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
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Advisory Board for the National Conference (2004, 2011, 2015-2016, 2018)
MCCA (Minority Corporate Counsel Association)
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Board of Directors (2010 - 2015); Chairperson Corporate Counsel Committee (2011 - 2015); and member Diversity and Governance Committees (2009 - 2010)
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
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mentor law students
various
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Sunday school teacher for six years
St. Columba's Church
Publications
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Speaker, Navigating the Legal Frontier: Artificial Intelligence in Contracts, IP, Litigation, e-discovery, Law Firm Use, and Ethics
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Speaker, Key Considerations in Indemnification and Limitation of Liability Provisions
National Association of Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference
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Speaker, Developing Trial Themes
National Association of Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms' Annual National Conference
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Speaker, Generational Differences at Work
National Association of Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms' Annual National Conference
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Speaker, Ethical and Practical Considerations for Social Media Discovery
Innovative Driven
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Speaker, ACC Data Steward Program: Evening Information Security
National Association of Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms Driving Diversity & Leadership Conference
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Speaker, Defensible Presentation of Relevant ESI
Innovative Driven
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Speaker, Powered by AI: Understanding the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
National Association of Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms Annual Conference
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Speaker, A Multi-Perspective View to Bolster Your Expert Witness Knowhow
National Association of Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms CLE
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Speaker, Driving Down the Cost of E-discovery
zapproved CLE
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Speaker, Hiring and Retaining a Racially Diverse Team
zapproved CLE
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Speaker, E-discovery Sanctions
Driven CLE
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Panelist/Speaker, Consumer Finance Litigation Issues
American Conference Institute's Consumer Finance Class Action & Litigation Conference
Participate in a panel discussion with other in-house counsel from the financial industry discussing consumer finance litigation.
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Panelist/Speaker, Insurance Recovery for In-House Counsel
American Corporate Counsel Association, National Capital Region
Panel discussion of best practices for in house counsel involved with claims and litigation against the company for various types of insurance policies and carriers, including Directors and Officers coverage, cyber coverage, and Errors and Omissions coverage.
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Speaker,
National Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms’ (NAMWOLF) Annual National Conference
Discussion of how in-house counsel can increase the use of diverse outside counsel
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Attorney Client Privilege, Attorney Work Product, and Other Privileges
CLE presentation for Freddie Mac's legal division.
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Speaker, Managing Legal Costs Symposium
Marcus Evans
Address fostering and establishing outside counsel relationships to reduce legal costs and ethical issues concerning insurance company and outside counsel billing guidelines
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E-discovery and Document Management
Speaker at the Master Paralegal Program, George Washington University School of Law
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E-discovery and Document Management
Speaker at the Washington Metropolitan Association of Corporate Counsel’s Paralegal Institute
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The Growing Role of Litigation Science
10:1 MEALEY’S DAUBERT RPT. 1 (reprinted in 14:21 MEALEY’S EMERGING TOXIC TORTS Feb. 2006)
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Use of Chemical Exposure Studies in Litigation
Speaker at the American Conference Institute’s Chemical Products Liability Litigation Conference
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Use of Toxicology in Tort Litigation: A National Survey (author of chapters examining the law of the District of Columbia, North and South Dakota)
ABA Litigation Section, Products Liability Committee
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Litigation-Generated Science
Speaker at the national annual meeting of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents
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Responsible Public Policy Supports An End to the Hemorrhaging Effect Of Punitive Damages In Asbestos Cases
6:1 TEX. R. L. & POL. 137
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Daubert’s Backwash: Litigation-Generated Science
34:4 MICH. J. L. REF. 1
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Judicial Nullification of State Tort Reform: The Problem and Some Solutions
LDRC LIBEL LETTER 29
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Judicial Nullification of Legislative Action Continues
LEADER’S PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW & STRATEGY 4
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An Attorney's Duty to Disclose Evidence of Document Destruction: How Much Evidence Must the Attorney Disclose?
7 LITIGATION AND LEGAL ETHICS 34
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Bottoms v. Bottoms: Erasing the Presumption Favoring the Natural Parent – What Makes This Mother Unfit?
2 GEO. MASON. INDEP. L. REV. 457
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2009 Fifty State Survey: Plaintiff’s Medical Care and Treatment, Summary of District of Columbia Law
ABA Section Of Litigation (Product Liability Committee -- Pharmaceutical Subcommittee)
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Speaker at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s National Conference (2004, 2010-2011, 2013, 2015-2016, 2018)
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Speaker at sessions covering: Best Practices For Diversity Affinity Groups at Firms and Corporations; Best Practices for LGBT Issues; The Role of Diversity in Business Development; Marriage Equality; Developing Transgender Inclusive Guidelines.
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Speaker at the National LGBT Bar Association’s Lavender Law National Conference (2010-2014, 2018)
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Speaker at sessions covering: Corporate Counsel Programming & Networking; Corporate Counsel's Use of Outside Counsel; Preserving Your Company's Assets With Insurance Coverage; Careers and Work As In-House Counsel; Best Practices LGBT Issues; Changing Career Paths
Honors & Awards
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Outstanding Service, Advisory Council Member
National Association of Minority- and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
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C-Suite mentorship program
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one of five company employees selected for a C-suite mentorship program
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Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Freddie Mac
Selected by Legal Division management as one of only two Fellows to the LCLD's fellowship program.
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General Counsel's Impact Award
Freddie Mac
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Above and Beyond Award
Freddie Mac
recipient of 7 Above and Beyond Awards
Languages
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Some Spanish
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