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Law Student Series: Office of Inspector General Career Panel
Law Student Series: Office of Inspector General Career Panel
The Career Panel will feature four distinguished OIG attorneys with a breadth of experience from: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Government Publishing Office, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Farm Credit Administration. The format will be a moderated discussion with questions designed to elicit practical advice for law students and young lawyers.
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Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.
About the Presenters
Sarah Wahl, Recruiting Officer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (Co-Moderator)
Fritz Swartzbaugh, Deputy Counsel, Office of the Inspector, General U.S. AbilityOne Commission (Co-Moderator)
Paul St. Hillaire, Assistant Inspector General for Legal and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Paul St. Hillaire was appointed Assistant Inspector General for Legal and Legislative Affairs (AIGL) in October 2019. He is responsible for overseeing the Office of Legal and Legislative Affairs (OLLA), which provides legal advice and guidance to the Inspector General and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) components and interacts with Congress on behalf of the OIG. He also serves as the Debarring Official, who is responsible for debarment and suspension actions of health care providers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. Prior to his appointment to the AIGL, Mr. St. Hillaire served as senior counsel and Acting AIGL in OLLA, and Acting Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Management in the OIG. He previously served as Deputy Assistant General Counsel in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Office of the General Counsel and in several other roles in the OPM organization formerly known as Retirement and Insurance Services. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore.
Susan Ruge-Hudson, Counselor to the Inspector General, U.S. Government Publishing Office
Susan L. Ruge-Hudson serves as the Counselor to the Inspector General. In this role, she provides legal and policy advice to the Inspector General on a wide variety of topics, including issues related to protecting the office’s independence. Her primary duty is to support and assist the Inspector General as he executes his oversight responsibilities under the GPO Inspector General Act of 1988 and the Inspector General Act of 1978. She also works closely with the Assistant Inspector’s General on matters related to audits, inspections, investigations, and other oversight activities.
Ruge-Hudson has been in the Inspector General Community since 2010, when she joined the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Office of the Inspector General. While at OPM OIG, she was the Senior Counsel for Legislative and External Affairs and oversaw all Congressional and media outreach efforts. She left OPM OIG in 2019 to join the Defense Digital Service, a small office reporting directly to the Secretary of Defense, charged with bringing IT practices from the private sector to the Department of Defense.
Prior to joining the Federal Government, Ruge-Hudson worked at private law firms, specializing in tax law. She has a Bachelor of Science in Politics from Washington & Lee University, a J.D. from Columbia Law School, and an LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.
Tanner Horton-Jones, Senior Counsel with U.S. Agency for International Development OIG’s Office of General Counsel
As senior counsel with USAID OIG’s Office of General Counsel, Tanner leads a team of three attorneys with a primary focus on meeting the legal needs of the Office of Audit and Office of Management. The team supplies research and advice to each audit from its inception through the closure of its recommendations, along with support for OIG’s contracting unit, learning and development program, IT team, internal policy management, and other core administrative functions. Additionally, Tanner is the legal liaison for USAID OIG’s unique work providing oversight of U.S. overseas contingency operations in partnership with the Inspectors General for the Departments of State and Defense. He also serves as the OIG’s Whistleblower Protection Coordinator, ensuring that the OIG fulfills its obligation to educate employees about whistleblower rights and properly respond to retaliation complaints. He is actively involved in the OIG community, including teaching courses through the CIGIE Training Institute.
Tanner holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and is licensed to practice law by the State of Maryland. He completed his undergraduate studies at Sewanee, where he studied French and Political Science.
Kevin Miller, Counsel to the Inspector General, Farm Credit Administration
Kevin T. Miller serves as Counsel to the Inspector General at the Farm Credit Administration, an independent agency tasked with regulating and supervising the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of borrower-owned financial institutions that provide credit and related services to agriculture and rural America. He provides legal and other advice to the Inspector General and Office of Inspector General staff concerning audits, inspections, evaluations, investigations, and other matters relevant to the office’s oversight responsibilities.
Before joining the FCA OIG in 2018, Miller worked as an attorney-advisor in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OIG. He is a graduate the George Washington University Law School and the University of Virginia and is a member of the Virginia and New Jersey Bars.
Registration
Registration for this event will close July 26 at 2 PM ET.
Registration Fees
- FBA Members & Nonmembers: Complimentary Registration
This session will be hosted using Zoom.
CLE
Please note CLE will not be offered for this event.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?
A: This session will be hosted by an external entity, and a recording will not be available.
Q: Who do I contact for more information?
A: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions.
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