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at the request of the MayorA PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson to the District of Columbia
Board of Elections and Ethics. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited
as the "Benjamin F. Wilson Confirmation Resolution of 1997". Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment
of: Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson
7825 Orchid Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
(Ward 4) as a member of the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, established by
section 3 of the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955 (69
Stat. 699; D.C. Code § 1-1303), for a term to end July 7, 2000. Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this
resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
CURRICULUM VITA NAME: Benjamin F. Wilson
ADDRESS: 7825 Orchid St., NW
Washington, DC 20012 BIRTH DATE: 06/29/51
MARITAL STATUS: Married
CHILDREN: One
TELEPHONE: (202) 789-6023 (office)
(202) 726-8834 (home) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, MA, Graduated: 1969
Dartmouth.College, Dartmouth, NH, A.B. 1973
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, J.D. 1976 AWARDS, HONORS Phi Beta Kappa, Dartmouth College, 1973
Magna Cum Laude, Dartmouth College, 1973
Rufus Choate Scholar, Dartmouth College, 1973
Senior Fellow, Dartmouth College, 1973 CAREER HISTORY King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, Assoc. Atty, 1976-79
US Dept of Justice, Washington, DC, Trial Atty, 1979-83
Rose, Schmidt Chapman, Duff & Hasley, Washington, DC Assoc, Partner, 1983-86
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC, Partner 1986- BAR ADMISSIONS US District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1977
US District Court, District of Columbia, 1984
US Claims Court, 1979
US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1984
US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1985
US District Court, Northern District of California, 1988
US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1988 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar
Federal Bar Association
National Bar Association
Washington Bar Association
BENJAMIN F. WILSON
LEGAL PRACTICE Benjamin F. Wilson draws his litigation expertise from experience in both the public
and private sectors. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Mr. Wilson graduated magna cum
laude from Dartmouth College in 1973 with an A.B. degree in. history. While at
Dartmouth, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and named both a Rufus Choate Scholar and a
Senior Fellow. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1976. After several years in private practice with the Atlanta, Georgia law firm of King
Spalding, specializing in litigation ant tax matters, Mr. Wilson joined the Civil Division
of the Department of Justice in 1979. At the Justice Department, ho gained substantial
trial expertise in commercial litigation matters, appearing on behalf of the government in
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of
Claims and district courts throughout the United States. While at the Department, he
received Special Achievement Awards in recognition of his performance in 1981 and 1982.
Prior to joining Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Mr. Wilson joined the law firm of Rose,
Schmidt, Chapman, Duff and Hasley as an associate in 1983. In 1985, he became a partner in
the firm, specializing in civil litigation. Mr. Wilson joined Beveridge & Diamond, P.C as a partner in 1986. He was elected to
the Management Committee of the firm in 1989 and was the Chairman of the Litigation
Practice Group in 1991 and 1992. His present litigation practice as a partner with
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. encompasses a wide range of activities in both state
ant federal courts, including commercial litigation matter, environmental litigation and
regulatory matters, and trademark infringement matters. He has been lead counsel in
several complex commercial ant environmental litigation matters for major corporations and
developers, including Bechtel, Pepsico, Clorox, Hoechst Celanese, Kaiser Permanente and
Operations Management International. He has also spoken on numerous occasions on various
commercial and environmental litigation topics. Mr. Wilson also has represented a number of cities and local government agencies,
including the Distnct of Columbia Armory Board; the District of Columbia Sports
Commission, the Port of Oakland, California; New Haven, Connecticut; and New Orleans,
Louisiana, on Clean Water Act Enforcement and wetlands development matters. He has served
as lead environmental counsel to the District of Columbia Sports Commission on the project
to build the new MCI Arena for the Washington Bullets professional basketball team
and Washington Capitals professional hockey team. He has addressed issues related to the
siting of the arena, as well as environmental issues related to historic preservation,
soil contamination, air, ground traffic, noise, visual impacts and wetlands. Mr. Wilson is experienced in dealing with cases involving the impact of the filling of
wetlands and the obligations to comply with federal and state environmental laws
Specifically, he has become involved in both regulatory and litigation issues arising out
of the filling of wetlands as part of the expansion of airports and stadium projects. He
has served as lead counsel in numerous "Superfund" cases and on
environmental audits and assessments pertaining to the sale of corporations and their
assets. Mr. Wilson has represented the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) on a wide variety of environmental issues pertaining to
the safe and ownership of real property, and on wetlands and Endangered Species Act
litigation. He has also served as legal counsel for the FDIC and RTC on several complex
commercial litigation matters. Mr. Wilson has counseled small and developing businesses throughout his career. He has
also counseled on a variety of commercial contract matters and negotiated player contracts
on behalf of professional athletes. A member of the bars of Georgia and the District of Columbia, Mr. Wilson is active in
the American Bar Association; the National Bar Association, where he serves as Chairman of
the Environmental, Energy and Public Utilities Section; and the Washington Bar
Association. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Elections and Ethics of the District of
Columbia; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Healthy Babies, Inc.; was formerly
Chairman of the Advisory Board of WAMU public radio; and is a member of the Boards of the
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Funds for the Community’s
Future; and the Advisory Board of the National Association for Public Interest Law. |
