Linda W. Cropp at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Mr. Jeffrey S. Hops to the Board of Real
Property Assessments and Appeals for the District of Columbia.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. That this
resolution may be cited as the "Board of Real Property Assessments
and Appeals for the District of Columbia Jeffrey S. Hops Confirmation
Resolution of-2 001 ".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the
appointment of:
Mr. Jeffrey S. Hops
1601 18th Street, N.W., Apt. # 207
Washington, D.C. 20009
(Ward 2)
as a member of the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals for the
District of Columbia, established by D.C. Official Code § 47-82.01,
replacing Norma J. Martin, whose term ended December 31, 2000, for a term
to end July 31, 2005.
Sec. 3. The Secretary to 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.
Jeffrey S. Hops
1601 18TH Street, NW, Apt. 207, Washington, D.C., 20009, [email protected],
(202) 588-9258
OBJECTIVE
To take on new challenges and utilize my legal, legislative, regulatory
and policy experience in a private sector position.
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW. Juris Doctor, New York, NY, 1991
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL, M.P.A., Princeton, N1, 1991
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, B.A. With Distinction In Political Science,
Swarthmore, PA, 1983
EXPERIENCE
ATTORNEY ADVISOR, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore,
MD
- Practice areas: Administrative law; Social Security Act. Advise
federal agency on implementation of Medicare and Medicaid programs.
1999-Present.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY ANALYST. Fairfax County Government, Fairfax, VA
- Practice Areas: Telecommunications (cable, broadcast, satellite,
common cattier); Local Government Authority and Federal preemption;
Franchise; and Land Use regulation. Advise county officials regarding
implementation of 1996 Telecommunications Act at local level, legal
and technological developments in the telecommunications, cable,
computer, broadcast and information technology industries. 1997-1998.
DIRECTOR. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, Alliance for Community Media, Washington,
D.C.
- Practice Areas: Telecommunications (cable, broadcast, satellite,
common carrier); First Amendment; Utilities Regulation; Local
Government Authority and Federal preemption; Franchise and Land Use.
Active specialization in passage and implementation of 1996
Telecommunications Act, including regulatory comments and FCC
oversight. Significant experience with cable, OVS, universal service,
and local government authority provisions of 1996 Act.
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Washington, D.C.
- Committee Staff. House Judiciary Committee; Jurisdiction included
telecommunications, commercial, administrative and criminal law;
immigration; gun control; Constitutional law; civil rights. Other
issue areas included tax; budget, hashing, insurance. Responsibilities
included speechwriting, legislative analysis and drafting, constituent
services, and correspondence. 1994.
LAW INSTRUCTOR/CONSULTANT New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Teaching: Taught undergraduate courses in American Constitutional
Law, International Comparative Law, International Business
Transactions, Public Administration, and Modern Politics) Philosophy. - Consultation: Advised University administration on curriculum and
development issues in its Law and Public Administration schools.
1991-1993.
ATTORNEY-ADVISOR, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Washington, D.C.
- Practice areas: Federal civil and bankruptcy litigation;
administrative law; ERISA Title 1V. 1991-1992.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. Rep. Jim Moody (D-WI), Washington, D.C.
- Managerial/Administrative: Managed Congress member’s constituent
communications strategy, including supervision of all constituent
correspondence, newsletter production, targeted mailings, and
constituent information systems; Supervised data entry staff of three. - Legislative: Jurisdiction included education, energy, historic
preservation, arts (legislative assistant), tax and budget
(legislative correspondent)- Responsibilities included speechwriting,
legislative analysis and drafting, constituent services, and
correspondence. 1986-1987.
PUBLICATIONS
- Hops, "Red Lion in Winter: First Amendment and Equal
Protection Concerns in the Allocation of Direct Broadcast Satellite
Public Interest Channels," 6 Catholic U. CommLaw Conspectus
105 (Spring 1998). - Hops, "The Non-Forum Forum: Content and Control of Public
Access Channels on Cable Television After Denver Area Educational
Telecommunications Consortium v. FCC" 5 N.Y.L.S. Rev. of
Media L. & Policy 15 (Spring 1997). - Hops, Successfully Negotiating a Franchise Renewal, Alliance
for Community Media, Washington, D.C., 1996. - Hops, ed., A Progressive Future for America: The Final Report of
the Democratic Party Project, Princeton, NJ., Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School, 1991.
Professional:
- Admitted in the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania.
- Member, D.C. Bar (Telecommunications Section; Real Estate, Housing
and Land Use Section).