Joy Levin Welan

• Supervise development of regulations to implement the disability nondiscrimination obligations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through notice-and-comment rulemaking, including the Title II web and mobile app rule and Title II medical diagnostic equipment rule

• Supervise review of other federal agencies’ regulations and guidance under Executive Order 12250 and Executive Order 12866, including the Department of Health and Human Services’ Section 504 rule and portions of the Department of Education’s Title IX rule

• Manage as many as fifteen team members, including attorneys, paralegals, contractors, and professional staff

• Received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, which is the Department’s second-highest award for employee performance

• Drafted regulations to implement the disability nondiscrimination obligations of the ADA through notice-and-comment rulemaking

• Advised Department officials and staff at other federal agencies about disability nondiscrimination laws

• Coordinated with other federal agencies to ensure consistent implementation of disability nondiscrimination laws; reviewed and commented on proposed regulations, guidance, and legislation

• Drafted and revised guidance and technical assistance documents to help the public understand their rights and obligations under the ADA

• Represented the Section at intra-agency meetings, interagency meetings, and meetings with stakeholders

• Served as co-coordinator of the Section’s internship program; supervised up to twelve interns per semester; provided feedback and prepared performance evaluations

• Conducted complex investigations of potential violations of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act

• Drafted recommendations to, and prepared briefings for, Department and Division leadership

• Drafted comprehensive findings letters and complaints

• Drafted and responded to discovery requests; prepared for, took, and defended depositions

• Briefed dispositive and discovery motions; represented the United States at hearings in federal court

• Drafted negotiated, and monitored compliance with comprehensive settlement agreements and consent decrees

• Served as the Section’s electronic discovery coordinator and actively participated in the Division’s electronic discovery working group

• Served on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

• Received three Assistant Attorney General’s Awards for Distinguished Service, a Special Commendation from the Assistant Attorney General, and the United States Attorney’s Award for Distinguished Service in Civil Rights Litigation from the Middle District of Pennsylvania

• Applied electronic discovery expertise to advance civil litigation at large law firms by using Relativity to review and tag documents in English and Spanish and to prepare privilege logs

• Represented survivors of domestic violence in civil protection order, custody, and child support matters; drafted and argued motions; successfully obtained civil protection orders in contested trials

See above.

See above. Hired through the Attorney General’s Honors Program.

Law Clerk to the Honorable Judith Bartnoff on a complex civil litigation docket.