Victor M. Fortuno - Attorney Profile
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The Legal Services Corporation was established by Congress in 1974 and receives annual Congressioal appropriations. (The Corporation's FY 2009 appropriations is for just under $400,000,000.) With the exception of funds used for grants oversight and administration, the Corporation uses its appropriations to make grants to organizations throughout the United States and its territories for the purpose of providing civil legal assistance to the poor.
The Corporation's Board of Directors is appointed by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. I head up the Corporation's in-house legal department and serve as its Corporate Secretary. Our practice involves most of the usual in-house work (such as employment law, contracts, counsel on other legal issues and litigation management) as well as federal rulemaking and some federal open government statutes (the Freedom of Information Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act).
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Undergraduate:
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Columbia University
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Law School:
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Columbia University
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Admitted to Bar:
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1977
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Practice Areas:
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Business > Employer Law
Business > Corporate Counsel
Personal > Animal Law
Business > Administrative Law
Personal > Civil Litigation
Non-Profit Org
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Organizations:
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Association of Corporate Counsel, American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association
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Personal
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Gender:
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Male
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Married
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Children:
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More Than 2 Children
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Age:
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56
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Home Town:
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New York City
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Home State:
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VA
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Account
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Member Since:
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04-22-2008
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Last Update:
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07-04-2011
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