Jan Witold Baran
Work in Holtzman Vogel, PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Constitutional Law
2300 N Street NW, Suite 643A, Washington, DC 20037
About Jan Witold Baran
Practice Areas
- Constitutional Law
Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1973J.D.
- Honors: Patrick Wilson Scholar of Law
- Law Journal: University of Virginia, Journal of Law & Politics, National Advisory Board
- Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1970B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Increased Regulation of Lobbying and Other Political Activities, American Bar Association Section of Business Law Webcast, - April 8, 2009
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1973
- District of Columbia, 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)
- The District of Columbia Bar (Member)
- Federal Bar Association, 1981 - 1983 (Chairman, Committee on Political Campaign and Election Law)
- Federal Bar Association, 1986 - 1987 (Chairman, Committee on Political Campaign and Election Law)
- American Bar Association, 1980 - 1981 (Vice Chairman)
- American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Election Law, Section of Administrative Law)
- American Bar Association, 1990 - 1993 (Chairman, Standing Committee on Election Law)
- Ohio Wesleyan University (Trustee on the Board of Trustees)
Past Positions
- United States Delegation, World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) Torremolinos, Spain, Ambassador and Chairman, 1992
- Republican National Committee, General Counsel, 1989 - 1992
- American Bar Association, Committee on Law and the Electoral Process Advisory Commission, Chairman, 1984 - 1989
- American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural, Inc., General Counsel, 1988
- Bush-Quayle 88, Inc., General Counsel, 1988
- George Bush for President, Inc., General Counsel, 1987 - 1988
- Federal Election Commission, Executive Assistant to the Chairman, 1977 - 1979
- President's Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform, Member
- Office of the Attorney General, Statewide Virginia Election Recount, Special Counsel, - 2005
- ABC News, Legal Analyst, - 2000
Fraternities and Sororities
- Omicron Delta Kappa
Articles
Published Works
- The Federal Election Commission, 22 Arizona Law Review 519, 1980
- The Election Law Primer for Corporations, Prentice-Hall, 1984, 1988
- President Obama Restricts Lobbyist Activities on Recovery Act, March 24, 2009
- Bundle of Joy: The FEC's New Bundled Contribution Disclosure Rules, Election Law News, March, 2009
- FEC Opinion Addresses Solicitations by Parent Corporation with Different Types of Subsidiaries, Election Law News, March, 2009
- Lobbyist Gifts to Obama Political Appointees: They Can't Take It Anymore, Election Law News, March, 2009
- Ten Tips for Lobbyists: Campaign Finance Compliance, Business Law Today, March/April, 2009
- FEC Adopts Bundling Rules, But Has Yet to Issue the Necessary Interpretative Guidance, Election Law News, January, 2009
- Pitfalls for Insurers' Washington Representatives: Three Things to Keep in Mind, Washington Perspective, January, 2009
- House Ethics Committee Provides New Deadlines for Travel Approval, Election Law News, November, 2008
- Presidential Transition and the New Congress: Ethics Laws and Rules to Note, Election Law News, November, 2008
- We Can Do That? Corporate Fundraising and other Partisan Communications Regarding Federal Candidates, Election Law News, September, 2008
- Ex-Istook Aide Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges, Election Law News, July, 2008
- D.C. Circuit Strikes Down FEC Campaign Coordination Regulations, Election Law News, July, 2008
- The Election Law Primer for Corporations, 5th Edition, ABA Books, July, 2008
- Semiannual LDA Report Due July 30; Form LD-203 Finally Available, Election Law News, July, 2008
- One Report Down and Five to Go-the Next Phase of LDA Compliance, Election Law News, May, 2008
- NAM Challenging Disclosure Provision in New Lobbying Law, Election Law News, March, 2008
- First Quarterly LDA Report Due April 21: Preparation Is Imperative, Election Law News, March, 2008
- House and Senate Issue LDA Guidance, Election Law News , January, 2008
- FEC Revises Its Electioneering Communications Rules in Response to Wisconsin Right to Life, Election Law News, January, 2008
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