Beth Nolan
Beth Nolan | |
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White House Counsel | |
In office September 1999 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Cheryl Mills (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Alberto Gonzales |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | August 21, 1951
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Scripps College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
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Beth Nolan (born August 21, 1951, in New York City) was vice president and general counsel of the George Washington University. She was also Bill Clinton's final White House Counsel, as well as the first woman to hold the office.[3] Prior to serving as White House Counsel, Nolan worked in other White House and Department of Justice positions, taught law, and worked in private practice.[2][4]
Personal
Nolan was born in
Career
Nolan began her career in 1980, where she clerked for
Nolan began working in the White house as Associate White House Counsel, serving from 1993 to 1995. From 1996 to 1999, she served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel.
In 1997, Nolan became the nominee to serve as
From 1999 to 2001, Nolan served as White House Counsel, serving until Bill Clinton left office in January 2001.
After leaving the White House, Nolan became a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.
In 2002, Nolan became a partner at Crowell & Moring. Nolan left the firm in 2007.
From 2007 until 2021, Nolan was Vice President and General Counsel of George Washington University.[6]
Other
She testified on March 5, 2001, before the
Her appointment on August 10, 1999, as White House Counsel did not require Senate confirmation, and she began in September.
During its investigations of the
After working in the White House, Nolan became a partner with the law firm Crowell & Moring in the firm's white collar and securities litigation group. She had a broad-based federal and international practice focuses on strategic counseling, congressional investigations, internal investigations and compliance, government and legal ethics, federal election law, constitutional and public policy issues, international claims, and other matters.[4]
In February 2006 she published a letter to members of the
Nolan argued in March 2007 that the
In 2007 she represented, along with a great many others,
During the
Memberships and recognition
- Board of Directors of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Board of Directors of the Arthritis Foundation of the National Capital Area
- Board of Advisors of the Harvard Law & Policy Review
- National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal (1993)
Writings
- Nolan, Beth. Removing Conflicts from the Administration of Justice: Conflicts of Interest and Independent Counsels under the Ethics in Government Act, 79 GEO. L.J. 1 (1990). K7 .E645[clarification needed]
- Nolan, Beth. The Role of Judicial Ethics in the Discipline and Removal of Federal Judges.[citation needed]
- Nolan, Beth (1999-02-11). "Attorney's Fees for Legal Service Performed Prior to Federal Employment". United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
18 U.S.C. § 205 prohibits a Civil Division attorney from receiving attorney's fees for work in a case against the United States performed prior to federal employment when the right to payment depends on a finding of liability and award against the United States that takes place after the attorney's entry into federal employment.
Notes
- ^ a b "Beth Nolan." Biography Resource Center Online. Gale Group, 2000.
Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
Document Number: K1650000722
Fee. Updated: 2000-06-01 Retrieved: 2008-10-24. - ^ on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ a b "Nolan to Become 1st Female White House Counsel". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1999. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ a b Schario, Tracy (2007-10-16). "Former White House Counsel Beth Nolan Named GW Vice President and General Counsel". Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ a b "Office of the Senior Vice President and General Counsel". George Washington University. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Beth Nolan Announces Retirement". gwtoday.gwu.edu. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- Time magazine. Archived from the originalon March 3, 2001. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
insist there was no quid pro quo between Marc Rich's sponsors and President Clinton — or the President's financial interests. ...[They] underscore their personal opposition to the Rich pardon, insisting they never thought the President would grant it.
- ^ eMediaMillWorks (2001-03-01). "Text: House Hearing on Clinton's Pardons". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-24. Transcript.
- ^ Van Atta, Jr., Don (1997-12-31). "Clinton Defense of Aide May Hurt Nominee". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ Paulson, Amy (2000-03-30). "White House e-mail problem may be resolved by September". CNN. Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
Nolan said that 'to the best of (her) knowledge' she has found 'no evidence' that anyone in the Executive Office of the President 'attempted to withhold or hide responsive e-mail records,' and that no one in either her office nor the White House Office 'was advised of allegations of threats surrounding this matter.'
The president was informed of the problem 'only in the last month,' Nolan said. His response was that he 'wanted to make sure that we had produced everything we could produce and that we were looking into what to do.' - New York Review of Books. (Volume 53, Number 2). Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- Legal Timesthat the administration could lose an executive privilege claim. 'There is no blanket protection for all information about the White House'...
- ^ Nolan, Beth (2007-03-29). "Statement of Beth Nolan" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ Nolan, Beth (2007-03-23). "Executive Overreach: The White House Is Taking Privilege Too Far". The Washington Post. p. Page A17. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ Broder, John M.; James Risen (2007-11-01). "Blackwater Mounts a Defense With Top Talent". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Individual Contributions Arranged By Type, Giver, Then Recipient". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-24. (You must enter Beth Nolan in the query boxes.)
- City-data.com. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
References
- Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1999.
- New York Times, August 20, 1999.
- Washington Post, January 29, 1998; June 8, 1998.
- CNN Interactive, http://cnn.com, (August 18, 1999).
- George Washington University website, http://www.law.gwu.edu
- United States House of Representatives website, http://www.house.gov, (January 9, 1998).
- Kelley, Nora T. (December 1993). "Truth, Justice and the American Way". GW Magazine (Law Issue). George Washington University. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
As a White House ethics adviser, Professor Beth Nolan must decide: What's right in the '90s?