Sarah L. Brinton Sarah L. Olson
TEACHING INTERESTS
Core Interests
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law
Secondary Interests
Federal Courts, Native American Law, Constitutional Law, Negotiation
Education
Stanford Law School, JD
Graduated May 2008
Journal: Managing Editor for Features, Stanford Law and Policy Review (2007 – 2008)
Sources and Citations Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review (2006 – 2007)
Activities: Vice-Chair, Student International Board, J. Reuben Clark Law Society (2007 – 2008)
International Human Rights Clinic (Spring 2007)
Founding Organizer, “From Grassroots to White House” Conference (January 2007)
Youth and Education Law Project (Fall 2006)
Public Interest Fellow (2006 – 2007)
President/Founder, Jane Stanford Sobriety Society (2005 – 2008)
University of Texas at Austin, MA Curriculum and Instruction
Graduated May 2005
Thesis: Metaphor and Inquiry (arguing that metaphor construction is an inquiry process)
Brigham Young University, BA English Teaching with Honors
Graduated December 2003, magna cum laude
Honors Thesis: One New Teacher (anecdotal essay exploring my first year of teaching)
Honors: National Merit Scholar; David O. McKay Essay Contest Second Place Winner (2002), Third Place Winner (2004); English Department Senior with Outstanding GPA (2001, 2002, 2004); Member, Phi Kappa Phi
Activities: Writing Fellow; Teaching Assistant, Writing Across the Curriculum;
Research Assistant to Dr. Kristine Hansen, Assoc. Dean of University Writing; Member, Divine Comedy (BYU’s premiere sketch comedy troupe)
Work Experience
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University August 2011 – present
Law Fellow, Provo, UT
Research and write in the areas of administrative law, federal courts, constitutional law, and education law; teach Administrative Law (Fall 2011) and Law and Education (Winter 2012).
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit July 2010 – July 2011
Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Jay S. Bybee, Las Vegas, NV
Hogan Lovells LLP (formerly Hogan & Hartson LLP) Sept. 2008 – July 2010
Litigation Associate, Washington, DC
Stanford University Winters 2007 & 2008
Teaching Assistant, Ethics and Public Policy (STS 110), Stanford, CA
Hogan & Hartson LLP May – June 2007
Summer Associate, Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Education May – Aug. 2006
Intern, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC
Mountain View High School Aug. 2002 – May 2003
10th and 11th Grade English Teacher, Alpine School District, Orem, UT
Publications / Presentations
ACADEMIC
“Sovereign Immunity in Three Dimensions” (in progress)
J. Reuben Clark Law Society Faculty Conference, Washington, DC (upcoming January 2012)
“Pre-Constitutional State Administrative Law” (working title) (in progress)
“Toward Adequacy in the Judicial Review Provisions of the APA” (in progress)
“Reflection in Teacher Education: Building a Process for Improvement”
English Leadership Quarterly, NCTE Publication, Vol. 26.1, Aug. 2003, co-authored with
Dr. Deborah Dean
“A Theory That May Change the Whole World—And the Way You Tutor”
National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (2001)
OTHER
Weekly Blog Posts
The Apron Stage, apronstage.wordpress.com (multi-writer blog featuring short personal essays) (3500+ hits per week) (Nov. 2008 – June 2010) (formerly www.theapronstage.com)
Volunteer Experience
Peer Grant Reviewer, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia, Washington, DC (Mar. – Apr. 2011)
Pro bono Attorney, 100+ hours above firm requirement, Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, DC (Jan. 2009 – July 2010)
Member, Committee for Assessment and Evaluation, Arlington County Public Schools, Arlington, VA (2008 – 2010)
Teacher, Law Day (monthly legal reasoning classes for charter high school students), Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, DC (2008 – 2010)
Founding Coordinator and Teacher, High School Entrance Exam Summer School, Toledo District, Belize (Summer 2007)
Bar Admissions / Professional Licensures
District of Columbia Bar Association (inactive)
New York Bar Association
Utah State Educator’s License Level 1 (2004 – 2010)
References
Robert Daines, Pritzker Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School
, (650) 736-2684
Helen Stacy, Senior Fellow, Stanford Law School
, (650) 725-9608
Catherine Stetson, Partner & Director of Appellate Group, Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, DC
, (202) 637-5491
Hon. Jay Bybee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
, (702) 464-5650