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LWV League of Women Voters of California
Los Angeles County, CA June 5, 2001 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Michael N. Feuer

Candidate for
City Attorney; City of Los Angeles

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PERSONAL

  • Married to Gail Ruderman Feuer
  • Father of two children: Aaron, 9, and Danielle, 7

EDUCATION
  • Graduated Harvard Law School, Cum Laude
  • Graduated Harvard College, Magna Cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa
  • Attended Claremont Men's College

CITY COUNCIL SERVICE
  • Chair, Budget Committee
  • Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on City Budget
  • Chair, Ad Hoc Tax Reform Committee
  • Vice Chair, Government Efficiency Committee
  • Vice Chair, Ad Hoc Economic Development
    Consolidation Committee
  • Vice Chair, Ad Hoc Charter Implementation Committee
  • Vice Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Children, Youth
    and Their Families
  • Vice Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Housing Crisis
  • Member, Rampart Working Group
  • Member, Executive Employees Relations Committee
  • Member, Personnel Committee
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Sports and
    Entertainment District Master Plan
  • Member, Ad Hoc City Hall Seismic Committee
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Improvement to
    Police Policies and Practices
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Substandard Housing
  • Former Chair, Rules & Elections Committee
  • Former Chair, Arts, Health & Humanities Committee
  • Former Vice-Chair, Public Safety Committee

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Executive Director,
    Bet Tzedek Legal Services
  • Lecturer,
    UCLA School of Law
  • Director Research/Issues,
    Tom Bradley for Governor
  • Attorney,
    Hufstedler, Miller, Carlson & Beardsley
  • Judicial Clerk,
    California Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin

PUBLIC SERVICE
  • Member, Advisory Board, Alernative Living for The Aging
  • Member, Harvard Law School Board of Overseers Visiting Committee
  • Former member, Steering Committee, California Legal Corps Task Force
  • Former member, Legal Services for the Poor Committee, L.A. County & Calif. State Bar Assn.
  • Former member, Pro Bono Council, L.A. County Bar Assn.
  • Former member, Commission on Law and Legislation, Jewish Community Relations Council
  • Former Member, Council of Agency Executives, Jewish Federation Council
  • Founder, Committee to Preserve Fairfax
  • Former Treasurer, Board of Directors, Medicare Advocacy Project

PUBLISHED
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Los Angeles Daily (Legal) Journal
  • L.A. Daily News
  • La Opinion
  • California Tax Journal
  • Sacramento Bee
  • San Francisco Chronicle

AWARDS AND HONORS
  • One of California's 100 Most Influential
    Attorneys - Daily Journal
  • American Legion Van Nuys Post 193 Certificate
    of Appreciation
  • Sheldon W. Aldenson Award, Alternative Living
    for the Aging
  • FAMMY Award, Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles "Angel of Peace" Award, Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles Fire Department Award of Recognition for Commitment to Public Safety
  • "Tobacco Free Cities" Recipient, L.A. Link
  • Chase Knolls Residents & Neighbors Assn. Certificate of Appreciation
  • Valley Non-Profit Alliance Award
  • 2000 Youth Summit Award of Appreciation
  • Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Appreciation
  • Valley Torah High School Award of Appreciation Boundless Playground West Coast Resource Center Certificate of Appreciation
  • "Days of Dialogue on Race Relations" Certificate of Appreciation

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