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The Daily OrangeFormer FCC chief of staff to speak at College of Law
By Dan Scorpio
Posted: 2/27/08, 10:35 PM EST Section: News
An influential voice in communications law will speak to students about what their cell phones might have to do with the law.
Bryan Tramont, former chief of staff for the Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Michael Powell, will give a speech titled "The First Semester Curriculum and Your Cell Phone - They Have More In Common Than You Think," at 11:45 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel.
Tramont is also a practitioner in residence at the Syracuse University College of Law.
Tramont's appearance is sponsored by the College of Law as part of the Law Success Program. The program's mission is to give law students practical experience to complement classroom learning.
"The Law Success Program is an initiative of the Office of Student Life at the College of Law designed to promote academic and professional development of our students," said Tomás Gonzalez, senior assistant dean for student life in the College of Law.
All first-year law students are required to attend the presentation.
LaVonda Reed-Huff, assistant professor of law, said the requirement is for the students' benefit.
"Communications law is a dynamic area of law that is not often covered in law school as extensively as other areas," Reed-Huff said. "This will expose students to an area of the law they probably haven't seen much of before."
Tramont said he will try to connect his speech to the first-year curriculum at the College of Law, with particular emphasis on wireless communications.
"I will touch on some of the many legal principles in the curriculum and connect them to everyday practice," Tramont said.
The FCC oversees the broadcast, satellite and wireless industries. It has jurisdiction over the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Divided among its bureaus are the tasks of fielding content complaints, processing applications for licenses and creating regulations.
During his tenure at the FCC, Tramont was responsible for creating and executing policy direction, coordinating press requests, working with Capitol Hill and setting the budget for the agency.
"The chief of staff is basically chief operating officer of the agency," Tramont said.
Tramont has worked as a law clerk in the Missouri Supreme Court and formerly was a member of the executive committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association. That organization awarded him its Distinguished Service Award.
Tramont currently serves as partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, and is an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America. He is also an adjunct guest lecturer at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
dpscorpi@syr.edu
Bryan Tramont, former chief of staff for the Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Michael Powell, will give a speech titled "The First Semester Curriculum and Your Cell Phone - They Have More In Common Than You Think," at 11:45 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel.
Tramont is also a practitioner in residence at the Syracuse University College of Law.
Tramont's appearance is sponsored by the College of Law as part of the Law Success Program. The program's mission is to give law students practical experience to complement classroom learning.
"The Law Success Program is an initiative of the Office of Student Life at the College of Law designed to promote academic and professional development of our students," said Tomás Gonzalez, senior assistant dean for student life in the College of Law.
All first-year law students are required to attend the presentation.
LaVonda Reed-Huff, assistant professor of law, said the requirement is for the students' benefit.
"Communications law is a dynamic area of law that is not often covered in law school as extensively as other areas," Reed-Huff said. "This will expose students to an area of the law they probably haven't seen much of before."
Tramont said he will try to connect his speech to the first-year curriculum at the College of Law, with particular emphasis on wireless communications.
"I will touch on some of the many legal principles in the curriculum and connect them to everyday practice," Tramont said.
The FCC oversees the broadcast, satellite and wireless industries. It has jurisdiction over the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Divided among its bureaus are the tasks of fielding content complaints, processing applications for licenses and creating regulations.
During his tenure at the FCC, Tramont was responsible for creating and executing policy direction, coordinating press requests, working with Capitol Hill and setting the budget for the agency.
"The chief of staff is basically chief operating officer of the agency," Tramont said.
Tramont has worked as a law clerk in the Missouri Supreme Court and formerly was a member of the executive committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association. That organization awarded him its Distinguished Service Award.
Tramont currently serves as partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, and is an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America. He is also an adjunct guest lecturer at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
dpscorpi@syr.edu
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