Nathan Cemenska

2077 E. 4th Street, Unit 5W Cleveland, OH 44115 (216) 798-4506 cemenskalaw@gmail.com SKILL SUMMARY Teamwork and organizational skills

With $1,500 cash and a law degree, founded consumer bankruptcy law firm. Nine months after filing its first case the firm filed 10 cases in one month and continues to grow. Thus far, 100% of cases have been successful and resulted in a full discharge Planned and supervised construction of $60,000, 2,700-cell database showing historical progression of certain aspects of election law across 50 states. Database commissioned by major nonprofit organization to bolster nationwide lobbying effort. Designed and managed the execution of Key Questions for Key States, a $70,000 grant-funded interactive database that digests and compares the election laws of 17 states in 45 areas (available at http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/maps/index.php) Determined staffing, budget and timeline for 2 grant-funded elections research projects with budgets over $100,000 Hired and managed dozens of research assistants and one attorney to conduct research on 4 election law projects Coordinated team of 4 individuals to interview dozens of elections officials in 5 states under challenging time constraints to prepare for writing a book

As litigation associate, managed a 40-case load, attended all pretrial hearings and prepared and filed all motions and pleadings promptly. Planned for and conducted four depositions. Elections background

Primary author of 150-page, $57,000 grant-funded follow-up to coauthored 2007 election law book Produced 40-page statutory digest section of 2008 Election Day Survey for federal Election Assistance Commission Wrote one 24-page chapter and other portions of a 206-page, $250,000 grant-funded book, From Registration to Recounts, analyzing the election laws of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota Published lengthy articles describing the elections systems of Florida and Pennsylvania Managed and edited 2 election law research projects that helped persuade three philanthropic organizations to fund over $450,000 in further research Wrote 50 Questions for 5 States, a 220-page article digesting of the election laws of 5 states Wrote 14 policy pieces for election law website that were cited by the Wall Street Journal, the American Enterprise Institute, the Century Foundation, Common Cause, and other organizations Provided interviews about election issues to major news media, including the National Law Journal, Congressional Research Service, Newsweek, the Cincinnati Enquirer, abcnews.com, and ProPublica

PUBLICATIONS 2011 From Registration to Recounts: 2008 Retrospective Follow-up to 2007 book analyzed election administration systems in 5 Midwestern states, rated their effectiveness, and made recommendations for reform. 2008 HAVA's Matching/ID Requirement: A Meaningless Tale Told by... Congress Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest, Fall '08 An article describing how states use database technologies to attempt to confirm the accuracy of information contained on voter registration applications. Argues that federal law does not necessarily require this confirmation process for all states. 2007 From Registration to Recounts: The Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States Steven Huefner, Dan Tokaji, and Edward Foley with Nathan Cemenska Election administrators and others in the policy community praised the book and it is now used as a textbook at George Washington University Law School. EXPERIENCE 11/08-Current 7/06-Current 3/05-7/06 3/03-8/04 5/03-8/03 EDUCATION 2007-Current 2002-2004 Cemenska Law Firm, LLC Cleveland, OH Projects have included negotiation of a $2.2M corporate debt workout, litigation of bankrutpcy adversary proceedings, and representation of individuals in consumer bankruptcy and criminal matters. Elections Consultant Cleveland, OH I provide expertise in election law on a contract basis to organizations such as law schools, political science departments, and the government. The Romano Law Firm Associate Cleveland, OH Office of Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer -- Law Clerk Columbus, OH Supreme Court of Ohio -- Clerk for Justice Pfeifer Columbus, OH Cleveland State University Nance College of Business Administration Working towards joint MBA/Health Care Administration degree. Current GPA: 3.91 Ohio State University Moritz College of Law - Juris Doctorate GPA: 3.47 Avg: 92.1% Rank: Top 20%-33% Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH

1997-2001 INTERESTS

Northwestern University - BS in Communication Studies Racquetball, weightlifting, science fiction, Jack Russell Terriers

GPA: 3.54

Evanston, IL