Matthew Bruenig
Education
Boston University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2014
GPA: 3.48
Honors: Peggy Browning Fellow; Research Assistant for L&E Professor Michael Harper
University of Oklahoma
B.A. in Philosophy, summa cum laude, 2011
GPA: 4.0
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society; National Merit Scholar; McNair Scholar
Legal Work Experience
National Labor Relations Board (Sept 2014 ­ June 2016)
Honors Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Washington DC
● Successfully defended the Board against a Leedom v. Kyne suit in federal district court.
● Worked on contempt and compliance cases involving delinquent payors attempting to avoid judgment debts.
● Drafted and published advisory memoranda and completed special projects focused on recent reversals of Board precedent for the Division of Advice.
● Investigated merit and successfully closed 26 appeal claims for the Appeals Branch relating to multiple charges.
● Drafted a brief in the First Circuit defending an NLRB decision for the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Branch.
● Advised the General Counsel in all 4 branches of the GC’s office on a variety of legal cases and issues. Service Employees International Union, Peggy Browning Fellow (Summer 2013)
Law Clerk, Washington DC
● Conducted legal research for the International’s legal department to support ongoing SEIU campaigns focusing on anti­trust laws, medical privacy laws, FOIA, ERISA, and the WARN Act.
● Researched precedent, presented witnesses and wrote position statements for 14 unfair labor practice charges. ● Worked directly on NLRB­related cases including election challenges, handbook violations, failure to bargain, and accretion.
● Researched and advised on Rule 11 and Rule 12(b) dismissals relating to a Section 1983 lawsuit filed against SEIU.
Machinists Union, AFL­CIO Law Student Union Summer (Summer 2012)
Law Clerk & Organizing Intern, Portland, Oregon
● Provided advisory memoranda and briefed local staff on Taft­Hartley pension rules and contract language.
● Prepped arguments for two termination arbitrations focused on employee sabotage and absenteeism.
● Drafted an NLRB position statement for a Spielberg appeal of a refusal­to­bargain case.
● Researched the OSHA violations, adverse NLRB rulings, SEC filings, DOL filings, etc. of several companies targeted for union organizing.
● Responsible for organizing committee meetings, website development, community outreach and employee registration. Bar Admissions
SD (2014), the D.C. Circuit (2016), the First Circuit (2016), and the Sixth Circuit (2016)
Interests
Freelance writer for The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Dissent Magazine, & Jacobin Magazine.