White House Staff Dana
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Karen Lawn Assistant to the President and White House Counsel Prior to working for the President, Ms. Lawn worked for Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown as Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Liaison during the Clinton Administration. Lawn served as Policy Director to former New York Attorney General John Carlucci, who was recently elected to the United States Senate. From 1994-2000, Ms. Lawn practiced law at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Whitfoot, Benjamin, and Black, LLC. Ms. Lawn received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1993 and her B.A. from Barnard in 1990. Ms. Lawn is married to Peter
Lawn, Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, and they
reside in Washington, D.C.
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Office of the White House Counsel The
White House Legal Counsel provides legal advice to the Office of the White
House, much as a Corporate Lawyer would to a Company. However, the OLC
are public employees, not the personal counsel of the President. They
could not defend the President against criminal or civil charges, though
they could advise him on what actions would be criminal or actionable
in the course of his work. They are also able to offer qualified opinions
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