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Brain Trust Member Information
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| Thomas Sullivan |
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Thomas Sullivan, appointed by President George Bush, is the fifth senate-confirmed Chief Counsel for Advocacy in the office’s 25-year history. The defender of small business within the Federal government, Advocacy intervenes on behalf of small business in the Federal regulatory process as mandated by the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. As Chief Counsel, Tom heads a team of attorneys and economists that work to remove regulatory barriers to entrepreneurial growth, conduct economic research, and publish data on small businesses’ contribution to the economy, Tom comes to the Chief Counsel position with a strong background in small business issues. Most recently, he was Executive Director of the NFIB Legal Foundation, which provides small business owners guidance on legal issues and promotes a small business agenda in the nation’s courts. Before joining the NFIB Legal Foundation, Tom led the Small Business Coalition for Regulatory Relief from 1998-2000 as the NFIB’s Regulatory Policy Counsel. From 1994-1998, he served in the EPA and in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Tom earned his law degree from Suffolk University in Boston, MA in 1993 and in 1989 earned a BA in English from Boston College. He is admitted to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. |
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