Published on National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (http://www.nrtw.org)
The Foundation's Litigators


Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr., Vice President and Legal Director (2001-present)

Foundation Staff Attorney, 1971-2001; Legislative Assistant (part-time), Virginia House of Delegates, 1972-73; self-employed political research consultant, Washington, DC, 1969-71; Research Director, United Republicans of America, Washington, DC, 1967-68. Bar Admis­sions: Virginia, 1967; District of Columbia, 1972; U.S. Supreme Court, 1982. Law School: Washington & Lee University, LL.B., 1967. College: Providence College, A.B., Humanities, cum laude, 1964. Member: Vice Chairman, Labor and Employment Practice Group, Federalist Society National Lawyers Division, 2000-present; Advisor for Labor-Related Agencies, Office of the President-Elect, 1980-81. Publications: "Workers' Experiences in Attempting to Exercise Their Rights under Communications Workers v. Beck,?Engage, Apr. 2002, at 102; "The Future of Unions," Federalist Society Labor & Employment Law News, Spring 1999, at 1; Comment on T.R. Haggard, "Union Security in the Context of Labor Arbitration," 1994 Proceedings of National Academy of Arbitrators124; "Employees' Freedom from Ideological Conformity: A Right Without a Remedy?," 5 Journal of Labor Research 265 (1984); Case Comment, "A Struck Carrier's Right to Attempt to Operate," 24 Washington & Lee Law Review 80 (1967). Reported Cases (partial listing): Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, 525 U.S. 33 (1988); Airline Pilots Ass'n v. Miller, 523 U.S. 866 (1998); Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Ass'n, 500 U.S. 507 (1991); Wessel v. City of Albuquerque, 299 F.3d 1186 (10th Cir. 2002), after remand, 463 F.3d 1138 (10th Cir. 2006); Hohe v. Casey, 956 F.2d 399 (3d Cir. 1992); Ferriso v. NLRB, 125 F.3d 865 (D.C. Cir. 1997); Bromley v. Michigan Education Ass'n, 82 F.3d 686 (6th Cir. 1996); Harrington v. City of Albuquerque, 222 F.R.D. 505 (D.N.M. 2004); Lutz v. Machinists, 121 F. Supp. 2d 498 (E.D. Va. 2000); Browne v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, 485 N.W. 2d 376 (Wis. 1992).


Bruce N. Cameron, Staff Attorney (1976-present)


Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law, Regent University School of Law, 2007-present; Intern, U.S. Attorneys Office, Justice Honors Program, Atlanta, GA, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-76. Bar Admissions: Georgia, 1976; U.S. Supreme Court, 1982; District of Columbia, 1984; Massachu­setts Supreme Judicial Court, 1984 (admitted only in GA, DC & MA). Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1976. College: Andrews University, B.A., Business Administration/Political Science, with honors, 1973. Publications (partial listing): "The Hardison Case," Liberty, Sept.-Oct. 1977, at 15; "Rebuttal: Right to Work Law Note," 14 Georgia State Bar Journal 138 (1978); "Labor Unions and Rights of Conscience," Liberty, May-June 1981, at 6; "Caution: Agency Fee Payers Can Be Harmful to Your Financial Health," Illinois Public Employee Relations Report, Summer 1987, at 7; Co-author, "Agency Service Fee Litiga­tion," in Lawyers Weekly, A Judicial Guide to Labor and Employment 423 (1990); "Union Dues and Ethical Don'ts," Vision, July-Aug. 1996, at 4; "An Employee's Guide to Union Dues and Religious Do Nots [1]," monograph published by the Foundation; "Jethro Was Right: Arbitrate, Not Litigate," Adventist Lawyer 2002; "Your Other Right," 97 Liberty, July-Aug. 2002, at 21. "Card Sharks and Marks," LIBERTY, Jan.-Feb. 2006, at 26; "Religious Accomodation in Forced Dues Environments," ENGAGE, Mar. 2006, at 122. Reported Cases (partial listing): Equal Opportunity Employment Commission v. University of Detroit, 904 F.2d 331 (6th Cir. 1990); Machinists Lodge 720 v. NLRB, 626 F.2d 119 (9th Cir. 1980); Sheridan v. Electrical Workers Local 455, 940 F. Supp. 368 (D. Mass. 1996); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AFSCME Council 82, 937 F. Supp. 166 (N.D. N.Y. 1996); Wareham Education Ass'n v. Labor Relations Commission, 713 N.E.2d 363 (Mass. 1999); Conley v. Massachusetts Bay Transpor­tation Authority, 539 N.E.2d 1024 (Mass. 1989); Lyons v. Labor Relations Commission, 492 N.E.2d 343 (Mass. 1986); School Committee v. Greenfield Education Ass'n, 431 N.E.2d 180 (Mass. 1982).

Milton L. Chappell, Staff Attorney (1976-present)


Foundation Law Clerk, 1975-76; Legal Intern, Counsel for the Columbia Union Confer­ence Association of Seventh-day Adventists, Takoma Park, MD, 1974-75. Bar Admissions: Maryland, 1976; District of Columbia, 1977; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980 (admitted only in MD & DC). Law School: Catholic University, J.D., 1976. College: Columbia Union College, B.A., Sociology/Political Science, summa cum laude, 1972. Member: American Bar Association; Federalist Society. Publications: "Protecting the Rights of State Employees Against Compulsory Unionism," California Public Employee Relations, No. 143 (Aug. 2000); "Legislative and Practical Alternatives to the Current Monopoly Bargaining Model That Will Enhance the Viability of Independent Teacher Groups," Government Union Review, Summer 1995, at 1; "From Abood to Tierney: The Protection of Nonunion Employees in an Agency Shop: You?ve Come a Long Way," 15 Ohio Northern University Law Review 1 (1988). Reported Cases (partial listing): Otto v. Pennsylvania State Education Ass'n, 330 F.3d 125 (3d Cir. 2003); Damiano v. Matish, 830 F.2d 1363 (6th Cir. 1987); Swanson v. University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, 269 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (D. Hawaii 2003); Leer v. Washington Education Ass'n., 172 F.R.D. 439 (W.D. Wash. 1997); George v. Baltimore City Public Schools, 117 F.R.D. 368 (D. Md. 1987); Chamberlain v. FEC, 457 F. Supp. 1102 (D.D.C. 1978); Elvin v. Oregon Public Employees Union, 832 P.2d 26 (Or. 1992).

Richard J. Clair, Corporate Counsel and Staff Attorney (1993-present)


Foundation Staff Attorney, 1979-1993; Tax Law Specialist, Exempt Organizations Division, IRS, Washington, DC, 1977-79. Bar Admissions: Louisiana, 1976; Virginia, 1977; U.S. Supreme Court, 1982. Law School: Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, J.D., 1976. College: Catholic University, B.A., Spanish, 1972. Member: Federalist Society. Publications: "Catholic Social Teaching and the Right to Work," monograph published by the Foundation (http://www.nrtw.org/a/Catholic.pdf [2]). Reported Cases: (partial listing):Machinists Local 2771 v. DynCorp, Aerospace Operations, Sheppard ENJJPT Division, 796 F. Supp. 976 (N.D. Tex. 1991); Davidson v. Cook, 567 F. Supp. 225 (E.D. Va. 1983), aff?d, 734 F.2d 10 (4th Cir. 1984);National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation v. United States, 487 F. Supp. 801 (E.D.N.C. 1979); Food & Commercial Workers Locals 951, 7 & 1036, 329 N.L.R.B. 730 (1999).

John R. Martin, Staff Attorney (2001-present)


Law Clerk, Office of the Independent Counsel, Whitewater Investigation, Washington, DC, Summer 1999; Policy Analyst, Americans for Tax Reform, Washington, DC, 1996-97; Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1994-95. Bar Admissions: Texas, 2001 (admitted only in TX). Law School: University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 2000. College: Oklahoma State University, B.A., English and Philosophy, 1994. Member: Federalist Society; Texas Review of Law & Politics, Deputy Editor in Chief, 1999-2000, Chief Manuscripts Editor, 1998-1999. Publications: "Unions and National Security: Does the NLRB Have Jurisdiction over Privately-Employed Airport Screeners' Should It Decline to Exercise Jurisdiction?" ENGAGE, Mar. 2006, at 115; "Right to Work Laws Are OK: Legal Challenges to Oklahoma's Recently Enacted Right to Work Law," ENGAGE, Oct. 2004, at 107; Note, "Morrison v. Olson and Executive Power," 4 Texas Review of Law & Politics 511 (2000); "Balanced Budget Amendment Shell Game," Investor's Business Daily, Feb. 21, 1997. Reported Cases: Local 514 Transport Workers v. Keating, 358 F.3d 743 (10th Cir. 2004); Brannian v. City of San Diego, 364 F. Supp. 2d 1187 (S.D. Cal. 2005); Local 514 Transport Workers v. Keating, 83 P.3d 835 (Okla. 2003); Eastern Oklahoma Building & Construction Trades Council v. Pitts, 82 P.3d 1008 (Okla. 2003).

William L. Messenger, Staff Attorney (2001-present)


Foundation Law Clerk, 2001, 1999-2000; Law Clerk, National Association of Manufac­turers, Washington, DC, 2000-01; Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, Washington, DC, 2000; Intern, Assistant Majority Leader's Office, U.S. Senate, 1998; Intern, Republican Policy Committee, U.S. Senate, 1997; Intern, Office of U.S. Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH), 1996. Bar Admissions: Virginia, 2001. Law School: George Washing­ton University, J.D., cum laude, 2001. College: Ohio University, B.B.A., 1997. Member: Federalist Society. Publications: "Pre-Recognition Agreements: Can Employers Lawfully Acquire Control Over the Future Representative of their Employees under § 8(a)(2) of the NLRA?" ENGAGE, Oct. 2006, at 131. Reported Cases: Metaldyne Corp., 341 N.L.R.B. No. 150, 2004 WL 1329345 (June 7, 2004).




Matthew C. Muggeridge, Staff Attorney (2006-present)


Foundation Law Clerk, 2006; Researcher, Ave Maria School of Law, 2004-06; Legal Intern, Dugan McKissick Wood & Longmore, Lexington Park, Md., 2005; Legal Intern, Federalist Society, Washington, DC, 2004; Senior Associate Lobbyist, High Park Advocacy Group, Toronto, Canada, 2001-03; Teacher, Dulwich College, London, England, 1999-2000. Bar Admissions: Maryland, 2006. Law School: Ave Maria School of Law, J.D., 2006. College: King's College London, Post Graduate Degree in Education, 1999; Gregorian University, Bachelor of Philosophy, summa cum laude, 1994. Member: Federalist Society.




James J. Plunkett, Staff Attorney (2004-present)


Intern, Office of the Solicitor, Newton, MA, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2003; Coordinating Editor, Lexis Law Publishing, Charlottesville, VA, 1999-2001. Bar Admissions: Illinois, 2004. Law School: Boston College, J.D., 2004. College: James Madison University, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1999. Member: Vice-President, Federalist Society Boston College Chapter, 2003-04. Publications: "The Fiduciary-Beneficiary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege as Applied to the Duty of Fair Representation Owed to Union Nonmembers," ENGAGE, Oct. 2005, at 109.




Derek A. Poteet, Staff Attorney (2007-present)


Officer-in-Charge, Detentions Evaluation and Assessment Program, United States Marine Corps, Al Anbar, Iraq, 2005-2006; Associate Attorney, Coon & Purnell, P.C., Manassas, Virginia, 2003-2007; Associate Attorney, Fricker & Freeman, P.C., Fairfax, Virginia, 2002-2003; Judge Advocate, United States Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, Cherry Point, North Carolina and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1998-2002; Law Clerk, Honorable James C. Turk, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1997-1998. Bar Admissions: Virginia, 1997. Law School: Washington & Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1997. College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1994. Member: Federalist Society, President, Washington & Lee Chapter, 1995-1996. Reported Cases: Daly v. Shepherd, 645 S.E.2d 485 (Va. 2007).



John C. Scully, Staff Attorney (1982-89, 1992-present)


Counsel, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, 1989-92; Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army, 1978-81; Intern, Special Projects Division, Missouri Attorney General's Office, 1977. Bar Admissions: Missouri, 1978; U.S. Supreme Court, 1983 (admitted only in MO). Law School: George Washington University, LL.M., 1987; Missouri University, J.D., 1978. College: George Mason University, M.A., History, 1998; Creighton University, B.A., History, cum laude, 1974. Member: Federalist Society. Publications: "Mandatory Pro Bono: An Attack on the Constitution," 19 Hofstra Law Review 1229 (1991); "Hidden Scheme to Finance Radical Lawyers Plagues Pacific Northwest," Washington Legal Foundation Legal Background­er, Mar. 31, 1992; "Washington Legal Foundation Brings Contingency Fee Reform to the State Of Washington," Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Mar. 31, 1992; "Lawyer Associations' Use of Dues and Client Money Is Politicized and Must Be Stop­ped," Washington Legal Foundation Legal Opinion Letter, Oct. 23, 1992; "Victims of Special Interest Lawyers Fight Back in the Pacific Northwest," Washington Legal Foundation Legal Opinion Letter, Dec. 6, 1991. Reported Cases (partial listing): Lee v. NLRB, 393 F.3d 491 (4th Cir. 2005); NLRB v. Pueblo of San Juan, 276 F.3d 1186 (10th Cir. 2002); Andrews v. Education Ass'n of Cheshire, 829 F.2d 335 (2d Cir. 1987); Paperworkers Local 1033, 320 N.L.R.B. 349 (1995), review denied sub nom. Buzenius v. NLRB, 191 F.3d 641 (6th Cir. 1999); Teamsters Local 1150, 323 N.L.R.B. 1173 (1997); Carpenters Local 943, 322 N.L.R.B. 825 (1997); Elvin v. Oregon Public Employ­ees Union, 793 P.2d 338 (Or. Ct. App. 1990), aff?d, 832 P.2d 26 (Or. 1992); Weissen­stein v. Burlington Board of School Commissioners, 543 A.2d 691 (Vt. 1988).

Glenn M. Taubman, Staff Attorney (1982-present)


Law Clerk, Senior Circuit Judge Warren L. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, Jacksonville, FL, 1981-82; Staff Attorney, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 1980-81. Bar Admissions: Georgia, 1980; New York, 1981; U.S. Supreme Court, 1983; District of Columbia, 1985 (admitted only in GA, NY & DC). Law School: George­town University, LL.M., 1985; Emory University, J.D., with distinction, 1980. College: State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., Political Science & Urban Policy, 1977. Member: Federalist Society. Publications: "'Neutrality Agreements' and the Destruction of Employees' Section 7 Rights," ENGAGE, May 2005, at 101; Co-author, "Union Discipline and Employee Rights," monograph published by the Foundation (http://www.nrtw.org/RDA.htm [3]). Reported Cases (partial listing): Lucas v. NLRB, 333 F.3d 927 (9th Cir. 2003); Penrod v. NLRB, 203 F.3d 41 (D.C. Cir. 2000); Production Workers v. NLRB, 161 F.3d 1047 (7th Cir. 1998); Food & Commercial Workers Local 951 v. Mulder, 31 F.3d 365 (6th Cir. 1994); NLRB v. Office Employees Local 2, 902 F.2d 1164 (4th Cir. 1990); Tierney v. City of Toledo, 917 F.2d 927 (6th Cir. 1990); Lowary v. Lexing­ton Local Board of Education, 902 F.2d 422 (6th Cir. 1990); Lowary v. Lexington Local Board of Education, 854 F.2d 131 (6th Cir. 1988); Tierney v. City of Toledo, 824 F.2d 1497 (6th Cir. 1987); Masiello v. US Airways, Inc., 113 F. Supp. 2d 870 (W.D.N.C. 2000); Jordan v. City of Bucyrus, 739 F. Supp. 1124 (1990), further proceedings, 754 F. Supp. 554 (N.D. Ohio 1991); Dana Corp., 341 N.L.R.B. No. 150, 2004 WL 1329345 (June 7, 2004); California Saw & Knife Works, 320 N.L.R.B. 224 (1995), enforced, 133 F.3d 1012 (7th Cir. 1998).

W. James Young, Staff Attorney (1989-present)


Associate, Borland & Borland, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1989; Intern, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, U.S. Justice Department, 1988-89. Bar Admissions: Pennsyl­vania, 1989; District of Columbia, 1991; U.S. Supreme Court, 1992 (admitted only in PA & DC). Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1989. College: Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., with Honors in Political Science and History, magna cum laude, 1986. Member: American Bar Association; Federalist Society. Publications: "Making Windows into Litigants' Souls: The Pernicious Potential of Gilpin v. AFSCME," Engage, Apr. 2004, at 90; Co-author, "Big Labor's Tyranny of the Minority: Forced Union Dues in Politics," Federalist Society Free Speech & Election Law Newsletter, Fall 1996. Reported Decisions (partial listing): Cummings v. Connell, 402 F. 3d 935 (9th Cir. 2005); Prescott v. County of El Dorado, 177 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 1999), vacated, 528 U.S. 1111, reinstated in part, 204 F.3d 984 (9th Cir. 2000); Knight v. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, 131 F.3d 807 (9th Cir. 1997); Johnson v. Lafayette Firefight­ers Ass'n, 51 F.3d 726 (7th Cir. 1995); Weaver v. University of Cincin­nati, 942 F.2d 1039 (1991), further proceedings, 970 F.2d 1523 (6th Cir. 1992); Dixon v. City of Chicago, 948 F.2d 355 (7th Cir. 1991); Laramie v. County of Santa Clara, 784 F. Supp. 1492 (N.D. Cal. 1992); Orr v. National Football League Players Ass'n, 147 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2845 (Va. Cir. Ct. 1994), aff?d, 150 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2191 (Va. 1995).

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