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Of Counsel:

EJ Hurst, II, Attorney, Chief of Legislative Affairs,

Committees: FedCURE's Legislative Action and Presidential Ex-inmate Re-entry Initiative Committees.

Jay Hurst was admitted to law practice by the Maryland Court of Appeals in January 2002; he has operated a solo practice devoted to Federal criminal defendants since April 2003. He advises attorneys and criminal defendants nationwide in matters of Federal criminal sentencing and Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") custody, helping clients in every stage of Federal prosecution and punishment. Besides criminal law practice, Hurst also regularly seeks open government records.

Hurst earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law in May 2000. During law school, Hurst served as an IOLTA Fellow to the Legal Aid Society of Louisville, and clerked for two years to the criminal and civil divisions of Louisville's Jefferson County Attorney's Office. He also served as Notes Editor to the Brandeis Law Journal and published regarding "One-Strike-and-You're-Out" evictions from Federal public housing. Hurst cut his legislative teeth during this period, lobbying at two Kentucky General Assembly sessions for Kentucky Fairness Alliance.

Hurst serves Of Counsel to FedCURE. As Chief of Legislative Affairs, Hurst duties include examining and tracking Federal legislation; evaluating the impact of legislation on the Federal criminal justice system; preparing summaries, talking points, briefings, and FedCURE position papers; and educating about Federal legislative processes. Hurst's FedCURE e-mail address is: JayHurst@FedCURE.org.