Law Office of Jeffrey L. Austin PLLC

Estate-planning and estate-administration attorney in solo practice with office in downtown Durham. I regularly serve as an attorney guardian ad litem appointed by the Durham Public Defender.

Attorney at Law

University of North Carolina School of Government

Research associate

Georgia State University College of Law

Served as a research assistant on an N.I.H.-funded empirical research project on Certificates of Confidentiality, a legal tool to provide protection of sensitive, identifiable information collected for research.

Graduate Research Assistant

Drafted petitions for the U.S. Tax Court, submitted Offers in Compromise to the I.R.S., and interviewed clients as a student attorney in the G.S.U. College of Law Tax Clinic. 
Independent written research on mining contracts in Guinea. 
Competed regionally in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Campus chapter president of the American Constitution Society.

Student

The Carter Center

Served on 40-member delegation assessing adherence to electoral laws during the elections that resulted in the re-election of Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Election observer

Participated in drafting of pre-election and post-election public statements released by The Carter Center concerning the 2010 election that returned Guinea from military to civilian rule. Coordinated all aspects of security, reporting, logistics, communication, transportation, and accommodation for eight long-term and 30 short-term election observers.

Election observer coordinator

Developed a community legal advice program in partnership with a local human rights group, scaling up to near-national scope in eight months and increasing average caseload by 900 percent in 15 months. Represented The Carter Center in two-member assessment missions to Guinea and Sierra Leone that included meetings with heads of diplomatic missions.

Field office manager

I ran a field office in southeastern Liberia to support the 2005 general elections, which transitioned Liberia out of interim governance and to representative democracy.

Democracy resource officer

I give people and families peace of mind through wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other estate planning tools. I am passionate about using estate planning to narrow -- not widen -- wealth gaps and inequities in our society.

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