Director of Judicial Education, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, and former Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor
Speaker Bio
Craig E. Leen is the Director of Judicial Education, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, and the former Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) at the U.S. Department of Labor, after previously serving as Deputy Director and Senior Advisor.
Prior to serving at OFCCP, Mr. Leen was the City Attorney of Coral Gables, Florida, where he was the general counsel and chief legal officer. In that role, he practiced in the areas of constitutional law and civil rights, labor and employment, land use and zoning, ethics, procurement, real estate, construction, code enforcement, and appellate law, including his work on a comprehensive inclusion program for individuals with disabilities in all aspects of government services and employment. Before serving as City Attorney, Mr. Leen was the Chief of the Appeals Section and then the Chief of the Federal Litigation Section at the Miami‐Dade County Attorney’s Office. In these roles, Mr. Leen litigated and provided counsel in numerous legal areas, including on many civil rights matters. Mr. Leen has also worked at several international law firms and served as a law clerk to the HonorableRobert E. Keeton, United States District Judge, District of Massachusetts. Mr. Leen is also admitted to practice law in Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia, and is board certified (inactive) by the Florida Bar in City, County & Local Government law.
Mr. Leen has taught courses in various legal subjects on the adjunct faculties at The George Washington University Law School, Florida International University College of Law, and the University of Miami School of Law. He has served as Vice Chair of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration Committee and as Vice Chair of the Florida Appellate Court Rules Committee. Mr. Leen also has served on the Special Education Advisory Board for DC Public Schools and on the constituency board for the University of Miami‐Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.
Mr. Leen received his Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School, graduating as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and having served as a teaching fellow in both Contracts and Torts. Mr. Leen received his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Georgetown University, where he majored in both Government and Economics.