Jeremy Moloney Tarr
828-242-2753 | jmtarr@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC
J.D., May 2010 (honors)
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North Carolina Law Review, Symposium Editor, 2009–2010
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North Carolina Law Review, Staff Member, 2008–09
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UNC Center for Law, Environment, Adaptation, and Resources (CLEAR),
Research Fellow, 2009–2010
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Co-Author, International Avoided Deforestation Offset Projects: Insuring the
Risk of Reversal Penalties, Featured Case Study by UNC CLEAR 2010
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Author, The D.C. Circuit Rejects the Clean Air Interstate Rule, Environmental
Law Project Symposium 2009
Davidson College, Davidson, NC
B.A., Fine Art, May 1998
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Samuel H. Bell Merit Scholarship
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Charlotte Soccer Foundation Scholarship
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Studied art at Scuola Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy
WORK EXPERIENCE
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Judicial Clerk for Justice Timmons-Goodson, August 2010–present
Progress Energy, Inc., Raleigh, NC
Summer Associate, July–August 2008
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Researched and drafted memoranda and other documents in environmental,
collections, and employment law. Areas of focus included CERCLA, duties
and responsibilities of directors and officers, and anti-discrimination suits.
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Attended meetings regarding employee termination, funding for nuclear
power plants, copyright and trademark issues, and regulatory filings
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Judicial Extern for Justice Timmons-Goodson, May–June 2008
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Researched and drafted petitions for discretionary review and notices of
appeal involving criminal, juvenile, and procedural questions
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Discussed drafts and legal issues with the Justice and her clerks
Ballet Warraba, Asheville, NC
Co-Founder and Executive Director for nonprofit African dance company, 2000–05
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Booked performances, planned fundraising strategy, wrote grants, partnered
with community organizations, and developed board of directors
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Successfully filed immigration petitions for four West African artists
Sabu International School, Conakry, The Republic of Guinea
Co-Founder and Board Member of K–9 school for refugee and impoverished children
from Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, 1999–2004
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Developed long-term vision for school and worked with U.S. funding agency
to finance school’s operating budget
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Hired and trained teachers, submitted annual reports to funding organization,
and hosted visiting teachers
COMMUNITY SERVICE
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC, 2007–08
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Research Aide, Prof. Victor Flatt, Kerr Lake Dam management, winter 2008.
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Carolina Law and Policy Association, Outreach Coordinator, 2008–09
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Orientation Counselor for 1L students, 2008
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Environmental Law Project, Member, 2007–08
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Volunteer for Winter Pro Bono Project, 2007
Western Carolina Coalition for Social Concerns (WCCSC), Asheville, NC
Board Chair of nonprofit organization supporting emerging nonprofits, 2006
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Transformed a stagnant organization into an enthusiastic team of professionals
that effectively increased services to Asheville area nonprofits
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Lead strategic planning session in 2005 and served as WCCSC’s Review
Committee Chair, 2005–06.
LANGUAGES AND TRAVEL
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Proficient in Spanish and French. Conversational in Malinke.
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Traveled extensively to The Republic of Guinea, 1997–2004
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Traveled to Costa Rica, 2005; Italy, 1997; Europe, 1995; Ecuador, 1994
INTERESTS
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Hiking, running, politics, jigsaw puzzles, fatherhood