Meghan A. Kloth
1301 15th Street, NW Apt. 715
Washington, DC 20005
meghanakloth@gmail.com
314-504-9565
Education
American University Washington College of Law
Washington, DC
Juris Doctor
May 2010
Cumulative GPA: 3.66, cum laude (Top 20%)
Honors:
Articles Editor, Administrative Law Review
Dean's Merit Scholarship Award
Activities:
Researcher, Center on International Commercial Arbitration; President, Media and Communications
Law Society; Advisory Committee, Office of Career and Professional Development
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor of Journalism-Strategic Communications and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.85, magna cum laude
Honors:
Bright Flight Scholarship; Excellence Award Scholarship; Dean’s List Scholar
Study Abroad: Internship with USA Today, London, England, January-April 2006
Columbia, MO
May 2007
Legal Experience
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Legal Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel
September 2009-April 2010; August 2010-Present
Increasingly responsible experience in providing legal advice to facilitate the implementation of the
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), including writing Federal Register notices, letters to
grantees and applicants answering legal questions, and decision memoranda for the Assistant Secretary.
Research and solve novel legal questions relating to the execution of the BTOP, including questions regarding
procurement practices, contract law, security interests, and Federal grant program regulations.
Research and write memoranda for senior attorneys analyzing federal regulations and legal issues on topics
such as wireless communications, network neutrality, first amendment law, and copyright law.
Assist in drafting letter to the Copyright Office evaluating proposed exemptions from the prohibition against
circumvention of technical measures pursuant to Section 1201(a) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Write documents in anticipation of litigation and evaluate potential agency responses to proposed legislation.
Dow Lohnes, PLLC
Washington, DC
Summer Associate (Summer 2009 class not eligible for postgraduate offers)
June-August 2009
Assisted the litigation practice group with a class action lawsuit by researching and writing legal memoranda.
Drafted comments for a client on telecommunications regulations that were filed with the Federal
Communications Commission.
Participated in a legal fellowship at Center for Democracy and Technology, during which researched and
wrote memoranda on questions involving cyber security, privacy, and smart grid technology.
American University Washington College of Law
Washington, DC
Dean's Fellow, Professor Padideh Ala'i
September 2008-May 2009
Performed legal research on the World Trade Organization, international trade law and development, anticorruption and transparency in government.
Edited material, cite checked and prepared law review articles for publication.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Legal Intern, Media Bureau-Policy Division
Drafted orders on cable regulations that were published in the FCC Record.
Reviewed and summarized comments on Notices of Proposed Rulemakings.
Performed document review for appeal petition pending before Commission.
Additional Information
Bar Membership: Passed the July 2010 Virginia bar examination.
Washington, DC
May-August 2008