Lorie Masters | |
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![]() Portrait of Masters,
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Born | Lorelie Sue Masters 1954 (age 69–70)
Fremont, Michigan, U.S. |
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Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jack Rose |
Children | 2 |
Website |
loriemasters |
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Lorelie Sue "Lorie" Masters (born 1954) is an American lawyer specializing in insurance litigation notable for her work supporting District of Columbia home rule and opposing human trafficking. She was a candidate for Attorney General of the District of Columbia in the 2014 election. [1] [2] She is currently a partner in the law firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth in Washington. [3]
Masters supports budget autonomy and statehood for the District of Columbia. [1] [4] She served as a board member of D.C. Vote and at DC Appleseed, [1] [4] and advocated for voting rights for district residents. [1] [5] The National Law Journal described her as a "champion" for her pro bono work on voting rights, D.C. election law, diversity and inclusion issues. [6] She assisted the Council of the District of Columbia in efforts to fight voting machine irregularities. [7] Masters has worked for women's rights [8] [9] and on behalf of victims of human trafficking. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
In 2014, Masters ran unsuccessfully in the District of Columbia's first-ever election for the position of Attorney General. [1] [2] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] Her campaign released mailing pieces which The Washington Post described as "text-heavy", [21] a television advertisement that focused on her anti-corruption work, [22] and a series of advertisements critical of opponents Karl Racine and Paul Zukerberg. [20] [18] [23]
Masters is a specialist in the area of insurance law. [9] In 1997, she won a victory for plastics maker Hoechst Celanese in a landmark case. [24] [25] Her views on insurance law have been published in magazines and journals which cover insurance law [26] [27] including Benchmark Litigation, [28] Super Lawyers, [29] and Law 360 magazine. [24]
... National Law Journal called one of the most significant jury verdicts of 1997...
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Lorie Masters | |
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![]() Portrait of Masters,
c. 2014 | |
Born | Lorelie Sue Masters 1954 (age 69–70)
Fremont, Michigan, U.S. |
Education | |
Occupations |
|
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jack Rose |
Children | 2 |
Website |
loriemasters |
Notes | |
Lorelie Sue "Lorie" Masters (born 1954) is an American lawyer specializing in insurance litigation notable for her work supporting District of Columbia home rule and opposing human trafficking. She was a candidate for Attorney General of the District of Columbia in the 2014 election. [1] [2] She is currently a partner in the law firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth in Washington. [3]
Masters supports budget autonomy and statehood for the District of Columbia. [1] [4] She served as a board member of D.C. Vote and at DC Appleseed, [1] [4] and advocated for voting rights for district residents. [1] [5] The National Law Journal described her as a "champion" for her pro bono work on voting rights, D.C. election law, diversity and inclusion issues. [6] She assisted the Council of the District of Columbia in efforts to fight voting machine irregularities. [7] Masters has worked for women's rights [8] [9] and on behalf of victims of human trafficking. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
In 2014, Masters ran unsuccessfully in the District of Columbia's first-ever election for the position of Attorney General. [1] [2] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] Her campaign released mailing pieces which The Washington Post described as "text-heavy", [21] a television advertisement that focused on her anti-corruption work, [22] and a series of advertisements critical of opponents Karl Racine and Paul Zukerberg. [20] [18] [23]
Masters is a specialist in the area of insurance law. [9] In 1997, she won a victory for plastics maker Hoechst Celanese in a landmark case. [24] [25] Her views on insurance law have been published in magazines and journals which cover insurance law [26] [27] including Benchmark Litigation, [28] Super Lawyers, [29] and Law 360 magazine. [24]
... National Law Journal called one of the most significant jury verdicts of 1997...
This article incorporates
text available under the
CC BY-SA 3.0 license.