Dana Remus

Dana Ann Remus is an American attorney currently serving as White House counsel to Joe Biden. Prior to her role in the White House, Remus served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel for ethics in the Obama administration, general counsel for the Obama Foundation, general counsel for Michelle Obama and general counsel for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[1]

Dana Remus
White House Counsel
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyDanielle Conley
Stuart F. Delery
Jonathan Cederbum
Preceded byPat Cipollone
Personal details
BornNew Hampshire, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Brett Holmgren
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(m. 2018)​
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Early life and education

Dana Remus was born in New Hampshire[1] and raised in the town of Bedford.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian studies from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2002.[3][4]

Career

In 2008, Remus clerked for Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito. She also clerked for Anthony Scirica.[5] She eventually joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore. In 2006, she began her academic career as an inaugural faculty member at the newly established Drexel University College of Law (now Thomas R. Kline School of Law).[6] She also taught at the University of New Hampshire School of Law[7] and judicial and legal ethics at the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Remus joined the Obama administration, serving as Deputy Counsel for Ethics and a Deputy Assistant to Barack Obama. After Obama left office, Remus joined the Obama Foundation as general counsel and also served as counsel to Michelle Obama. During the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, she also served as general counsel.

Biden administration

Remus was named White House Counsel on November 17, 2020.[8]

Personal life

Dana Remus is married to Brett Holmgren. The wedding took place on January 21, 2018 in Washington, D.C., with Barack Obama officiating.[9]

See also
  • List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

References
  1. Aldridge, Bailey (November 17, 2020). "Who is Dana Remus? Senior counsel to President-elect Biden has a North Carolina tie". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. DiStaso, John (November 19, 2020). "NH Primary Source: Newly named Biden legal counsel Dana Remus was raised in Bedford". WMUR-9. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. Kashino, Marisa M. (October 26, 2020). "If the Election Leads to a Legal Battle, Here Are the Lawyers Who Will Head Up the Fight". Washingtonian. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. "Biden for President Campaign Organization - Staff, Advisors and Supporters". www.democracyinaction.us. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  5. Ollstein, Alice Miranda; Cook, Nancy. "Biden names former Alito clerk to top White House job". POLITICO. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. "Drexel Law lines up faculty - Philadelphia Business Journal". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  7. https://law.unh.edu/blog/2020/12/two-members-rudman-advisory-board-named-top-posts-biden-administration
  8. Barber, C. Ryan (November 17, 2020). "Former Alito Clerk Dana Remus Is Named Biden White House Counsel". National Law Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  9. Garrison Phillips, Hayley (January 23, 2018). "President Obama Officiated at a Wedding in DC This Past Weekend". Washingtonian. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Pat Cipollone		 White House Counsel
January 20, 2021–present		 Incumbent
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