Background
Bredehoft, Elaine Charlson was born on November 22, 1958 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Curtis Lyle and Marilyn Anne (Nesbitt) Charlson.
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Elaine Charlson Charlson Bredehoft
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University of Arizona (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). Catholic University of America (Juris Doctor, 1984). Associate Editor, Catholic University Law Review, 1983-1984.
Career
Lifmann v. Carlson Companies, Inc., 867 F.2d 609 (4th Cir. 1989); Lindsay v. Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, 736 F. Supp. 1392 (E.D. Va. 1990)Associate, Walton and Adams, McLean, Virginia, 1984-1988;
partner, Walton and Adams, McLean, Virginia, 1988-1991;
partner, Charlson Bredehoft, Professional Corporation, Reston, Virginia, since 1991. Speaker Fairfax Bar Association, CLE, since 1992, VB Association, CLE, since 1993, 12th Annual Multistate Labor and Employment Law Seminar, 1994, Virginia CLE Annual Employment Law Update, 1993-1996, Virginia Women's Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 1998, Virginia Bar Association Labor and Employment Conference, 1994-1997, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1995, 97, Virginia Law Foundation, since 1995, Virginia Association Defense Attorneys, 1996. Member of faculty Virginia State Bar Professionalism Courses, since 1997.
Invitee 4th Circuit Judicial Conference, since 1997. Substitute judge 19th Judicial District, since 1998. Faculty Virginia State Bar Professionalism Courses, since 1997, chair Fairfax Bar Association Diversity Taskforce, since 1998 (President Volunteer award 1998).
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Virginia Commision on Women and Minorities in the Legal System, 1987-1990, secretary, 1988-1990. Member Virginia Bar Association (member Executive Committee young lawyers section, member litigation committee, member nominating committee, chairman model judicial committee, speaker CLE since 1993, speaker labor and employment conference 1994-1997), Virginia Trial Lawyers Association(vice chairman annual convention 1996-1998, member commission on long-range planning 1996-1997, speaker 1995, 97), Minnesota State Society, Fairfax Bar Association (co-chair subcommittee on minorities, diversity task force 1997-1998, chair diversity task force since 1998. President's Volunteer award 1998), George Mason Inns of Court (master since 1996).
Connections
Children: Alexandra Charlson, Michelle Charlson.
