John "Jack" Hardin Young is a trial lawyer who has a reputation for work in election law and electoral recounts. He was on the team of lawyers for the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 Florida election recount and the Bush v. Gore case, and is portrayed in the HBO film "Recount". He is widely known for being the first advocate for a statewide recount strategy that could have resulted in a win for Gore.[1]
Young is currently senior counsel at Sandler, Reiff, Lamb, Rosenstein & Birkenstock where he focuses on election law, including regulatory policy, corporate litigation, and dispute resolution. Young served on the Board of Governors for the American Bar Association. He is the Chair of the 63,000 member Senior Lawyer Division of the ABA for the year 2017–2018.
Young is also an adjunct a professor of international and comparative election law at The College of William & Mary Law School and has taught at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and George Mason School of Law.
- ^ "One Scene I Wish Had Been in HBO's "Recount" - Political Punch". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
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