B. Lamar Bennett, Esq.

Lamar has over 30 years of experience working with Federal and State
legislators on legislative and regulatory matters in Washington, DC, as well as
in Sacramento, CA, Tallahassee, FL and Albany, NY.

As a Legislative Representative for the City of New York’s, Washington DC
lobbying office, he worked closely with senior members of the US House and
Senate on issues in the Judiciary, Banking and Foreign Affairs Committees. He
was also assigned to a task force within the Pentagon to assist the Navy on its
International Narcotics Interdiction, Coast Guard assignment effort.

At the US State Department/USAID team, he worked in the State
Department’s Office of the Legal Advisor, Iranian Affairs Office (L/IC) regarding
litigation at the Hague in the Netherlands. He also worked in the State
Department’s Office of Oceans, Environment and Science.

The leadership then assigned him to the USAID/State Department team that
worked within the United Nations as part of the framework for the
Copenhagen Global Economic Summit. Speaker in Brazil at Human Trafficking
Conference.

Assigned to the Middle East Task Force, he worked as West Bank/ Gaza Desk
Officer, State Department/USAID. In that Capacity, he was also recognized for
helping to free an American hostage (CARE International) being help in
Ethiopia.

Finally, he served as Chief Lobbyist for the Children’s Defense Fund in
Washington, DC. He was lead attorney for the building of the Martin Luther
King Memorial in DC as well as a long-time tutor in Washington, DC homeless
shelters. At a law firm in Miami, he was recognized as one of the city’s most
effective leaders. As part of his work, he traveled to China on behalf of NBA
players.

He was an honors graduate at UCLA with a degree in International Relations
and Economics and a graduate of Georgetown University Law School. He also
completed a program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School for Public
Service, Strategic Public Sector Negotiation Program. Peace Corp/Crossroads
in The Gambia, West Africa; UCLA basketball.