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Supreme Court Attorney, Partner

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Supreme Court Attorney, Partner

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Education and professional history:

November 2002 -               Co-founder and partner of Réttur ehf - Adalsteinsson & Partners, Reykjavík, Iceland, with Mr. Ragnar Aðalsteinsson Advocate to the Supreme Court of Iceland. In January 2008 Mr. Arnar Þór Jónsson Advocate to the District Court joined the firm as a partner. More information at www.rettur.is.

April 2002 - November 2002           Associate Lawyer at Lögmenn Mörkinni ehf., Reykjavík, Iceland

September 1999 - April 2002           Associate Lawyer at Sigurður G Guðjónsson’s Law Firm.

October 1995 - September 1999     University of Iceland, Faculty of Law. Finished a 5 year law program in 4 years. Cand. juris.Graduated with “first class” grades.

1991 - 1995                                         Commercial College of Iceland. Graduated magna cum laude.

Professional Licences:

February 23 2007, Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Iceland after successfully arguing four trial cases before the Court.

June 9 2000, Admitted to practice before the District Courts of Iceland after completing the Icelandic Bar Exam.

Courses and conferences:

Freedom of Expression - Europe and Beyond - Current Challenges, Reykjavík, November 2-4 2006, International Congress with Justices of the European Court of Human Rights.

Ragnarsstefna,  Various Human Rights Issues, University of Akureyri, Akureyri Iceland, March 2006, conference.

Rights of Asylum seekers, Reykjavík, 2005, The Icelandic Bar Association, course.

Reading and Analysing Annual Accounts, Reykjavík 2002, University of Iceland, Continuing Education,  course.

Publications:       

Do Asylum Seekers Enjoy Equal Access to Courts? (“Eiga hælisleitendur sama rétt og aðrir til aðgangs að íslenskum dómstólum?”). 

Accepted for publication 2009 in a book of assorted law and human rights articles.

Attorney’s Primary Obligations. (“Frumskyldur lögmanna”)

A small commentary, accepted for publication 2009 in Lögmannablaðið - Icelandic Legal Journal.

Úlfljótur - University of Iceland, School of Law, Law Journal, 2009; 62 (1) - pages 75-81.

The Icelandic Bar Association’s Work Team’s Comments on the Report on Legal Fees of Criminal Cases and Financial Aid. (“Athugasemdir starfshóps LMFÍ við skýrslu nefndar um málskostnað í opinberum málum og opinbera réttaraðstoð”.)

Lögmannablaðið - Icelandic Legal Journal 2006; 12(4): page 22-24.

Is It Justifiable That The Same Office of Authority Both Investigates and Prosecutes White Collar Crime? (“Er rétt að rannsókn og saksókn efnahags- og skattabrota sé á sömu hendi?”)

First author with Ragnar Aðalsteinsson.

Úlfljótur - University of Iceland, School of Law, Law Journal, 2006; 59 (1) - pages 162-166.

The Fine Borderline Between the Freedom of Speech and Right to Privacy in Publications on Public Figures. (“Mörk tjáningarfrelsis og friðhelgi einkalífs í umfjöllun um opinberar persónur”)

Úlfljótur - University of Iceland, School of Law, Law Journal, 2005; 58 (1) - pages 138 - 158.

Teaching experience:

The Economic Crisis in Iceland. 

Guest speaker at Old Dominion University’s Learning Center for Learning in Retirement, Norfolk, VA.  Lecture on the meltdown of the banking system in Iceland and the crash of the economy. Causes and consequences. May 2009.

The Right to Protest.

Guest lecturer at Reykjavik University School of Law, with Ragnar Aðalsteinsson.  Lecture on the rights and obligation of protestors under Icelandic law. October 2006.

Asylum Seekers’ Access to Courts. 

A lecture at the conference, Ragnarsstefna, at The University of Akureyri, Iceland. March 2006.

When Freedom of Speech and Privacy Rights Collide.

Guest speaker at The University of Akureyri’s School of Law. Lecture on my research on the margin between freedom of speech and privacy rights in publications. November 2004.

When Freedom of Speech and Privacy Rights Collide.

Guest speaker at Reykjavik University, School of Law. Lecture on my research on the margin between freedom of speech and privacy rights in publications. February 2006.

Councils and boards:

Icelandic Bar Association Law Review Committee – since 2006. A committee of attorneys who review bills of law as consultants before the Parliament of Iceland.

Icelandic Copyright Committee – since 2006. A Committee of experts in the field of copyright appointed by law by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture to advise him on issues of copyright law. The Committee also writes bills of law on copyright issues.  Currently the Committee’s main focus is to completely rewrite the Icelandic Copyright Act, a huge undertaking that will be completed over the next three years.

Icelandic Copyright Council - since the Council was founded in 2009. By law, expert members of the Copyright Committee shall also sit on the Council.

Exedra Icelandic professional women’s discussion forum. Member of discussion topic council 2006-2007.

Supreme Court Attorney, Partner

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District Court Attorney, Partner

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Education:
University of Iceland, Mag. jur. 2009
 

Employment:
Réttur – Aðalsteinsson & Partners 2007
LOGOS legal services 2007
Amnesty International 2006

Other:
District Court Attorney 2009.