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Jonathan W. Emord was born on January 16, 1961 in Brockton, Massachusetts. He has been practicing constitutional and administrative law before the federal courts and agencies since 1985. Having begun his career as an attorney in the Federal Communications Commission during the administration of President Ronald Reagan, Emord has

maintained an abiding conviction to achieve full First Amendment protection for the freedoms of speech and press. In 1991, he authored the critically acclaimed Freedom, Technology, and the First Amendment in which he chronicled the intellectual foundations of the First Amendment and advocated replacing government control over the airwaves with a title registry, private property rights approach. Emord has practiced law for a number of well-respected firms, including Wiley, Rein & Fielding, and served as a Cato Institute Vice-President.

He practices food and drug law, deceptive advertising law, and libel law, and he served as lead counsel in the Pearson v. Shalala (D.C. Cir. 1999); Pearson v. Shalala (D.C.D.C. 2001); Pearson v. Thompson (D.D.C. 2001); Whitaker v. Thompson (D.D.C. 2002); and Alliance for Natural Health v. Sebelius (D.D.C. 2010) cases, holding FDA censorship of nutrient-disease relationship claims unconstitutional. He also served as lead counsel in Nutraceutical Corp. v. Crawford (D.Ut. 2005). Emord is admitted to practice in the states of Illinois, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeal for the D.C., Fourth, Seventh, Ninth,d Tenth, and Federal Circuits; the United States Court of International Trade; the United States Court of Federal Claims; and the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, Eastern District of Virginia, Northern District of Illinois, and Western District of Wisconsin. He is the only non-scientist member of the Board of Directors of the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists. In 2010, he became the first person awarded the title “Honorary Nutrition Specialist” by the CBNS. He is a 1982 graduate (B.A., Political Science and History) of the University of Illinois where he was an Edmund J. James Scholar and a 1985 graduate (J.D.) of DePaul University. Mr. Emord is the American Justice columnist for USA Today Magazine.

Professional Publications:

Global Censorship of Health Information (2010)
The Rise of Tyranny (2008)
Freedom, Technology, and the First Amendment (1991)
"The First Amendment Invalidity of FCC Ownership Regulations," 38 Catholic University Law Review 401-469 (1989)
"Contrived Distinctions: The Doctrine of Commercial Speech in First Amendment Jurisprudence," Cato Institute Policy Analysis (September 23, 1991)
"The First Amendment Invalidity of FCC Content Regulations," 6 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 93-215 (1992)
"Murder by Medicare: The Demise of Solo and Small Group Medical Practices," 21 Regulation 31-39 (1998)
"Pearson v. Shalala: The Beginning of the End for FDA Speech Suppression," 19 Journal of Public Policy & Marketing 1 (2000)

Lay Publications:

Numerous newspaper and magazine articles. In addition, the following monographs:

What to Do When the FDA Shows Up: A Practitioner's Guide (1995)
What to Do When the Licensing Board's Investigator Shows Up: A Practitioner's Guide (1995)
What to Do When the FDA Shows Up: A Manufacturer and Distributor's Guide (1995)
Legal Labeling: A Guide for Compliance with Regulations Governing Health Claims and Statements of Nutritional Support (1996)
The Comprehensive Legal Guide for Doctors (with Todd A. Harrison and Claudia A. Lewis-Eng) (1997)
Medicare Part B: Problems and Solutions for Complementary Care Practitioners (with Todd A. Harrison) (1996)

* The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating organization has awarded Jonathan W. Emord its AV Preeminent rating-its highest in both legal ability and ethical standards.

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