1. Douglas J. Osterhoudt
25 Vine St. A, Northfield, NH 03276 - 518.441.1519 - Douglas.Osterhoudt@gmail.com
EDUCATION Franklin Pierce Law Center – May, 2010
Juris Doctor
State University of New York at Geneseo – May, 2005
BA English, BA Communications, Minor Business Management
SKILLS Legal writing and interpretation; contract negotiation, review, and design; research; grant writing and
review; editing; event planning; public speaking; meeting facilitation; employee management;
proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint.
EXPERIENCE
Current: AmeriCorps VISTA: Families in Transition, Concord, NH (November, 2014 – present)
NH DOE Office of Homeless Education Program Associate
• Provide technical assistance on the implementation of the McKinney-Vento Act (with
regards to the education of homeless children and youth).
• Organize and present trainings for McKinney-Vento homeless liaisons, school personnel,
and others.
• Maintain McKinney-Vento homeless liaison database.
• Facilitate New Hampshire Homeless Teen Task Force, present on the state of youth
homelessness in NH.
• Represent the Office of Homeless Education at meetings and on multiple NH State task
forces, including the NH Early Childhood Homeless Children and Families Task Force, the
NH Anti-Trafficking Work Group, and the MCAC Interdisciplinary CSEC Team.
• Authored report on status of identified homeless youth in NH schools.
• Member of the Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism Planning Committee.
Legal: Game Salute, LLC, Londonderry, NH (September, 2013 – September, 2014)
Corporate Counsel and Inventory Supervisor
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated terms and conditions with game developers, artists, and
suppliers.
• Counseled management on contractual, employment, copyright, trademark, compliance and
other issues.
• Coordinated and oversaw day-to-day warehouse operations, including the supervision of
warehouse employees and inventory reports.
UNH School of Law, Assistant Professor, Negotiation Concord, NH (Spring: 2014, 2015)
Assistant Professor to Adjunct Professor Sally O’Brien
• Taught class segments, coached student negotiation segments, graded assignments
Solo Practitioner, (December, 2012 – present)
• Counsel small business clients on intellectual property issues including licensing, contractual
issues, and copyright and trademark registration filing.
• Counsel clients on non-profit formation, estate planning, and various other legal issues.
• Successfully defended client in stalking order suit.
New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc., Laconia, NH (throughout September, 2012)
• Assisted with document review in production of documents for litigation.
2. Douglas J. Osterhoudt
Phillips Van Heusen Corp., New York, NY (September, 2009 – December, 2009)
Legal Extern
• Contract drafting and review.
• Projected and analyzed yearly costs of multi-year licensing contracts.
• Interpreted legal contract language for non-legal staff.
• Performed trademark availability searches and advised senior counsel on availability.
• Worked with U.S. Customs to detect and prevent counterfeiting.
• Assisted the Marketing department with legal aspects of advertising and sweepstakes
campaigns.
Intellectual Property and Transaction Clinic, Concord, NH (May, 2009 – August, 2009)
• Conducted client intake interviews, and drafted client letters.
• Performed trademark availability searches, registered trademarks.
• Researched and wrote memorandums on non-profit tax exemption status, guardianship
rights, and legal incompetency.
Non-Legal: Jackson Hewitt, Tilton, NH. Customer service representative. (February – April, 2013)
JCS Enterprises, Laconia, NH. Top tier sales representative and team captain. (Nov, 2011 – June, 2012)
FedEx Express, Schenectady, NY. Courier. (August, 2005 – June, 2007)
NYS Racing & Wagering Board, Albany, NY. Office clerk. (June – August, 2004)
PUBLICATIONS Award for short story, “Through the Window,” Creative Writing Institute, (2010)
Authored short story in “Live Free or Die, Die, Die!” Edited by Rick Broussard, PlaidSweded, (2011)
Authored short story, “A Night on the Town,” Dark Eclipse Vol. 18. Edited by S. Swanson and
L. Michelle, Dark Moon Books, (2012)
Co-author, edit, direct, and produce radio drama, “Vic Valentine: Paranormal Investigator,”
www.ghostshipradio.com, (2015-present)
Co-host of podcast, “Adjacent Hex,” www.ghostshipradio.com, (2015-present)