Tanner Harris works in the technology, communications, and privacy and security practice group. Tanner focuses on technology transactions, where she uses her passion for optimization and experience in technology, quality control, and project management to handle complex legal issues. With a background in engineering and procurement, Tanner brings real-world experience to the firm's counseling and transactional efforts.
Before law school, Tanner received a B.S. in industrial systems and engineering and an M.B.A. from Temple University. She worked as an engineer for Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control. She earned her J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law, where she served as president of the Black Law Students Association and worked as a student attorney for the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic.
Education
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J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2024
- Administrative Law Review
- Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic
- NBLSA Negotiation Competition Team, 2022-2024
- President: Black Law Students Association, 2022-2023
- CALI Award, 2022
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M.B.A., Strategic Management, Temple University, 2020
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B.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2018
Professional Recognition
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- Encore and Operations Leadership Development Program (OLDP) Awards, Lockheed Martin, 2018-2020
Background
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- Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Washington, D.C., 2022, 2023
- Procurement Representative, 2020-2024; Quality Engineer, F-35 EOTS, 2019-2020 – Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Industrial Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Littleton, Colo., 2018-2019
- Process Engineer Co-Op, 2017; Quality Engineer Co-Op, 2016 – MOEN Inc., New Bern, N.C.
- Project Engineer Co-Op, Georgia-Pacific, 2015, Brunswick, Ga.