Newswise — Brian F. Carso, Jr., Ph.D., assistant professor of history and director of the pre-law program at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa., is a political historian. He is available to answer questions concerning the presidential election and convention environments.
As a member of N.Y. Gov. George Pataki's administration, Dr. Carso attended the 2004 Republican National Convention in NYC. He attended the entire convention and participated in various aspects of planning and behind-the-scenes activities. He was in the convention hall during most of the major speeches, and thus can offer wide-ranging insights into both the public face of the current conventions and what happens out of the public's view. Dr. Carso has a doctorate in American studies from Boston University and a law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also has master's and bachelor's degrees in American history and English from the University of Rochester. Dr. Carso has more than a dozens years of experience as a practicing attorney, working in a large firm and his own practice, and has a wide variety of courtroom experience in the Cooperstown and Rochester, N.Y., areas. He is admitted to practice law in New York State and U.S. Supreme Court.
He also has held public office in county and state government as an elected county clerk in Otsego County, N.Y., and as assistant commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
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