Office of the Queens Borough President
Allan Swisher serves as General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of the Queens Borough President since April 2018. Prior experience includes roles as Agency Attorney at the New York City Administration for Children's Services, where responsibilities encompassed advising on child protective proceedings, and associate positions at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Bingham McCutchen, focusing on commercial litigation and legal research. Education credentials include a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor's Degree in History from Brown University. Allan Swisher has also contributed to various legal initiatives, including advocating for special education services and housing discrimination policies while participating in different legal and advocacy organizations.
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Office of the Queens Borough President
Duties include to comment on all land-use items in their borough, advocate borough needs in the annual municipal budget process, appoint Community Boards, chair the Borough Boards, and serve as ex officio members of various boards and committees. They generally act as advocates of their boroughs at the mayoral agencies, the city council, the New York State government, public corporations and private businesses. Their regulations are compiled in title 45 of the New York City Rules.