J. Michael Slocum
Email: jmichaelslocum@slocumboddie.com

J. MICHAEL SLOCUM
Mr. Slocum is a senior member of the law firm of Slocum & Boddie, P.C., specializing in contract law, corporate issues, federal procurement and grant law, and executive estate planning.  He has more than twenty years of experience and has represented hundreds of small businesses, universities, non-profit organizations, and even agencies of the federal Government.  In addition, he has advised and trained universities, federal agencies and private businesses on management, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, price and cost issues, contract administration, and other topics.

As an attorney, Mr. Slocum has:

• Represented several universities and university research affiliates in all aspects of grants administration, including subcontract negotiation and administration.

• Reviewed and negotiated the terms of all of the clinical research agreements of a large hospital research institute.

• Advised the General Counsel of a large Hollywood studio in the negotiation of a large innovative agreement with a major university and the U.S. Army for the development of “Virtual Reality” simulation software.  Also advised on the licensing of the technology for exclusive commercial use of the Intellectual Property developed under the agreement.

• Litigated against copyright and trademark infringers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia on behalf of a beloved children’s TV character, successfully bringing simultaneous actions against over nineteen defendants to quick settlement in the client’s favor.

• Acted as general counsel to firms and universities that were primarily involved in U.S. government contracts, licensing arrangements, and assistance agreements.

• Litigated contract claims and disputes before the General Services, Armed Services, Veterans, and Transportation Boards of Contract Appeals.

• Prosecuted and defended bid and proposal protests before the General Accounting Office, and before agency activities not subject to GAO review.

• Litigated Scanwell actions before the U.S. District Court.

• Prosecuted appellate actions before the U.S. Claims Court.

• Prepared and presented claims under the Contract Disputes Act.

• Represented businesses in SBA size appeals.

• Prepared and negotiated termination for convenience settlements.

• Prepared and negotiated change proposals.

• Prepared technical and cost proposals for clients.

• Developed innovative subcontracting methods for use by a NASA cooperative agreement holder university and businesses throughout the nation and the world.

• Prepared and negotiated subcontracts for federal contracts between clients and such companies as Lockheed Martin, Amgen, and Boeing.

• Prepared and negotiated license agreements for clients with companies such as Inference Corporation, Coats & Clark, NUS Corporation and Alfa-Laval.

• Prepared federally required affirmative action plans.

• Litigated clients in precedent-setting labor management proceedings before state administrative boards.

• Advised clients and negotiated with DCAA, HHS, and the Department of Education regarding disputed cost issues.

• Obtained copyright and trademarks on behalf of clients.

• Advised clients and prepared corporate documents related to every aspect of organization, management, merger, and dissolution.

• Represented corporate and individual clients in bankruptcy proceedings, personal injury cases, contract and lease disputes, government contract fraud investigations, real property title litigation, and other civil litigation.

• Represented and advised business owners as they developed “exit strategies,” negotiated the sale or acquisition of companies.  Prepared the estate plans and implementing documents for such clients as well as many other individuals.

Mr. Slocum has also been a much sought after writer and speaker on government contract matters throughout his career.

As author, researcher, and project manager, Mr. Slocum has:

• Prepared materials for federal grant and contract related training for the Society of Research Administrators, the National Contract Management Association, the National Council of University Research Administrators, Texas Instruments, IBM, E-Systems; and for universities such as George Washington University, the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Howard University, and Texas A&M University.

• Written articles on government contracting and grants for national publications.

• Served as a primary author of contracting regulations, procedures, and an automated contract preparation system for the U.S. Postal Service.

• Designed and developed courses on Contract Formation, Contract Administration, Basic Contracting and Informal Purchasing for the U.S. Postal Service.

• Developed a contracting course for project officers of the Central Intelligence Agency.

• Developed construction contracting courses for the General Services Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• Developed contract management texts and training materials for the Naval Research Laboratory, the Naval Electronics Command and other Navy facilities.

• Participated in the development of course materials and manuals for the Defense Acquisition and Contracting Executive Seminar, the Department of the Army Materiel Command Material Management Acquisition course, a Navy R&D contracting course, and a Defense Small and Minority Business Contracting Seminar.

• Written texts on Federal Contract Law, Advanced Federal Contract Law, Contract Administration, Construction Contracting, Cost and Price Analysis, and other subjects for two private publishing companies for use by contracting personnel.

• Developed acquisition and procurement manuals, training courses, and reports for civilian agencies, including:  Contracting for Services (GSA Public Buildings Service, USDA Science and Education Administration); Small Purchases (Public Buildings Service); Field Acquisition (Science and Education Administration, DOI Bureau of Reclamation); Contract Administration and Project Monitoring (U.S. Geological Survey); Procurement Automation, (GSA OIRM); Price Analysis (GSA Office of Procurement Policy); Basic and Advanced ADP Contracting (Health and Human Services).

• Written the Department of the Interior Small Purchases and Negotiated Procurement Manuals, as well as others.

• Developed draft procurement regulations for NASA and DOE.

 As instructor, Mr. Slocum has:

• Served as primary lecturer on several government contract courses for the George Washington University Government Contracts Seminar Program.

• Presented many programs on Research and Development contracting and assistance topics to thousands of university, hospital, and non-profit managers and administrators, as well as investigators.

• Presented programs on Misconduct in Science, Conflict of Interest, and Federal Ethics Issues to Principal Investigators, Clinical Researchers and Executives in Research institutions.

• Taught courses on industry-university contracting, federal contracting, and subcontracting to hundreds of representatives from major research universities.

• Taught courses for the Naval Research Laboratory, the David W. Taylor Model Ship Basin, and NAVELEX on Contract Management for Technical Personnel.

• Taught construction contracting courses for the General Services Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• Taught Price Analysis, Contract Administration, Contract Law, Advanced Contract Law, Service Contracting, and other topics to thousands of personnel from almost every civilian agency.

• Taught ADP contracting to Federal Computer Performance and Simulation Center, Office of Software Development, and the Health and Human Services Administration.

Mr. Slocum began his career in procurement with the GAO Legal Reference Section.  After leaving GAO, Mr. Slocum became a project manager for Sterling Institute.  He then became corporate counsel to Management Concepts, Inc.  In 1980 he began private practice with his own law firm, which specializes in contract law, corporate issues, federal procurement and grant law, and executive estate planning.

Mr. Slocum is an honor graduate of DePauw University, and he received his J.D. with honors from George Washington University National Law Center.  He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and is authorized to practice before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Claims Court, the Tax Court, and various federal district and bankruptcy courts and was an Appeals Reviewer for Department of Commerce A-76 Appeals.  He is a member of the ABA Section on Procurement Law and a member of its Research and Development Committee.  Also, he is a member of the Society of Research Administrators and a past Board Member and  Chair of the Commercial Division.  He has received letters of appreciation from the President's Council on Integrity in Government and the Defense Logistics Agency Inspector General for services on behalf of those organizations.