Joseph M. Maschman is a Legislative Attorney at LAPPA, working in model legislation and legal research on public safety and health, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system. Joe is a former legal fellow at the democracy reform nonprofit Common Cause, where he focused on money in politics and government ethics. There he drafted model legislation, filed complaints for violations of campaign finance law before the Federal Election Commission, and wrote public reports on democracy reform policy. He has also worked in campaign finance on multiple political campaigns and has vetted federal judicial nominees for a civil rights organization. Mr. Maschman received his B.A. in Political Science from Creighton University and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia.