CURRICULUM VITAE / OMEGA COUNSEL

John (Jack) Baden, Esq.

John (Jack) Baden, Esq.

Founder & Lead Contract Attorney • New York / Remote

Arkansas Bar No. 2025083 • Reciprocity Eligible

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John (Jack) Baden

01 / EXECUTIVE PROFILE

I am a licensed litigator with trial experience spanning federal administrative courts, government enforcement proceedings, multi-jurisdictional legal tech, and clinical advocacy.

Having managed hundreds of high-stakes legal matters in New York City as a former trial attorney, I specialized in evaluating complex dockets, identifying evidentiary weaknesses, and executing dispositive briefs under unrelenting court deadlines. I founded Omega Counsel LLC to give active litigation practices and trial boutiques nationwide immediate, high-velocity drafting leverage; delivering work product built strictly to local court rules without associate overhead.

Core Practice Areas: Dispositive Motion Practice, BIA Appellate Briefing, EOIR Trial Strategy, Categorical Approach Analysis, and Strategic Legal Analysis.

Engagement Models: Predictable Flat-Fee Structures, Retainer Capacity, and White-Label Practice Integration.

02 / LEGAL EXPERIENCE

OMEGA COUNSEL LLC

Founder & Lead Contract Attorney

2026 – Present • Remote / New York

Manage nationwide B2B legal writing operations for law firms across all U.S. time zones.

Serve as a white-label execution partner, absorbing heavy drafting demands so partners can focus on strategy and client advisory.

Structure transparent flat-fee and monthly retainer frameworks that eliminate billable guesswork and replace associate overhead with predictable, fixed-cost legal support.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Assistant Chief Counsel / Trial Attorney

2025 – 2026 • New York, NY

Represented the government in high-volume federal removal proceedings before New York City immigration courts, directing an independent litigation caseload across hundreds of contested matters.

Conducted merits hearings, witness cross-examinations, oral advocacy, and evidentiary evaluations across complex applications for relief (Asylum, CAT, Withholding, 42B Cancellation, Adjustment of Status).

Evaluated opposing briefs through a prosecutorial and judicial lens, pinpointing credibility issues, statutory defects, and record vulnerabilities under strict court timelines.

Authored dispositive motions, pre-hearing briefs, and complex legal arguments on expedited dockets.

LEGALNATURE

Attorney & Automation Specialist

2025 • Remote

Researched multi-jurisdictional statutory compliance and updated complex corporate templates into business-ready legal instruments.

Collaborated across software engineering and product design teams to build and audit automated legal generation systems.

REGENT UNIVERSITY CIVIL PRACTICE CLINIC

Law Clerk

2024 • Norfolk, VA

Conducted primary legal research, client intake, and motion drafting for administrative, family, and immigration law proceedings.

03 / SPECIALIZED COMPETENCIES & RIGOR

Procedural & Court Practice: EOIR Master/Merits Practice, Contested Master Motions to Terminate, BIA Appellate Briefing, Administrative Record Preservation.

Substantive Briefing & Analysis: Categorical / Modified Categorical Analysis, 42B Hardship Framing, Country Conditions Synthesis, Credibility Issue Mitigation, I&N Precedential Case Law Synthesis.

Practice Execution: Primary Authority Verification, Bluebook Citation Rigor, Single-Attorney Allocation, White-Label Security Protocols.

Legal Technology: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Clio Manage, Vincent AI, Legal Automation Systems.

04 / EDUCATION & ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Regent University School of Law

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2021 – 2024

Certifications: LexisNexis Practice Ready Certification, Thomson Reuters Legal Research Certification.

Activities & Leadership: Vice President of Christian Legal Society, Public Interest Legal Advocates, Moot Court & ADR Competitions.

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

B.A. in Political Science (Minors: Legal Studies & Philosophy)

2017 – 2021

Activities: Pre-Law Society, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

05 / BAR ADMISSIONS & LICENSES

Licensed Attorney: Arkansas State Bar (Bar No. 2025083).

Reciprocity: Eligible for waiver and admission into additional state bars under reciprocity guidelines.

06 / LANGUAGES

English: Native Speaker

07 / ASSOCIATIONS

Christian Legal Society — Member

Arkansas Bar Association — Member

“We carry the work so you can carry the people.”