Maurice Tobin

Maurice Tobin, of Tobin, French & Dillon, is former counsel to Members of Congress and congressional committees. As Chairman, he led an eight-year effort to save and restore the historic National Theatre in Washington, D.C. He has served on numerous civil boards, including D.C. Mayor’s Downtown Committee. He is the author of Hidden Power: The Seniority System and Other Customs of Congress (Greenwood Press, 1986) and Environmental Working Papers, a collection of reports and speeches on energy and the environment. He created, produced, and narrated five documentaries for the Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Clemson University, including The Senate: What Makes It Work? He earned a B.S., J.D., and, most recently, an LLM from George Washington University Law School. He is a frequent delegate to the Atlantic Treaty Association in Brussels, Ottawa, and Paris; and a delegate to the International Telecommunications Conference in Narobi. He also served in the 468th Strategic Intelligence Unit of the U.S. Army. He enjoys tennis, skiing, and filmmaking. He is married to Joan Tobin; has two children, and has lived in Washington, D.C. for nearly five decades.