Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. Staff Attorney; Director of International Relations Licensed in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and West Virginia Mike serves as staff attorney for member affairs in the states of Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, the District of Columbia. As director of international relations he oversees HSLDA’s support of persecuted homeschoolers in the Federal Republic of Germany and coordinates support to encourage greater freedom for homeschoolers all over the world. Mike is an adjunct professor of government at Patrick Henry College where he teaches constitutional law. Mike received his juris doctorate from the Boston University School of Law with honors as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar. He is a member of the bars of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. His previous experience includes combat service during the first Persian Gulf War as a United States Army cavalry officer, private legal practice and as a founder of a nationally ranked internet marketing firm. Mike appears at conferences and in the media as a frequent speaker and writer on the subject of homeschooling. He and his wife Patty homeschool their six children.