Cameron F. Kerry
General Counsel
U.S. Department of Commerce

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202) 482-4772
GeneralCounsel@doc.gov

Cameron Kerry serves as the General Counsel of the United States Department of Commerce. President Obama nominated him on April 20, 2009 and his appointment was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on May 21, 2009.

As General Counsel, Cam is the principal legal advisor to Secretary Locke and chief legal officer of the Department. He oversees the work of over 325 lawyers in 14 offices who provide legal advice to all components of the Department.

Previously, Cam was a partner in the Boston office of Mintz Levin, a national law firm. In over 30 years of practice, he has been a communications lawyer and litigator in a range of complex, developing areas such as telecommunications, environmental law, toxic torts, privacy, and insurance regulation. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Cam was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering and a law clerk for Judge Elbert Tuttle of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Cam has taught telecommunications law as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School and written and presented on communications, evidence, and environmental issues in a variety of industry and academic settings.

Cam was a senior advisor and national surrogate for the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign, and has served on boards of nonprofits involved in civic and political engagement as well as athletics.

Cam received his B.A. cum laude from Harvard College and his J.D. magna cum laude from Boston College Law School where he was Executive Editor of the Law Review and winner of the school's moot court competition.

He and his wife, Kathy Weinman, have two daughters. Their home is in Massachusetts.