John Regan joined WOH Government Solutions, LLC, the Washington, D.C.-based subsidiary of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, in July, 2007. He is the Firm’s legal presence in the Washington, D.C. office. His primary focus is on government relations and immigration law.

He is registered to lobby on Capitol Hill.

Background
Mr. Regan is a 2002 graduate of the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and English from the George Washington University, also in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Regan held a Presidential commission as a diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service. He served as Acting Coordinator of the Office of Cuban Affairs at the U.S. Department of State where he managed and directed all aspects of the U.S. bilateral relationship with Cuba. He was progressively promoted from Political Officer to Deputy Director and then Acting Coordinator of the office in 2007. His previous appointment was as Vice Consul at the U.S. Embassy in Barbados. Mr. Regan was at various times head of the Non-Immigrant, Immigrant, and American Citizen Services sections of the Embassy. He received a Meritorious Honor Award and a Superior Honor Award for his work in the Foreign Service.

Prior to his entry into the Foreign Service, Mr. Regan held various government relations positions in Washington, D.C.

Affiliations
Mr. Regan is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.

Community Affiliations
Mr. Regan serves as a member of the Alumni Board of Governors of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia. He also is the 2007-2008 Chairman of the alumni division of the Prep Fund, the development drive of St. Joseph’s. He volunteers as a tutor with St. Ignatius Loyola School in Baltimore, a tuition-free Jesuit school for under-privileged youth. He is a member of the John Carroll Society of Washington, D.C.; the National Italian-American Foundation; and various other political, legal, and social organizations in Washington, D.C.