Faculty and staff> Profile Fred Feinstein Senior Fellow 301-405-2729 ffeinste@umd.edu Expertise Labor issues Mr. Feinstein, former General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, is a Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow in the Office of Executive Programs. He conducts research and writes on labor issues and develops executive education programs on such subjects as the challenge of adapting labor policy to new work environments. During his nearly six-year tenure as General Counsel, Feinstein was recognized for efforts to improve the administration of the National Labor Relations Act. He instituted a system for case prioritization and made significant progress towards assuring that elections for union representation were consistently conducted in a timely manner. He received three "Hammer Awards" for these and other innovations in the operations of the Office of General Counsel.