Acting General Counsel

Hannah Bergman

Hannah Bergman joined NARA in 2009, serving in a variety of roles in the Office of General Counsel, including most recently as the Director of Litigation. Principally, she provides advice on the Federal Records Act, Presidential Records Act and the Freedom of Information. She has received numerous Archivist’s Achievement Awards for her work at NARA, including her contributions to the Capstone Approach to Email Management. Before coming to NARA, Hannah worked for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as the Jack Nelson Freedom of Information fellow, and was a newspaper reporter. Hannah holds a JD and Master’s in Communication from American University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.