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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Arlington, Va

Worked with two other attorneys to file an amicus brief at the United States Supreme Court in Carr v. Saul, arguing that administrative issue exhaustion for constitutional issues raised both Article III and Due Process Clause concerns.Wrote a law journal article, forthcoming in the NYU Journal of Law & Liberty, examining and surveying eight terms used by courts in the course of deferring to legislatures when determining the constitutionally of a challenged law. Research, analyze, and draft memorandums on a variety of legal topics including nationwide injunctions.Draft publications for both our blog and for outside sources about judicial engagement and recent legal cases and issues, including two articles on nationwide injunctions published by Law360. Plan events for litigators, scholars, and law students, including a forum on the Pennsylvania Constitution in October 2020. Speak about judicial engagement issues including on the Short Circuit podcast and provide legal research for the weekly newsletter about recent federal courts of appeals decisions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reviewed veterans’ medical records, service records, and submitted evidence.Analyzed whether, based on statutes and regulations, a veteran is entitled to disability benefits due to military service.Worked with a Veteran’s Law Judge to draft an initial opinion determining if, based on the relevant regulations, the regional office made the correct decision in denying a particular veteran disability benefits.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Analyzed the proposed regulations of state agencies to ensure compliance with relevant statutory mandates.Analyzed proposed and current regulations to ensure each was clear, concise, understandable, consistent with legislative intent, and enforced as written.Presented reports to the Council regarding the newly proposed regulations and those regulations which were up for periodic review.Analyzed Arizona licensing regulations and wrote a memorandum outlining which licensing requirements were likely overly burdensome.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Analyzed state laws and municipal ordinances regarding occupational licensing schemes.Analyzed municipal food truck regulations in multiple states in preparation for potential future litigation.Reviewed and edited briefs, motions, affidavits, and discovery requests.Analyzed the civil provisions of Federal RICO Laws and its application to municipal government officials.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Analyzed the judicial philosophy of a potential nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. Drafted summaries of amicus briefs to be published on the Cato website.Researched the history of drug criminalization in the United States in preparation for a report.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Researched numerous legal issues, including bail schedule constitutionality, Arizona marijuana legalization, prosperity zone proposals, and the admissibility of DUI testing focusing on retrograde extrapolation.Wrote legal memorandums regarding those issues in preparation for legislative proposals and hearings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Corresponded with constituents over the phone and through email. Led tours of small and large groups through the capitol building. Attended meetings for congressional staffers and prepared briefing memorandum regarding those meetings.

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Activities and Societies: Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

Law

Summer Legal Study Abroad. Studied Comparative Corporate Law & EU Law.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), American History & Political Science