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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Ga

Litigate, counsel, and negotiate on behalf of campaigns, candidates, voters, businesses, and individuals in a variety of election law and business litigation postures

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Represent and advise various clients in complex business litigation and election law

Atlanta, Ga

Term Judicial Law Clerk at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area

Co-director of Litigation Team with responsibilities including research, drafting, resource management, boiler room staffing, and strategic analysis.Managed Voter Protection Team legal research and analysis, recruitment, training, data analysis, strategic analysis, and resource allocation.

Greater Atlanta Area

Co-lead of Litigation Team; manage all Legal Fellows, including supervision and editing of work product; cprovide staff and research support to Co-Directors of Voter Protection Team; research legal and factual matters and draft analyses for Research Director of Nunn for Senate

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Interviewed clients, drafted examinations, developed strategy, and managed resources in obtaining verdict for client after five-week jury trial posing novel question under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures ActConducted and supervised extensive legal research and motion practice, including drafting original briefs and legal memoranda for clients in several county-filed putative class actionsManaged attorney team in managing hundreds of mortgage lending cases through court-ordered mediation programDrafted clear, concise, persuasive briefs and motions concerning consumer financial services, class certification, choice of law, legal ethics, criminal tax defense, landlord/tenant relations, and other areas of law and procedural posturesTried and won eviction defense case solo for pro bono client from initial interview through multiple hearings and trialDeveloped legal strategy sustaining statewide advocacy for and defense of funding for homeless schoolchildren

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Drafted sections of amicus curiae briefs to federal appellate courts, complaints, and other legal documentsConducted fact investigation in jurisdiction and developed primary legal theory in environmental justice matterAnalyzed and developed wide variety of labor and tort theories in judicial and regulatory settings

Greater Atlanta Area

Analyzed state constitutional right to an adequate education in light of legal, political, and policy considerationsLed legal research team for educational adequacy task force regarding low-income and minority Georgia studentsEvaluated and compiled student achievement and demographic data to assess intra-county opportunity gapsAnalyzed data and drafted sections for reports concerning parental involvement and effective student discipline

Investigated and analyzed practices and legal responsibilities of charter schools regarding transportation and treatment of homeless children under the McKinney-Vento ActGathered and analyzed data for study of implementation obstacles to effective enforcement of domestic violence provisions of the Violence Against Women ActConducted and wrote literature reviews of family homelessness research and data

Prepared memoranda of law concerning various topics, including the constitutional right to parent, patent law, financial services regulation, international trade regulation, and contract interpretation principlesDrafted analyses of major case law, new agency rules, and federal appellate hearings for client inspection

Analyzed and developed legal obligations of charter school leaders to their community, student, and parent constituencies

Provided research, drafting, fact investigation and hearing support services as requested .

Athens, Georgia Area

Represented the 32,000 students at the University of Georgia before University leadership and facultyWorked with a Senate of forty to develop programming ranging from mental health to an overhaul of the student activities budgeting processLed a statewide petition and protest of newly announced increases, leading Governor's office and Board of Regents to avoid increasing student tuition during academic year

Instructor of social etiquette and beginning and intermediate ballroom dance; strategic consultant

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Colum. J. L. & Soc. Probs. (Articles Editor); Columbia Public Interest Law Foundation (VP); American.

M.A., Politics & Education, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis Federal Policy Institute Student Policy NetworkStudied under.

B.A., Drama, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University Theatre, Tate Society.