Jonathan Alanis Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, AZ, US

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Responsible for prosecution of felony drug, property and other public safety crimes. Advocate for the State of New Mexico at preventative detention hearings. Responsible for felony case preparation, including victim and witness communication and coordination with law enforcement.

Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area

Represented the State of New Mexico at preliminary (probable cause) hearings in Metropolitan Court. Evaluated and analyzed viability of cases for prosecution at the District Court level, including charging decisions and early plea negotiations

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor public safety and traffic offenses.Prepared cases for trial by communicating with victims and and coordinating with law enforcement. Litigated diverse constitutional matters, and managed a caseload of over 100 cases.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Tasked with research and analysis of State/Federal education policies and legislative proposals. Represented the Department before the State legislature.Assisted in stakeholder engagement and preparation of guidance documents in both English and Spanish.

Castle Rock, Colorado

Worked with County Court DDAs handling traffic offenses and misdemeanor crimes.Responsibilities included: - Arraignments - Participating in plea negotiations with attorneys and pro se defendants- Participating in hearings and trials

Centennial, Colorado

Conducted legal research and drafted briefs for appeals arising from driver's license revocation proceedings and misdemeanor and felony criminal cases.

Greater Denver Area

- Worked with team representing a new small business in transactional matters, including the drafting of LLC Operating Agreement, reviewing a commercial lease agreement, and providing advice on regulatory, contracts, and employee/contractor issues

Greater Denver Area

- Responsible for legal research and drafting memoranda, primarily on Transportation and Contract issues - Drafted demand for arbitration, discovery documents, and provided general support to litigation attorneys - Attended attorney meetings to discuss firm management, staffing issues and client relations

- Coordinated and conducted public education forums to increase awareness of organization’s scope of work and build support for organization’s legislative and electoral mission- Point of contact and official spokesperson for local Hispanic Media- Charged with supervision of interns, including hiring, evaluation, and course credit- Researched electoral.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

- Co-led non-partisan civic engagement campaign aimed at growing Latino electorate in Arizona- Assisted overseeing the strategic engagement of organizational partnerships in the state- Recruited and trained volunteers to register over 6000 new Latino voters in Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

- Collaborated in development of research proposals and analysis on emerging US-Mexico economic, social and political issues for clients in academic, private and public sectors - Lead researcher on multi-state comparative report on human trafficking laws (Published, 2011)- Translated and interpreted documents in both English and Spanish for research purposes

Scottsdale, Arizona

- Promoted events through phone calls, emails and direct interaction with potential voters- Managed and revised voter databases

Phoenix, Arizona Area

- Prepared Senate floor and committee rooms for legislative activities- Screened visitors and guests of the Arizona State Senate

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Latino Law Student Association, Vice-President

Transborder Chicano(A), Latino(A) Studies, U.S. And Mexican Regional Immigration Policy And Economy, Bachelor Of Arts

Bachelor Of Arts; School, Political Science; Politics And Global Studies