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Cincinnati, Ohio

Litigation boutique handling complex commercial disputes in state courts, federal courts, and arbitral fora in Ohio. With an emphasis on high-dollar-value breach of contract cases, areas of focus include partnership and joint venture disputes, employment defense, financial services litigation, E-Commerce litigation, noncompete litigation, trade secret litigation, Uniform Commercial Code litigation, and real estate litigation. Clients include public and private companies in the financial services, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, E-commerce, food & beverage, retail and other industries, as well as executives, investors and high-net-worth businesspeople. The firm frequently serves as local counsel in Ohio.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Oh

• Practiced civil litigation with an emphasis on employment, commercial and personal injury matters.• Achieved six-figure settlements for plaintiff clients, favorable resolutions for defense clients, and appellate victories.• Handled three jury trials, winning Plaintiff verdicts in each one including a $189,000 verdict in a Butler County sexual harassment case, in addition to numerous bench trials.

Cincinnati, Oh

• Practiced exclusively in the area of Domestic Relations law, representing clients in divorce, dissolution, post-decree, child custody and child support cases, including interstate custody and support cases, in Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont, Brown and Montgomery Counties.• Conducted legal research on a wide range of family law issues, including spousal support, property division, post-decree support modifications, relocation issues, UIFSA, UCCJEA, grandparents' rights and domestic violence civil protection orders, and drafted pleadings, separation agreements, shared parenting plans, discovery requests, deposition outlines, and extensive client correspondence.• Handled court appearances in Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court, including custody and child support trials in Juvenile Court, final merit, modification, pre-trial, status conferences and other hearings in Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont, Brown and Montgomery Counties.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Assisted in all aspects of litigation, including drafting complaints, motions and discovery requests, conducting legal research and developing case/trial strategy, in connection with a variety of civil matters.• Administered and managed immigration cases of Spanish speaking clients from inception to conclusion, handling virtually all client contact.• Represented a Spanish-speaking client in immigration court (with the Judge's permission, pursuant to a provision of the Immigration & Nationality Act) and successfully assisted her in “adjusting status” to avoid deportation and become a legal permanent resident.

Cincinnati, Oh

• Conducted legal research in a variety of practice areas, including consumer, housing, and domestic relations issues, and composed detailed memorandums to attorneys. • Assisted attorneys with trial/hearing preparation, and attended a variety of hearings, trials, and objection (to Magistrate's Decision) hearings.• Facilitated communication between attorneys and Spanish-speaking clients.

Cincinnati, Oh

• Interpreted between Spanish and English in open court, juvenile court, workers compensation proceedings, immigration court, police interrogations, medical emergencies, and other legal and medical settings.• Translated legal and medical documents from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.

Jd, Law

Dean's List (Fall '09 & Fall '11) Trial Advocacy Team (One of eight students selected to compete out of approximately fifty students who.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics

Activities and Societies: Mock Trial Team (2004-08), Teaching Assistant (TA) (Introductory Macroeconomics & Intermediate Macroeconomics).

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