Teach undergrad HR Law, Labor Relations, and Advanced HR Management

Received acknowledgment for contributions to published employment law book. Assisted with research and writing on New York and Federal employment law issues. Updated client employee handbooks to ensure compliance with all state and federal laws. Attended New York State Society of Human Resources Conference, attended HR presentations and assisted with client recruiting.

Reviews and revises clients’ employee handbooks and discrimination policies. Assists with investigation report drafts and answering questions related to Webinar presentations. Completes project-based research and writing assignments involving federal and state labor and employment law questions. Prepares newsletter sent to clients on emerging issues. Assists with assignments for employment law litigation.

Drafted summary judgment motions on threshold and liability issues. Assisted with preparing and drafting motions for change of venue. Reviewed files for summary judgment viability. Researched relevant legal topics and helped write articles to be published in State Farm Insurance Company's internal newsletter. Attended trials and depositions. Prepared case status reports for claims representatives.

Drafted memoranda of law for use at trial. Researched and wrote articles on current decisions for submission for publication in practitioners' resources. Prepared legal documents, including LLC articles of incorporation, pleadings, and authorizations for discovery demands. Reviewed case files and reported the case issues and possibility of recovery to firm partners.

Researched New York State Mental Hygiene Law issues and prepared interoffice memoranda. Assisted staff attorneys with visiting clients and providing them with their legal status and information. Interviewed potential clients to determine legal issues and presented cases to staff attorneys. Observed guardianship, Assisted Outpatient Treatment, and N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 330.20 retention hearings. Attended proceedings in Mental Hygiene Court at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center and assisted in retention, medication over objection and habeas corpus hearings.

Maintained a case load of 30 mentally ill adults. Assisted clients with attaining and maintaining stable mental and physical health. Aided clients with applying for entitlements. Periodically reviewed clients' goal plans and assessments. Maintained progress notes on all visits and collateral contact.