- Make court appearances at involuntary medication hearings for individuals civilly committed to DSH by virtue of being found Incompetent to Stand Trial, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, an Offender with a Mental Disorder, or a Sexually Violent Predator - Handle various other types of hearings, including Order to Show Cause hearings, Motion for Reconsideration hearings, Probate Code section 3200 hearings, and ECT hearings- Review Public Records Act requests, subpoena requests, and other special legal issues

- Reviewed cases involving teacher misconduct in the California public education system- Performed jurisdictional and statute of limitations analyses for all incoming cases- Prepared letters to school districts and affiants regarding educators accused of misconduct

- Regularly made court appearances at conservatorship hearings to advocate on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities- Led Conservatorship Review Committee meetings- Managed ACRC's conservatorship review process by communicating with probate court investigators, attorneys, psychologists, physicians, social workers, client services managers, and family members- Coordinated ACRC's Fair Hearing Process & provided administrative support to Legal Services Unit

- Attended parole board hearings and assembled care packages for crime victims attending parole hearings- Interviewed clients to determine needs and appropriate iCan community services

- Prepared judicial opinions for many types of cases, including home foreclosures, personal injury, wrongful termination of employment, and Eighth Amendment violations

- Worked in the Mental Competency and Domestic Violence Units - Negotiated offers to criminal defendants in DUI and general misdemeanor cases- Collaborated with police officers and attorneys regarding robbery, carjacking, and DUI cases- Wrote memos, motions, and briefs

- Participated in the Legal Assistance & Family Protection Clinic helping advocate on behalf of survivors of domestic violence- Created a presentation concerning cyber sexual assault laws and legal recourses for individuals harmed by nonconsensual pornography and cyberbullying

- Worked as a Law Clerk in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office the summer after completing my first year of law school- Conducted legal research in areas including sex trafficking, homicide, and child pornography- Attended field trips to the Mental Health Court, Third District Court of Appeal, & FBI

- I was a Music Department Teaching Assistant during Spring Quarter of my senior year at UCSC. The class I assisted was American Popular Music.- I reviewed essays and created music assignments. One assignment I created that was popular involved analyzing the music of Taylor Swift as she crossed from the Country to the Popular Music genre. - This course encompassed many fields, including the blues, minstrelsy, civil rights, Anglo/Irish-American history, funk & hip hop, and contemporary pop.

- Ordered and organized hundreds of arrest reports from law enforcement agencies- Worked on complex special assignment involving forensic evidence- Attended elder abuse & human trafficking task force meetings with top-level managers