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Associate Director of Blakely Advocacy Institute's skills training and advocacy programs. Organize nationwide advocacy competitions, including drafting problem sets and other written materials, recruiting judges and coordinating logistics. Counsel students on academics and future employment issues. Coach inter-scholastic moot court and alternative dispute resolution teams. Supervise work-study interns. As adjunct professor, teach skills classes in pretrial litigation and client interviewing and counseling. Teach trial advocacy for summer undergraduate program.Previous experience as a trial attorney specializing in general civil and commercial litigation. Acted as first-chair or second-chair counsel in numerous federal, district and county court cases and arbitrations. Prepared jury charges, pretrial motions, voir dire, direct and cross examinations, expert witnesses. Appeared for firms at hearings, pretrial conferences and mediations. Drafted pleadings, discovery, correspondence and legal memoranda. Interviewed and counseled clients. Conducted and defended depositions.Excellent writer, editor, motivator and team builder. Strong management capabilities and interpersonal skills.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS• Praised for “excellent grasp of complex issues” (Judge Caroline Baker)• Selected as a Texas Rising Star in 2008• Complimented by two different opposing counsel for professionalism in negligence case and for skillful handling of expert witness in public nuisance case (Dow Golub Remels & Beverly, LLP)• As solo counsel, won county court trial with complex issues relating to attempted redemption of real property sold at foreclosure (Dow Golub Remels & Beverly, LLP)• Commended for outstanding summary judgment briefing by general counsel of statewide rental housing association (Law Office of Brian P. Cweren)

Listed skills include Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, Hearings, Litigation, and 12 others.