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Sterling Heights, Mi

• Draft grant proposals to enhance services to clients. • Develop and implement new programs to address needs of clients and adjust programs as needed.• Continuously research grants and search for new opportunities for funding. • Manage Annual Scholarship Program. • Manage Mission Campaign Committee (fundraising committee) through weekly e-mails and monthly meetings.• Draft annual newsletter, annual donor appeals, articles for newspapers, and award nominations. • Provide legal assistance as needed in real estate, guardianship cases, and immigration law. • Develop and maintain partnerships with businesses and government stakeholders. Tobacco Control Policy Advocacy & Program Managemento Work with School Districts to adopt comprehensive 24/7 smoke free policies.o Meet with legislators to encourage increased financing towards tobacco prevention and treatment.o Meet with and write letters to legislators encouraging passage of bills promoting tobacco control. o Work with School Districts to adopt alternative to suspension programs for students caught smoking.o Develop and run media campaign regarding health consequences of smoking and vaping.o Educate physicians on updated smoking cessation techniques. o Draft quarterly reporting on grant progress, successes, and obstacles. o Meet with stakeholders on a monthly basis to discuss program sustainability and state advocacy efforts.

Farmington, Michigan, United States

• Draft purchase agreements, property deeds, claims of interest, mortgages, promissory notes, and leases.• Draft and answer litigation court documents (Pleadings, answers, interrogatories, settlements, and orders).• Draft motions, research case law, develop arguments and attend motion hearings.• Draft case evaluation summaries. • Draft legal memorandums and letters to clients pertaining to status of cases. • Attend client meetings and regularly communicated with clients, the court, and other attorneys.

St. Claire Shores, Michigan

Practice of law focusing on medical malpractice defense and real estate matters.• Draft mortgages and promissory notes to process loans from private lenders. • Analyze complex commercial litigation matters involving large multi-unit real estate developments.• Manage real estate and contractor disputes. • Attend hearings for landlord/tenant matters• Assist clients in the process of closings real property including checking titles, proration of taxes, mortgages, and reviewing amortization schedules. • Provide legal advice to landlords, developers, and property owners on a variety of disputes. • Analyze complex medical malpractice matters in defense of hospitals and physicians. • Prepare for and attend jury trials, successfully 2nd chair and win all trials. • Prepare for and attend depositions of clients, lay witnesses, and experts. • Draft complex motions and attend motion hearings including motions for summary dispositions.• Draft and answer litigation court documents (answers, interrogatories, settlements, and orders).• Draft facilitation summaries and attend facilitation and case evaluations.• Draft appellate briefs.• Research case law in connection with drafting motions and supporting arguments presented to the courts.• Review and analyze records in connection with creating status reports for clients. • Communicate regularly with office staff, clients, the courts, and opposing counsels.

Farmington Hills, Michigan

• Drafted warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, claims of interest, mortgages, promissory notes, and leases.• Attended client meetings. Regularly communicated with clients, the court, and other attorneys. • Researched case law then drafted motions, mediation briefs, and answered complaints. • Wrote articles regarding contract law, landlord-tenant law, liens, seller’s required disclosure, and FSBO sales.

Detroit, Mi

• Researched case laws and drafted summaries on self-defense, and sentencing guidelines.• Prepared trial binders created memorandums of all evidence for several cases. • Drafted evidentiary motions and responded to motions• Attended and observed trials, sentencings, and plea agreements.

Novi, Mi

• Prepared H-1B non-immigrant and I-140 immigrant petitions.• Responded to USCIS Requests for Evidence.• Maintained communication with corporate and family-based clients.• Researched immigration laws.

Detroit, Mi

Drafted court orders and memoranda.

West Bloomfield, Mi

- Renovated homes for resale or to rent to prospective tenants. - Advertised homes for sale.- Showed rental homes and apartments to prospective tenants.- Prepared legal filings pertaining to landlord/tenant disputes. - Attended court hearings for landlord/tenant disputes. - Maintained rental properties and homes for current or future tenants.

• Worked with a team to conduct research on human communication behaviors in controlled settings. • Tested and observed participants in computer mediated communication experiments in the lab.

Detroit, Michigan

• Attended depositions for business fraud cases and drafted applicable summaries.• Observed trial and other courtroom proceedings.• Assisted in preparation of legal filings and discovery requests.• Attended real property closings and searched real property records.

Farmington, Michigan

• Assisted applicants with the application process.• Conducted employment orientations to newly hired health aides. • Created, maintained and updated employee and client personnel files.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Mock Trial, AAJ National Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Case Classic Mock Trial Competition, Journal of Law.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication, General

Education record