Bryan A. Pearson Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, California

Arson Prosecutor (March 2024 - Present)Narcotics Prosecutor (Jan 2024 - Present)On-call for: DUI search warrants (Dec 2018 - Present); General Search Warrants (March 2023 - Present); Vehicular Manslaughter Search Warrants (March 2023 - Present)General Felony Prosecutor (March 2023 - Jan 2024) Domestic Violence Prosecutor (Dec 2020 - March 2023)Misdemeanor Prosecutor (Jan 2018 - Aug 2021)Selected Trainings & Professional Development:NCRIC/NCHIDTA Search Warrant Writing for Narcotic Investigations (Oct 2024)California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) Homicide Symposium (May 2024)CA Office of Traffic Safety P.O.S.T. certified Drug & Alcohol Recognition Training (DART) (March 2024)CDAA High Tech & Digital Evidence Symposium (Dec 2023)CDAA DNA Testing, Trial Prep, and Presentation (June 2023)CDAA Domestic Violence & Stalking Seminar (Dec 2021)W. Haywood Burns Institute: Race & Equity (June 2021)CDAA Prosecuting Domestic Violence (July 2020)Effective Practices for Justice-Involved Women (April 2019)

Santa Cruz, Ca

Researched, wrote, and argued motions; conducted arraignments; and observed court proceedings.

Santa Cruz, Ca

Conducted one jury trial; researched, wrote, and argued motions; conducted arraignments; interviewed witnesses; prepared a presentation on DUI blood draws for police depts.; reviewed jail calls; and observed various court proceedings.

South Bend, In

Special Victims Unit (Jan 2017 - May 2017)Traffic & Misdemeanor Division (Aug 2016 - Dec 2016)Performed two bench trials, wrote research memoranda, assisted in jury trial preparation, reviewed police reports to provide charging recommendations, and observed various court proceedings.

San Jose, Ca

Misdemeanors: Researched, wrote, and argued opposition motions to suppress evidence; argued restitution hearings. Felonies: Argued preliminary hearings; researched and wrote opposition motions to suppress evidence and motions to consolidate cases; drafted second strike release letters; wrote memorandum recommending dismissal of charges.Juvenile: Performed a contested jurisdiction hearing (trial); researched, wrote, and argued opposition motions to suppress evidence; argued detention hearings; wrote research memoranda.

Notre Dame, In

Researched energy and natural land use topics that contributed to a law review article published in the Arizona State Law Journal.

Oakland, Ca

Researched and wrote memoranda on issues involving victim restitution, abatement warrants, and criminal law. Observed various court proceedings including: preliminary hearings, criminal trials, and warrant review/execution.

United States

Responsible for managing the travel of over 120 Foundry scientists and students including: requesting approvals, arranging logistics, and processing reimbursements. Processing and submitting procurement requests from Foundry staff including items prices up to $10,000. Assisting in the management of building and laboratory access. Processing and submitting requests for visitor passes and parking permits. Maintaining inventory of office supplies.

United States

Organized hiring appointment meetings, prepared orientation documents, coordinated background and employment verification checks, data entry and organization of files, and distributed customer satisfaction surveys.

United States

Organized and managed the Molecular Foundry Weekly Seminar series. Provided administrative assistance in support of a large-scale database management system with over 350 individual users. Prepared user office reports and presentations. Worked with user office administrators to plan and organize the Foundry’s annual user meeting, semi-annual call for research proposals, the affiliate registry, and executive committee meetings.

United States

Responsible for data entry and organization of human resources files for the Laboratory’s Materials Science Division, as well as the production of weekly and monthly reports for Laboratory and division staff. Provided additional assistance to full-time employees as needed.

United States

Supervised 2-6 Event Management Assistants to ensure all duties were performed as scheduled, all necessary resources were available for the Event Management Assistants, and coordinated the efforts of the Event Management staff with other departments, such as facilities, to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Provided necessary coaching and training to Event Management Assistants.

Provided customer service support to students using the Computing Center. Monitored access to the facility. Completed administrative tasks including: shift logs detailing the events of the day, keeping inventory of the lost and found, tracking the usage of the computer center by students, and maintaining general inventory of the center’s office supplies. Prepared advertising that promoted the usage of the center, special events held by the center, and general relevant university news. Led both group and 1-on-1 tutorials on basic computer skills, computer applications and office resources.

Preparation for athletic events at both small and large venues. Enforcement of facility policy. Assisting players and event officials. Ensuring customer satisfaction and patron safety.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Hispanic Law Students Association, Future Prosecuting Attorney’s Council, American Constitution Society, Galilee.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Intercollegiate Varsity Debate Team

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Legal Studies, General

Activities and Societies: Intercollegiate Varsity Debate Team