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Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Newton, Ma, Us

Honors: Quarter-Finalist, Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition; Top Brief Award (1 of 3 winners) & Semi-Finalist, Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court Competition Activities: President, BC Law Democrats (2019-2020); Teaching Assistant, Law Practice (Legal Writing); National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Collaborated with client agencies to defend administrative decisions against appeals. Assignments included:• Drafting a brief and arguing in Superior Court against an appeal of a Massachusetts Contributory Retirement Board decision upholding a lower board's denial of benefits (statutory interpretation)• Drafting a brief and arguing in Superior Court against an acquitted OUI defendant's appeal of a District Court's denial of his motion for drivers license reinstatementPrepared research memoranda on national litigation for the Trial and Administrative Law Divisions

Researched and drafted memoranda in support of court motions concerning employment law, executive powers, and civil rights in Rhode Island Superior Court; and housing code enforcement in Providence Housing CourtDrafted research memoranda on topics including the public policy basis for a wrongful termination claim in an at-will employment relationships and the necessary requirements of a motion to dismiss for lack of prosecutionMonitored public records requests to ensure clients responded appropriately under the Rhode Island LawReviewed discovery documents including medical records, email communications, and formal notice letters

Boston, Us

Drafted revisions to legislation before the Committee to ensure language clearly conveyed the Senate’s intentResearched statutes, cases, and emerging legislation to provide Committee lawyers with the context to reject, accept, or revise proposed billsMet with parties impacted by potential policy changes under consideration by the Legislature and incorporated their recommendations into the Committee’s review of relevant legislationProvided real time updates on the status of amendments to the Senate President and the Committee ChairFamiliarized myself with issues such as dangerousness, hands free driving, collective bargaining, drug pricing, and cage free egg rules in order to effectively review proposed legislation

Analyzed legislation, regulations, contracts, strategic plans, and other formal documents and identified potential political concerns, logical flaws, and drafting errorsOversaw 10 organizations’ compliance with the Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grant Program ($500,000)Gained in-depth knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act; reviewed over 10,000 requested documents

Dc, Washington, Us

Estimated the efficiency of protocols, from business license processing to vacant property abatement, proposed improvements to leadership, and partnered with program managers to implement process changesResolved pressing constituent issues by working with Councilmembers, agency directors, and individual advocates to channel diverse interests into actionable solutions, from building permit adjustments to code rewritesRepresented the agency at community events, professional forums, and interagency meetingsAssessed mistakes within the Business and Professional Licensing Administration, including mistakenly issued corporate licenses and staff violations of human rights laws, in order to develop process improvements in partnership with the program administrator

Represented Mayor Muriel Bowser in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 1, the most densely populated and demographically diverse section of the city, by establishing a consistent presence within the communityBuilt relationships with neighborhood activists and community leaders by coordinating resources in support of their initiatives and resolving any friction in their interactions with District governmentPlanned and managed public events, such as neighborhood discussions on new development projects and informal social events where the public could meet members of the Bowser administrationCollaborated with District agencies to resolve over 1,000 constituent requests ranging from reoccurring potholes to rising gang activity

Coordinated volunteer activities in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 1 and 3, including phone banks and canvassing Spearheaded dialog between the campaign and neighborhood activists, community leaders, and businessesOrganized volunteer staffing of early voting locations and Election Day coverage at 33 polling placesContacted hundreds of volunteers each week to encourage participation with the campaign

▪ Maximized productivity by maintaining a positive, passionate environment▪ Directed volunteer resources to fit changing campaign priorities▪ Assigned tasks based on skills and personalities▪ Served as a connection between individual volunteers and the larger campaign organization

▪ Answered constituent correspondence▪ Attended House briefings and wrote detailed reports▪ Researched congressional legislation to provide information to legislative assistants▪ Executed administrative duties▪ Communicated with officials across the federal government to assist staff members

Ba, Political Science

Doctor Of Law - Jd

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