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Eagan, Minnesota, United States

Eagan, Mn

New Richmond, Wi

• Conducted general legal research and prepared drafts of motions and filings in criminal defense and family law cases• Organized debt collection documents and filings and handled foreign judgment enforcement procedures

I recently finished my final semester at William Mitchell. I found my time at William Mitchell to be not only educational, but life-altering. It gave me the skill and confidence to realize myself as an effective and efficient attorney. I specialized in general business law and criminal law. I would be excited to work in either line of work and would be happy working in the Twin Cities or anywhere in the surrounding area. I had the great pleasure of volunteering for several legal service related positions in my time here, such as: HOMELINE Tenant Service Hotline, Ramsey County Housing and Conciliation Court Self-Help Center. I was also able to serve for the last two years as the Student Manager for the Tenants in Foreclosure program run by the Minnesota Justice Foundation.

Saint Paul, Mn

• Summarized complex business organizations law topics on management of LLCs, partnerships, and corporations.• Drafted memoranda and revised drafts to be included in Professor Kleinberger’s treatise supplements.

Saint Paul, Mn

• Conducted legal research for the judicial staff that facilitated judicial decisions and orders.• Observed stages of hearings, bench trials, and jury trials.

Forest Lake, Mn

• Managed a pro bono Chapter 7 bankruptcy client case, including initial interview, electronic filing of bankruptcy case, representation at the first meeting of creditors, and approval by the U.S. Trustee.• Conducted legal research on bankruptcy law topics to develop strategies for specific litigation.

Saint Paul, Mn

• Organized 50-state review of HIPAA-related regulation on a state-by-state basis to facilitate compliance with federal law across all departments.• Prepared office memos on affirmative action law, international tariffs, and employee contract language.• Performed contract review for hundreds of contracts for the company’s subsidiaries, including international contracts, to ensure accuracy and to prevent costly, avoidable litigation.

Provided leadership and training to new employees.Coordinated job sites and managed task distribution based on skills and work experience of employees; assessed jobsite efficiency and communicated with management to maintain optimum labor allocation.Operated heavy machinery in a safe and efficient manner and supervised and trained new users of heavy landscaping equipment.

Entered tax return forms into computer database in an accurate and efficient manner.Understood and applied complex tax structures to work independently and verify accuracy of data.Community Involvement

Juris Doctor, Criminal Law And Commercial/Business Law

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