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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Banking & Capital Markets with a focus on commercial real estate finance.

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Prepared nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications & petitions, including L-1, H-1B, AOS, EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 visa types.• Specialized in high-complexity Request for Evidence cases and high salary grade client cases.

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

• Assisted in-house counsel of a large multinational company (energy technology sector) with strategizing and drafting work-from-home reimbursement procedures during COVID-19, social media policies, and on-call shift reporting.• Participated in pre-trial phone calls, virtual depositions, and trial hearings, including drafting summary litigation documents.• Worked with immigration manager and outside counsel on employee immigration petitions.

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Prepared immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications and petitions for filing.• Managed large caseload of clients in industries including, but not limited to, automotive, manufacturing, information technologies, and engineering.

Huntersville, Nc

• Served as advocate for our families in legal system, immigration issues, educational system, and healthcare needs.• Worked as primary crisis care provider for the organization’s Spanish-speaking clients for health crises, home fires, sexual assault experiences, grief, domestic violence, and legal issues.• Served as leader in strategic planning, budgeting, and assessment needs for organization.• Wrote organization’s grant applications, developed new partnerships, led financial campaigns, hosted fundraisers, stewarded donor relationships.• Grew the youth program from an informal homework help space to an established after school program consistently meeting the high needs of the neighborhood’s youth.• Taught Adult ESL Courses and a weekly story hour program for the 3-year-olds of the neighborhood.

Elyria, Oh

• Planned and organized a Summer Social Event for the Elyria Child Enrichment Center.• Used Spanish skills to aid in interpretation between staff and clients; identified a need to revamp the organization’s approach to Spanish-speaking clients through the translation of all major organization documents, recognizing improved methods of communication, and then producing a recommended plan for the future.• Initiated and wrote two grant applications to introduce a summer gardening program to Neighborhood Alliance’s Haven Center, an extended-stay homeless shelter, and the Elyria Child Enrichment Center.• Contacted over 200 local businesses to secure donations for organization’s annual Champions for Charity Golf Tournament.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Board Member: Moot Court; Notes & Comments Editor: Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy; Research Assistant.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Cum Laude, Hispanic Studies Major, Religion Minor

Activities and Societies: Co-President of Be The Match On Campus; Member of Rusk Eating House; Journey to El Salvador Participant; Lake.

Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Class Secretary, 4 years; President of National English Honor Society; Active member of National Honor Society.