Brandon Merrill Email & Phone Number

Orem, Utah

• Conduct initial legal intakes• Represent domestic violence homicide victims to ensure estates of murdered familymembers are directed to the homicide victims and to ensure killers are not permittedto financially profit from murder• Represent victims of domestic violence assault to provide holistic legalrepresentation to obtain rights and remedies arising from the crimes in the variouscourt systems• Represent victims in family law matters including custody, visitation rights, and childsupport• Conduct legal research; draft letters; and provides victims will updates on the case incivil probate matters and civil family law matters• Represent victims in negotiations, mediations, and trial; communicates with opposingcounsel; and provide victims case updates.• Assist victims with obtaining Orders of Protection and responding to contestedOrders• Educate victims about their rights and the legal system• Assist victims with asset identification and recovery.• Work with county prosecutors, victim’s advocates, and agencies throughout Utah tocollaborate with providers for free legal services for crime victims.

Coolidge, Arizona

• Conduct case management conferences and resolve disputes• Conduct mediation conferences regarding child custody, parenting time, child support and property and debt division• Keep current in mediation theory and practice• Keep current with statutory changes• Provide service within time constraints defined by statute and policy• Refer clients to appropriate community agencies• Calculate child support• Prepare reports and keep records• Prepare written agreements in accordance with program policy• Co-instruct the mandatory parent education class • Assist self-represented individuals by answering general questions about the court process, explain court rules, procedures and practices, provide and explain how to file a case, and review forms for accuracy and completeness

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Conduct time-sensitive, detailed investigations and analysis of potential money laundering• Write and submit suspicious activity reports to the appropriate federal government agency• Utilize and assist other members of the department to conduct and coordinate investigations

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Prepare, plan and participate in depositions, mediations and arbitrations• Write and file motions in probate, civil and family courts regarding various legal issues• Work on and research cases of first impression, constitutional law and crime victim’s rights• Write and development grants and new programs

Bluffdale, Utah

• Consultant between GoalZero, TIFIE and other NGO’s interested in solar power in their places of interest• Meet and consult with NGOs and NPOs to design the system that was right for their needs and within their price range. • Assisted International Sales Manager and Social Media manager on development and implementation of the Share the Sun program

Bluffdale, Utah

• Consultant between GoalZero, TIFIE and other NGO’s interested in solar power in their places of interest• Track data of villages on sustainability of potential projects • Assisted International Sales Manager and Social Media manager on development and implementation of the Share the Sun program• Conducted and participated in fundraisers for TIFIE and other NGO’s to install solar systems in rural villages all over the world

South Jordan, Ut

• Made sure clients held appropriate boundaries with each other, supervised resident activities and held them accountable for following house rules • Assisted clients in their recovery from substance and alcohol abuse

Provo, Utah Area

• Mentor for a youth substance abuse and behavior rehabilitation center. • Organized weekly activities for a group home that included service activities, sports, sober living, and other ideals taught in recovery.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Intern to the Parliamentary Research Office, South African Political Party, August 2011 - December 2011• Filled out and submitted Promotion of Access to Information Act forms• Researched proposed bills to see if they aligned with the Party’s vision and values• Monitored the news and media stories for potential statements to submit to newspapers• Updated website and contact directory• Assisted MPs with research projects, assisted other researchers with their research projects, and tracked media coverage of party representatives for entry into a database.

Orem, Ut

• Provided direct service to clients working through 12-Step Program to address substance abuse issues

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Supervised resident activities and held them accountable for following house rules• Assisted clients in their recovery from substance abuse, assisted in crafting treatment programs

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

International Relations, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: President of the Sustainable Mountain Development Club, Vice-President of the Utah International Mountain Forum.