• Draft appellate decisions and memoranda on behalf of Judge Michael C. Mentel (Presiding Judge Lisa Sadler Feb. 2020-Feb. 2021).• Review, research, and analyze pending appellate cases • Provide ruling recommendations on civil, criminal, and administrative matters before the court

• Managed civil docket of approximately 600 cases comprising complex business litigation, malpractice, product liability, contract and employment disputes, workers’ compensation, administrative appeals, and foreclosures• Assessed key issues in each case; prioritized order of motions to be disposed of based on urgency of issues presented• Reviewed, researched, and analyzed pending motions; drafted case-dispositive decisions• Served as central contact regarding procedural inquiries

Civil Litigation• Successfully argued before the Ohio 4th and 5th District Court of Appeals• Acted as first or second chair on a range of civil litigation topics from personal injury to employment matters to trial• Written multiple dispositive motions and represented clients in depositionCriminal Defense• Successfully represented clients to outright dismissals of cases ranging from moving violations to violent offenses• Represented clients in multiple felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses across several counties in Ohio• Successfully represented clients as first chair in several bench and jury trials

• Provided research and editing services for Professor Edward Foley for his textbook on disputed elections.

• Externed for the Honorable Judge George C. Smith • Drafted two opinions and orders on behalf of Judge Smith

• Drafted motions and memoranda in civil suits and contract cases as part of the Civil Litigation Division • Represented the county in unemployment compensation hearings

• Clerked in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”)• Drafted a memorandum of understanding between MFCU and OMPP on their operational responsibilities• Wrote summary memorandums on new cases of potential provider and physician Medicaid fraud• Drafted subpoenas and settlement proposals for ongoing investigations

• Contributed in the Community Prosecution Multi-jurisdictional Offender Strategy Team (M.O.S.T.)• Researched statute and common law holdings related to burglary and theft offenses in Marion County• Filed motions, prepared exhibits, and organized trial material • Analyzed jail calls to assist in the investigation of several offenders incarcerated in the Marion County jail

• Conducted interviews with program directors and counselors to evaluate a site’s compliance with evidence based practices according to Correctional Program Checklist (CPC) • Assisted in evaluating entire programs for enforcement of evidence based practices to ascertain how closely correctional programs meet known principles of effective intervention.• Analyzed offender files to identify deficiencies in treatment and assignment of risk within each site

• Authored a policy memorandum for a group including Ohio Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers (OACDL), Ohio Public Defenders, and the Ohio Innocence Project to amend Ohio Public Records Act 1492• Reviewed trial transcripts, police reports, and forensic reports for numerous cases to determine where errors may have occurred in order to assist with the various investigations• Contributed to organizing daily activities of OIP office and management of client files• Developed the official Ohio Innocence Project Facebook Page that is currently tracked by several thousand people