• Provided written memoranda and communicated with individuals both within Attorney’s Office and throughout other county offices regarding various legal issues• Lead legal representation for County in open record hearings with the state Attorney General Office• Prepared and reviewed contracts, ordinances, resolutions, pending legislation, and policies and procedures for county elected officials and department heads

• Draft basic wills and other estate planning instruments for clients• Investigate and process tax foreclosure cases • Research issues of law and draft memoranda on an as-needed basis

• Researched specialty court models across Texas and the nation• Collaborated with team members to write and produce a published report to serve as a resource for stakeholders across Texas on juvenile specialty courts

• Reviewed cases and met with the court to discuss possible issues each case presented• Conducted research for the court concerning various issues in procedure, contract, and criminal law• Drafted memoranda to assist court’s efforts in creating its opinion

• Researched and edited a wide range of legal topics for O’Connor’s series of legal manuals• Assisted editors in a variety of tasks including Shepardizing cases, reviewing citations for accuracy in both form and content, and creating original material for publication on website• Researched developments in case and statutory law that could impact published material

• Conducted research, provided summaries, and worked with interested parties regarding potential legislation on background checks for school workers, solutions for mass-transportation around the state, and proposals for the state budget• Established working relationships with constituents by listening to concerns, responding to emails and letters, and assisting in solving difficult situations on a case by case basis

• Worked with state representative and aide to provide hospitality to interested constituents on visits to the Capitol.• Completed administrative tasks with high quality and efficiency such as logging legislation, answering phone calls, and general office filing duties.

• Conducted various in person and phone interviews as part of research for column.• Drafted a weekly opinion column for school newspaper which discussed a variety of present issues at the national, state, and local level.