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Washington D.C. Metro Area

San Diego, California

• Wrote and argued Opposition Motions to Dismiss and Suppress for gang murder trials, and Sentencing Aggravation Statements
• Conducted preliminary examinations with gang allegations, handled orders to show cause, arraignments, bail hearings, sentencings, and probation violations
• Conducted and wrote memorandum on legal issues such as the potential expansion of Brady obligations involving attorney proffers and the use of polygraph testimony

New York City

• Researched and drafted all necessary legal motions and documents, including Motions in Limine, Response to Effective Counsel challenges, Character of Evidence Motions, Plea Agreements, and Sentencing Submissions
• Prepared for murder trial with evidence analysis, determination of discovery disclosure, drafting direct and cross examinations, and witness preparations
• Analyzed and reviewed financial records for purposes of developing trial strategy for white collar fraud cases

Southern District Of New York

• Researched legal and factual issues, drafting legal documents including Briefs, Declarations, Motions to Dismiss, Interrogatories and Memorandums of Law, proofreading and cite-checking all final documents
• Assisted in the structuring of Palantir for the office’s use in mortgage investigations
• Preparatory work for trials and hearings, including creation of deposition and testimony outlines and exhibits
• Created and delivered settlement presentations to opposing counsel and internal supervisors on cases
• Discovery management, calculations of damages, investigatory document review and financial data analysis
• Investigated, researched, interviewed and coordinated experts, witnesses, and sister agencies and firms

Coordinated all events for NEC, conducted complete financial oversight, managed a yearly budget of $16,000, and was able to secure 10 corporate sponsorships for each NEC eventResponsible for maintaining correspondence with the appropriate University bodies and agencies, recording and distributing meeting minutes, and managing the committee's governing.

Researched, proposed and developed the third installment of Fels' Publication series, Promising Practices, a guide for city governments on the benefits of the utilizing social media for outreach and communication. Interviewed 25 city governments, completed a Literature Review, podcast, and co-authored the publication. Conceptualized and became assistant.

Responsible for office management, administrative work, assisting in recording depositions, managing client files, as well as creating and maintaining a database of client medical and insurance historyPrepared briefs and attended litigation on current cases

Researched and composed constituency database, organized door-to-door and phone campaigns, designed and distributed campaign literature, monitored media, prepared briefing documents, and assisted in briefing the candidate for all televised debates.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

B.A., Political Science, History

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Omega, Nominations and Elections CommitteeStudied Spanish and completed a Summer Semester abroad in.

Advanced, Spanish Language

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