Cate Pham Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn

Representing the Metropolitan Government in primarily state court litigation in multiple areas of law, including land use, personal injury, contracts, and administrative appeals.Past assignments also included representing of the Metropolitan Government in personal injury lawsuits, managing the litigation of delinquent property tax lawsuits in Davidson County Chancery Court, prosecuting codes violations in Environmental Court, representing Davidson County Assessor's Office in property assessment appeals before the Tennessee State Board of Equalization, and assisting in the collection of debts owed the Metropolitan Government through legal process.

Worked remotely on various projects while living in Vietnam.

Nashville, Tn

Represented clients in domestic relations cases.Litigated general civil matters in state court.Participated in prosecution of large-scale class action in the Western District of Tennessee, including a two-week jury trial and oral arguments before the judge.Researched various topics and drafted memoranda and pleadings on a contract basis for local attorneys, including a federal case involving alleged violations of the Tennessee Securities Act and federal criminal cases.Accepted into second chair program for the Criminal Justice Act Panel.

Nashville, Tn

Determined whether Medicaid appeals met the applicable hearing standard as part of the Daniels reverification project.Drafted procedures for the determination of eligibility for the Pickle/Passalong Medicaid category.

New York, Ny

Analyzed and summarized key information from deal documents.Participated in automobile bail out team for the United States Treasury.

Charlottesville, Va

Attended client meetings and extensively reviewed evidence of institutional wrongdoing for human rights complaint.Assisted supervising attorney at administrative hearings.

New York, Ny

Synthesized real estate instruments and prepared summary documents.Drafted and reviewed securitization documents, conducted due diligence, and researched and prepared legal memoranda as part of deal team.

Charlottesville, Va

Conducted intake interviews of potential clients and factual investigations of current clients.Analyzed clients’ ability to maintain or gain lawful residency status in the United States, including extensive research into asylum law and preparation of legal briefs and memoranda for deportation hearings.

Nashville, Tn

Researched ramifications of recent decisions on the practice of criminal defense law.Drafted comprehensive survey of Sixth Circuit jurisprudence on “crimes of violence.”Strategized and facilitated defense of several active habeas corpus petitions including death penalty cases.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Lambda Law Alliance, Libel Show

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude, Constance Weldon scholarship, spectrUM, University of Miami Opera Theater

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