Chris Woeste Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Columbus, Ohio Area

Managed strategic litigation statewide, including appellate actions. Recruit and supervise legal interns from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Monitor updates to Marsy’s Law implementing legislation. Serve on Ohio Hispanic Coalition Board’s Soy Latina board.- Settled nationally recognized appellate case obtaining only paid settlement for action against judge as 1st chair litigating before appellate court. - Optimized case management statewide by restructuring case distribution from inefficient system of alternating attorneys to regional attorney and support staff assignments.- Educated Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College and Ohio Attorney General’s Office on victims’ rights by delivering compelling presentations in conferences and training sessions.- Won national grant to create strategic partnership and program with Legal Aid of Western Ohio to train 12 attorneys in victims’ rights litigation in a 32-county region.- Engaged advocacy groups and prosecutor’s offices across the region through concerted outreach efforts to promote services available with Legal Aid of Western Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Increased service delivery capacity 20% by partnering with IT leader to transition from manual, paper-based case management process to fully automated system. Led system selection, purchase, and implementation with team of 2 IT personnel and one paralegal.- Optimized grant reporting process by creating and integrating automated grant management system with newly implemented case management system.

Powell, Ohio

- Championed victims’ rights law by drafting roughly 30% of Marsy’s Law implementing legislation, analyzing Supreme Court Rule and legislative changes for impact on victims, and summarizing Ohio’s victims’ rights laws on public-facing website.- As 1st chair, settled 2 public records cases and obtained mixed decision on a third case in Court of Claims of Ohio. Litigated several public records cases in court.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Quickly learned immigration law and successfully drafted numerous diverse immigration filings, applications, and waivers despite lack of prior knowledge or experience.- Recognized by senior partner for organizing, writing, and presenting strong arguments that contributed to positive results in vast majority of cases.

- Researched and co-drafted More Likely Than Not “Preponderance” is Misunderstood: Arguing for a Clearer Ohio Jury Instruction on Burden of Proof (Ohio Trial, Spring 2014).

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Migrated college from manual to automated case management by implementing electronic docket tracking system; reduced research time from 10 hours to 30 minutes per week.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Conducted research on special education law, Rule 11 sanctions, and HIPAA - Researched multiple state bill and attend relevant hearings

Columbus, Ohio Area

[Summer and Winter Position]- Assisted in drafting demand letters, attorney/client correspondence, and preparing trial notebooks- Answering phones, placed calls regarding appointments and handling intake paperwork- Wrote blog entries for company website

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Conducted a literature review on social isolation and its impact on health spending in elderly populations- Analyzed data and created graphs based on health reform projections - Reviewed and edited documents

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Managed web content for consistent branding and clear message- Coordinated email communications to members

- Handled constituent issues including drafting letters and answering phone calls- Messenger between multiple offices working with staff from both political parties

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Completed internship through the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. - Coordinated local chapter's portion of Ohio’s statewide advocacy day including scheduling of legislators, organizing of advocates, and preparation of materials- Research on Ohio’s biennium budget for the Director of Advocacy

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Public Policy And Management

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Ohio State Law Journal

Ba, Political Science: Public Policy Focus

Activities and Societies: Politics and Values Living Learning Community - Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Minors in Public Health.

Public Policy

Completed the John Glenn High School Internship Program at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs