• Advocate for the State of Utah in jury trials, bench trials, preliminary hearings, evidentiary hearings, plea negotiations, and other related proceedings;• Represent the White Collar Crime Team as the sole attorney screening all financial crime cases, including high value losses, intricate schemes, and financial exploitation: review and analyze financial records, contracts, warrants, and other related evidence; trace evidence of fraudulent and stolen monies; provide timely guidance to police detectives, government officials, medical and financial examiners, forensic accountants, and representatives from other government agencies; • Manage 150 to 200 cases on a weekly basis, including preparation of offers and litigation strategies, negotiations with opposing counsel, communications with witnesses and judges, and efficient research of relevant statutes and case law; and• Teach classes for police academies, established police officers, detectives, and police administration leadership on a quarterly basis on legal topics and the rules of evidence.• Serve as a screening attorney for both the Family Protection Unit and Major Crime Unit, analyzing felony cases such as domestic violence, kidnapping, aggravated assault, stalking, attempted homicide, and burglary; review all evidence and possible issues, weigh strengths and weaknesses of a case before determining whether a defendant will be charged; counsel police officers and detectives on investigative issues requiring a real time response; and• Draft briefs, motions, objections, memoranda, affidavits, probable cause statements, and other legal writing.

• Prosecuted misdemeanor and infraction cases, including representing Salt Lake City in jury trials, bench trials, evidentiary and other related hearings, and negotiating plea deals and other offers with opposing counsel;• Analyzed criminal misdemeanor cases, including reviewing evidence, evaluating its admissibility, counseling officers, detectives, and police department leadership on legal issues arising from investigations, and determining whether to charge a defendant;• Discussed strengths and weaknesses of a case with victims, witnesses, and experts;• Trained new prosecutors on how to effectively litigate cases, including jury and bench; and trials, how to draft memoranda, responses, briefs, and other related documents for cases, issue spot, and negotiate with opposing counsel.

Represented clients in a variety of domestic cases, including divorce, modification, custody, and protective orders, as well as criminal cases involving domestic violence.Drafted legal documents including motions, memoranda, complaints, petitions, answers, motions for temporary orders and related affidavits, and contracts.Appeared and represented clients in court proceedings, including evidentiary hearings, protective order hearings, mediations, arraignments, and pretrial conferences.Processed, reviewed, and collected discovery for civil cases.Reviewed, responded to, and interpreted complex documents and other information related to divorce actions, including bank statements, retirement accounts and divisions thereof, real estate documents and related recorded information, and business contracts, accounts, and other information that was involved in property division pursuant to divorce.Attended and negotiated on behalf of clients in mediations, conferences, and informal meetings.

• Represented Ogden City in trials, pre-trials, arraignments, evidentiary hearings, and other court proceedings in the Ogden City Justice Court.

Researched legal issues including warrantless searches, Fifth Amendment privileges, and rules of evidence for deputy county attorneys.Drafted briefs, memoranda, proposed orders, and motions.Assisted in trial preparation.Assisted in bond hearings.

Drafted research memoranda and orders for district court judgesResearched legal issues including Fourth and Fifth Amendment privileges, sentencing procedures, review of convictions, contracts, divorce litigation, and applications of the Rules of Evidence

Consistently sold at high outputs and brought in the highest profit margins of any salesperson from 2010-2012;Conducted extensive research into products and bicycle companies to better serve clients and sell with a full knowledge of products and competition;Assisted with product development, marketing, and brand choice.

Managed customer interactions, sales, and inventory;Assisted in product orders, sales rep communications, and seasonal product choice;Mounted, repaired, and maintained customer skisCertified ski technician through Marker, Rossignol, and Tyrolia.

Certified ski technician who mounted, repaired, and maintained customer’s skis and snowboards;Managed the winter sports sales floor;Represented the local store at annual ski and snowboard events.