David Cornelius Points, Iii, Jd, Mba Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Corpus Christi, Texas, Us

• Deliver superior results as the Legal Research Assistant for two attorneys, conducting extensive research in the areas of civil and criminal law and providing accurate, actionable legal interpretations.• Conduct research on legal issues within tax/bankruptcy law, employment law, drafting employment contracts.• Preparing pleadings and motions via Westlaw. • Interview clients, file cases and conduct research in support of ongoing cases and legal issues in coordination with a diverse legal team, ensuring performance exceeds all expectations.

• Chosen to represent six low-income taxpayers who were facing different types of tax issues, including Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), taxpayer rights and responsibilities, innocent spouse claims, worker classification, and collection alternatives; maintained consummate professionalism under heavy workloads.• Prepared and guaranteed the accuracy of correspondence and administrative forms to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and substantially expanded expertise regarding the internal operations and procedures of the IRS.• Conducted weekly client interviews to develop essential resolutions or payment plans/installment agreements regarding tax issues with the IRS, and maintained adherence to all related regulations and policies.

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program • Excelled as VITA Co-Site Coordinator team member for the SULC in conjunction with United Way Baton Rouge. • Conducted superior tax training sessions for 20 law students to ensure student volunteers could prepare accurate tax returns for low-income taxpayers, and provided basic income tax return preparation.• Offered free, specialized tax assistance to taxpayers who generally make $54K or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who needed assistance in preparing their tax returns.• Supported impeccable execution of the program in processing 80 tax returns with a refund amount of $121K in calendar year 2017, as well as processing 86 returns with a refund amount totaling $129,261.00 in 2016.

• Completed numerous client intake interviews, drug screening sheets, and client case file dockets; conducted research on legal issues and reviewed officer arrest videos for City Prosecutors in courtroom proceedings. • Assessed various police reports to reliably determine legal sufficiency of suggested charges through relevant Louisiana statutes, evidence, and eyewitnesses. • Developed tailored direct examination questionnaire later adopted and utilized by Baton Rouge City Court Prosecutors when City Prosecutors conduct direct examinations of corporal police officer witnesses in DUI trials.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Coordinated budgetary planning, execution and financial tracking for the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM)-Aviation Missile Research, Development, Engineering Center (AMRDEC). Developed acquisition plans, evaluated risk (e.g., technical, cost and schedule), and performed contract tracking for engineering employees.• Conducted competitive acquisitions, processed awards, and executed acquisitions that optimized customer mission performance for AMRDEC engineering directorates and enabled performance excellence.• Sought as a subject matter expert in applying Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement to provide budgetary advice for various engineering directorates.• Applied nuanced government budgetary regulations in all phases of the acquisition cycle and all stages of a formally-managed acquisition program to obviate future budgetary issues.• Handled multiple complex projects simultaneously, decided appropriate action, planned an approach, and developed recommended course of action in a fast-paced workplace.• Selected to manage, accept and distribute contract and in-house funding totaling $25M+ in the Enterprise Resource Planning General Fund Enterprise Business System for Army engineering directorates.• Prepared and compiled extensive spreadsheets for engineering directorates; directly supported and provided budgetary guidance for 50+ engineering employees and contractors regarding operational function capital.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General