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Providence, Rhode Island

Rockland, Maine

Draft decisions and orders for a variety of cases and motions, including summary judgment, sanctions, and joinder of parties on real estate, foreclosure, divorce, child custody, and criminal matters. Research novel issues of law such as service of process under The Hague Service Convention and motions to reopen evidence following the unfortunate death of.

Defended clients in district court on criminal matters. Drafted motions, affidavits, and supporting memoranda of law. Consulted with clients on their ongoing matters, case strategy, relevancy of discovery, and immigration consequences. Conducted interviews with witnesses and gathered necessary information.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Researched appellate issues. Drafted brief to the Rhode Island Supreme Court on new revocation of probation standard and faulty nature of eyewitness identification. Provided research support for trial-level assistant public defenders.

Represented clients on immigration and related criminal matters. Conducted client interviews and referred cases to law enforcement. Prepared T visa, U visa, and SIJS applications, accompanying affidavits, and secured letters of support. Successfully petitioned to seal criminal records in three district courts.

Worcester, MA

Judicial Intern for the Hon. Timothy S. Hillman. Researched amount in controversy and statutes of limitations. Drafted bench memoranda granting motion to dismiss in a case involving civil rights violations by police officers. Spearheaded project to update local guidelines for conformity with 2015 FRCP amendments.

Uxbridge, MA

Gathered necessary background material, including criminal records of defendants and relevant discovery documents, for Assistant District Attorneys for pending and ongoing trials. Created and maintained case files on pending and ongoing trials. Initiated project to reorganize archived case files by decision date and case number to allow for easier access.

Worcester, MA

Consulted with new clients to determine what technology they required to reach a minimal viable product, sketching out their desired website design and basic functionality.Using WordPress developer tools, created skeleton designs of websites with basic functionality implemented allowing client businesses to add their own content and manage their websites.

Norfolk, MA

Responsible for the daily data management related to inmates within the Massachusetts penal system. In particular, I was responsible for the data relating to transfers of inmates from one prison to another prior to their release. Additionally, I was tasked with a rewrite of the departmental guidance handbook (online and print) and also contributed.

Concord, MA

Defined and executed daily tests, as part of R&D team, for the award-winning Android and iPhone mobile travel products. Additionally, I researched deficiency-reporting practices which culminated in a significant change in policies with net result being a large reduction in "unnecessary" work across the organization. (thousands of irrelevant issues were.

Concord, Massachusetts

This Summer's work was focused on the central management of hotel, flight and car data. The majority of my time was devoted to investigating, verifying and updating stale data as well as integrating new data into the larger real-time database. The immediate and user-visible impact was that prices and property descriptions were properly adjusted and.

Concord, Massachusetts

In this, my first work experience, I learned much regarding data management and customer service as a hands-on QA intern. I worked in a small team and spent much time on the manual testing of the flight, hotels and car browser-based and mobile products.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Note, "The Dangers of 'Streamlining' Immigration," published 36 B.U. Int’l L. J. 375, International Law Journal.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government, Gpa: 3.70

Activities and Societies: Bard College Free Press Staff Writer. 2011-2015. Bard College Film Committee. 2011-2015. Bard College Active.

High School Diploma, High Honors

Activities and Societies: Concert Band. Tuba and Trombone. 2007-2011. Jazz/Pep Band. Tuba and Trombone. 2008-2011. Theater Department..