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Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Conducted investigations and provided legal analysis on cases arising from the Investigator General, Board of Ethics and Committee on Finance. Prosecuted vehicle impoundment cases, police-issued citations, and dangerous animal determination appeals.Represented the City of Chicago and the Law Department in meetings with members of the public, and employees, deputies and commissioners from various city departments.Trained and supervised a staff of approximately twenty attorney-law clerks.Acted as counsel to city departments through in-court representation, training, and advice on administrative law.Researched and drafted memorandums, motions and amendments to the Municipal Code of Chicago.

Chicago, Il

Researched legal issues and drafted complaints, motions and discovery regarding aspects of plaintiffs’ commercial litigation, including foreclosure, collections, indemnity, property tax sales and building ordinances.

Greater Chicago Area

Reviewed Merger & Acquisition Agreements filed with the Federal U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and assisted in compiling spreadsheets utilized to compare the terms of agreements in various business sectors.

Conducted research and drafted memos for the employment litigation, torts and federal civil rights divisions.Drafted motions filed in federal and circuit court for the federal civil rights and torts divisions, respectively.Observed depositions and conducted a deposition for the federal civil rights division.Assisted in drafting a tax increment financing agreement between the City of Chicago and a private corporation.

Assisted in drafting an opinion of the Court and performed citation checks of draft opinions.Conducted legal research and composed bench memos on issues including civil rights, statutory construction, ineffective assistance of counsel, warranty and indemnity law, and Fourth Amendment privacy rights of Internet communications. Observed oral arguments and routinely met with staff law clerks to discuss my research and bench memos.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Examined petitions for allowance of appeal, drafted reports that assessed the legal merits of the petitioners’ arguments and advocated a course of action by the court.Researched case law and analyzed statutes regarding civil procedure, Sixth Amendment violations (ineffective assistance of counsel), the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Relief Act, sufficiency of the evidence, suppression of evidence, and the discretionary aspects of sentencing.

Developed and executed fundraising plans for new and established national non-profit organizations.Drafted and submitted grant proposals to charitable foundations and planned national events.Coordinated meetings between non-profit executive directors and high-dollar philanthropists, including background research, strategy development, and follow-up efforts to secure contributions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented revised systems to manage casework, communications, media and Internet outreach within the congressional office.Planned and executed all district and national fundraising efforts for the Congress Member.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Authored the Senator’s constituent communications and mailings in regards to legislative issues.Supervised constituent relations and assigned casework to staff. Moderated meetings and spoke to local, statewide, national and international groups as a representative for the Senator, including a group of African Parliamentarians sponsored by the United States Department of State.

Royal Oak, Mi

Developed and implemented a plan that fundraised $900,000, and included: local/national events, direct mail, web-based projects, prospecting, and political action committee (PAC) contributions.Built relationships and attending meetings with lobbyists, politicians, labor leaders, and business executives. Created a budget, appropriated funds and monitored contributions/expenditures.Maintained financial book keeping and administered campaign finance reports in compliance with state and federal campaign finance laws.

Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Moot Court Honor Society; Access to Justice (A2J) Editorial Board, Chicago-Kent LambdasOrder of the Coif Dean's.

Law

Activities and Societies: Herzog Scholar, Gay and Lesbian Legal Alliance (GALLA), 1L Mock Trial Competition, Public Interest Law Council.

Bachelor Of Arts, International Studies And Political Science

Activities and Societies: ASMSU Freshman Class Council, MSU Tour Guide