As an Academic Success Adviser, counseled students on all facets of their law school experience. Mentoring and advising responsibilities included: academic goals and strategies; course selection and relevance; academic degree requirements, study skills and schedules; internship and transfer requirements, career options and career assessment tools analysis, and; school, work and life balance. Administered academic probationary terms and enforced academic requirements. Focused attention on… Show more As an Academic Success Adviser, counseled students on all facets of their law school experience. Mentoring and advising responsibilities included: academic goals and strategies; course selection and relevance; academic degree requirements, study skills and schedules; internship and transfer requirements, career options and career assessment tools analysis, and; school, work and life balance. Administered academic probationary terms and enforced academic requirements. Focused attention on entering students for retention through providing skills remediation and on graduating students to ensure success preparing for the bar examination. Provided individual coaching services and support throughout the bar examination preparation and testing process for students after graduation.Teaching experience in courses and workshops designed to promote success throughout higher education by instilling critical reading and writing skills in students. Researched, developed and monitored courses and kept current on best practices in education. Expertise in presenting course content and guiding student discussion to promote understanding of defined learning outcomes. Consistently received above average student evaluations.As an adjunct professor, continually worked to improve teaching skills in substantive areas of the law with an emphasis on the American political structure and the United States Constitution. Considerable experience designing and writing course learning objectives and attendant syllabi. Consistently received above average student evaluations.Courses: Federal Courts; Administrative Law; Out-of-State Essay Writing for the Bar Exam; Administrative Practice before the U.S. Dep’t of Labor; Administrative Law for Transportation and Logistics Professionals (asynchronous on-line course.) Show less

Federal Hearing Officer with experience conducting on the record hearings and adjudicating complex claims for injured workers exposed to radiation and other toxic substances in the workplace using the procedural provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). This experience with workers’ compensation claims has proven my ability to research, compile, and reconcile voluminous amounts of data from various sources, and conduct analysis and interpretation of the information. Specific… Show more Federal Hearing Officer with experience conducting on the record hearings and adjudicating complex claims for injured workers exposed to radiation and other toxic substances in the workplace using the procedural provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). This experience with workers’ compensation claims has proven my ability to research, compile, and reconcile voluminous amounts of data from various sources, and conduct analysis and interpretation of the information. Specific experience includes developing the material facts of a workers’ compensation case and then applying the relevant principles of jurisdiction, statutes of limitations, covered employment, occupational diseases, causation analysis, presumptions, disability classifications (temporary partial, temporary total, permanent partial and permanent total), third-party liability, subrogation, offsets, average weekly wage calculations, medical benefit and vocational rehabilitation determinations. • Researched and analyzed laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and to determine conclusions.• Conducted on the record hearings to review and decide claims regarding issues of law and fact for workers’ compensation program eligibility.• Reviewed and evaluated the establishment of facts set forth in the claim using data to include: the application for benefits; birth and death certificates; court and government documents, and; full medical and employment records.• Correctly authorized government payment of valid claims determining lump-sum awards, permanent and temporary disability calculations, subject to offset and subrogation provisions. Show less