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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

Law clerk providing legal research on employment, intellectual property, commercial, and estate related areas of law. Also assisting with commercial litigation matters via drafting memoranda, legal research, and motions.

Chicago, Il, Us

Performed legal research and assisted in tort, employment, and corporate litigation and transactional matters as a licensed 711 intern. Argued against motions in court, led depositions, and assisted with the contractual and real estate acquisition aspects of the multi-billion dollar Brown Line Modernization and Red Line Extension projects.

Chicago, Il, Us

Externed in the Chancery Division and provided bench memos on complex contract, procedural, and corporate issues.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Researching and analyzing areas relevant to personal injury, worker’s compensation, and insurance law, including a denovo issue regarding Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act, Illinois Test Driver Statute, and general insurance law.Writing office research memos and recommending courses of action.Drafting complaints, plaintiff motions, plaintiff responses to defendant motions, court orders, etc.Issuing, responding, and answering discovery.Studying multiple facets of litigation.

Tasked with developing this recently established firm’s new business intake, and pre-suit case management procedures.Round-tabled cases, firm marketing, public relations, and growth strategies with two highly qualified litigation attorneys.Managed 50 Cases with minimal supervision and entrusted with the firm’s client relations as cases progressed; cases ranged from wrongful death actions to tractor-trailer crashes.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Managed an average of 70 cases from inception to closingConsulted on several projects that made the practice become a higher volume, 21st century firm.Aided in choosing a new case management software program, implemented that software, and revamped the case intake and case management processes.Managed the transition to a paperless firm independently by hiring four interns, overseeing them, and teaching them everything they needed to know about personal injury to help implement new processes across the entire firm while performing daily responsibilities.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Managed an average of 120 cases.Highest performing case manager at a satellite office with multiple experienced case managers despite beginning my employment late in the first quarter of the year.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Ran Morningstar, Fi360, and PMP reports. Recommended changes in investment strategy due to information and analytics drawn from reports. Case management.Prepared meetings between financial advisers and clients by sorting portfolios. Made recommendations on next steps, account changes, reinvestment, switching-- all which were derived from structured company policy.Ensured company compliance policy was being followed in all reports and accounts.

Madison, Nj, Us

Performed research and created reports in regards to potential commercial real estate deals. Created databases of potential buyers and sellers. Advised on new business acquisition after due diligence, created a marketing strategy and implemented it, created the flagship internship program to serve as an example for the entirety of the Coldwell Banker NRT corporation.Marketing strategy increased firm clientele by nearly 20%.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Drafted demands, notices, wage loss reports, answered discovery, interrogatories, and was introduced to litigation. Handled any and all Spanish speaking clients entirely while building rapport with them, opposing party's adjusters, medical providers, and collections agencies to negotiate the most difficult liens for the firm. In some instances debts were $85,000 over settlement amount, unknown amounts of debt prior to my handling of the case in some instances, and I managed to reduce costs to settlement amount or less.

Orlando, Florida, Us

Transcribed and edited media publications for the Orlando City Soccer Club during its inaugural season, all work was done in coordination with the marketing department. Managed press on and off the field, held press conferences, and assisted in all publication output.

I was responsible for recruitment regulations, questions, and events for the entirety of the Inter-Fraternal Council at the largest university in the United States. Managed the Director of Public Relations and the Director of Ambassadors, who was directly in charge of nearly 40 ambassadors. Attended professional conferences to be better educated in my position, coordinated large events of 1,000 people or more, answered questions and concerns for hundreds of people on a daily basis.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science