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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Olean, Ny

Full time staff attorney dedicated to representation of older adults (60 years of age or older) with civil legal issues related to abuse, neglect and financial exploitation in over a dozen rural counties. Completed over 1,900 service hours each year performing a range of levels of representation from counsel and advice to extended service representation based on client needs.Handled cases as primary advocate from intake to close covering several areas of practice including foreclosure/eviction prevention, Chapter 7 & 13 bankruptcies, family offense petitions, orders of protection, powers of attorney, wills, guardianships, New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law special proceedings, representative payee assignment/removal, Medicaid/Medicare savings program applications, SCPA Art. 13 Voluntary Administrations and real property disputes.Completed quarterly reports detailing number of clients served, types of legal issues addressed, level of service provided, client demographics, financial benefits to clients, number of professionals trained on legal issues related to older adult clients, and number of successful pro-bono attorney partnerships.Actively engaged in both client outreach as well as coordination of service with other professional service providers. Participated in “know your rights” presentations to residents of older adult living facilities and professional care networks serving that demographic. Trained private attorneys on elder law issues as a presenting panelist of Estate Planning and Elder Law CLE.

Washington And Lee University School Of Law

Represented low income clients seeking representation in various legal matters including guardianships, wills, child custody, child support, real estate disputes, and restoration of civil rightsActed as lead counsel in client matters and made appearances in court as permitted by the Virginia State Bar 3rd year law student practice rules under the direction and supervision of the clinic director Elizabeth Belmont, Esq. Created and submitted all relevant pleadings and correspondences for each assigned case, including complaints, answers, motions, notices and proposed ordersPerformed new client intakes and ongoing client counseling in each assigned case to provide clients with a comprehensive understanding of their legal options, ensure clarity and understanding of client goals, and manage client expectations

Buffalo, Ny

Assigned to and assisted three Assistant United States Attorneys in the weapon and drug related crime division, the child exploitation division, and the criminal and civil immigration divisionsCompleted assigned tasks including legal research and motion drafting for discovery and other pre-trial mattersDrafted research memoranda, pre-trial motions, and sentencing recommendations

Roanoke, Virginia

Performed legal research, produced research memoranda, and produced client medical treatment and billing summariesDrafted demand letters and other forms of correspondence to insurance companies and opposing counselAssisted in the organization and execution of a mock jury focus group for research related to one of the firm's largest cases

Qualified to teach both the Kaplan LSAT Advantage and LSAT Extreme On site coursesPrepared classroom style lesson plans and taught lessonsProvided individualized tutoring services to students as neededProvided law school application process counselingParticipated in ongoing teacher training through Kaplan’s profession trainers

West Seneca, Ny

Conducted sales of and provided trouble shooting services for various electronic goods and servicesMet and exceeded expected regional sales metricsPerformed various store maintenance duties including bimonthly inventory, restocking and stock reorganization, cash management, and daily opening and closing procedures

Erie County Supreme Court, Part 15

Shadowed Justice Nowak and referees during informal negotiations and formal matrimonial court proceedingsReviewed matrimonial case files and observed live hearings. Subsequently discussed cases with Justice NowakDrafted a written briefing of "A Report to the Chief Judge and Chief Administrative Judge: Electronic Discovery in the New York State Courts" (February 2010)Created Excel spreadsheet containing the data of matrimonial cases that were filed prior to the start of the Electronic Discovery Pilot Program outlined in the aforementioned report. Conducted statistical analysis of data to evaluate the effects of the pilot program

Prepared and loaded materials into printing equipment and unloaded completed booksPerformed a variety of other tasks on production floor

Responsible for outreach initiatives to raise awareness of an upcoming electromagnetic pulse (EMP) Protection Conference in Buffalo, NY

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Moot Court Executive Board Member (Administrator of 2015-2016 Negotiation Competition) Member of the ABA Law.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Politics & Government And Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Student Representative and Judicial Affairs Chairman of Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs Co-Founder of Debate.

Education record

Activities and Societies: English Language Parliamentary Debate Team (Assistant Captain)Ohio Wesleyan University Study Abroad Program