• Participated in Attorney Development Program, a 12-month term program where I received training in a wide variety of entertainment legal and transactional matters.• Drafted and reviewed clip/appearance releases, cease and desist/demand letters, attachment/option/shopping agreements, certificates of engagement/authorship, writer agreements (including staff writer/executive producer agreements), actor agreements (including feature/television agreements and standard guild contracts), nudity/intimacy riders, and test option agreements.• Conducted legal research, including consultations with SAG-AFTRA/WGA representatives, to answer client questions and inform firm positions in negotiations.

• Drafted, reviewed, and edited actor/writer agreements, representation letters, option/purchase agreements, and certificates of engagement, among other agreements.• Corresponded with outside parties on behalf of executives to negotiate contracts and answer technical questions.• Assisted executive in tracking meetings and work items, and answering and returning phone calls.

• Worked under a licensed attorney to provide high-quality, pro-bono legal services to appropriate clients on issues relating to intellectual property, including litigation, client counseling, advocacy, and transactional/licensing projects and cases.

• Worked with HRC attorneys, outside counsel from major national law firms, lobbyists, and organizational allies and congressional and administration staff members on legislative and regulatory matters, including projects involving sophisticated legal research and writing, analysis and drafting of legislation and administrative regulations, legislative and regulatory advocacy and coalition work.

• Conducted legal research and writing on cutting-edge legal issues pertaining to LGBTQ rights, including healthcare coverage of gender affirming care, prison treatment of LGBTQ individuals, and educational rights of transgender youth.

• Selected as one of 117 interns to participate in an exclusive film industry internship enhancement program through the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Gold Talent Development and Inclusion program.• Eight-week summer experiential & educational program offering panels, interactive workshops, hands-on technical production workshops, access to member screenings and networking opportunities with Academy members.• Obtained firsthand knowledge about above- and below-the-line entertainment industry careers, including directing, producing, cinematography, production design, post production, film editing, film financing and distribution.• Graduated to participate in an Academy Mentor program following the internship experience.

• Reviewed and summarized material deal terms of development agreements, including writer, director, producer, and rights agreements.• Drafted and revised agreements based on provided deal terms and attorney’s notes.• Reviewed picture-related marketing materials for clearance, talent, and credit issues.

• Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for superior performance of duties and received honorable discharge as Lieutenant after completion of required active service.• Acquired and maintained DOD Secret/DOE “Q” Clearance for duration of service.• Drove consensus throughout Naval Reactors to eliminate burdensome and unnecessary requirements for nuclear submarines conducting select periodic maintenance, saving future ship schedule as well as hundreds of mandays of future Naval Reactors and shipyard effort.• Drove consensus throughout Naval Reactors to accept the use of non-metallic materials in select plant components, eliminating the need for several man-years of government contractor effort to conduct further analysis.• Led a six-person team, both within Naval Reactors and external agencies, to review and approve maintenance requirements for Historic Ship NAUTILUS (the first nuclear submarine), allowing it to continue to safely operate as a museum for public education.• Led a three person trip to observe training for key nuclear work at a naval shipyard.• Led three to four person teams to evaluate deferring required maintenance for submarines in order to support mission needs, based on the technical acceptability of not performing the maintenance.• Led three to four person teams to provide additional troubleshooting guidance to nuclear submarines experiencing unique maintenance issues which they had been unable to resolve on their own. In most instances, this allowed submarines to meet mission demands on schedule and better prepared submarines to deal with similar issues in the future.• Led three to four person teams in reviewing analyses used to support extending the service life of the S8G Prototype, allowing it to continue to train sailors for US nuclear-powered ships.• Provided technical interviews to prospective US Navy nuclear officers, and provided input to senior leadership to assist in hiring decisions.