Marissa Kawecki, Esq Email & Phone Number

California, United States

1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA

Greater San Diego Area

Volunteer attorney directly supporting Assistant City Attorney/Assistant City Prosecutor Annie Sahhar; assist with City litigation and prosecutions, including trials against illegal marijuana dispensary operators and landowners; conduct legal research and draft memos pertaining to litigation and other City matters

Greater San Diego Area

Provided legal services to lawyer-clients via the Upwork, Inc. global online freelancer database; conducted legal research and drafted legal memos to law firm clients regarding state-specific civil and criminal evidentiary issues, estate law, and real estate law; drafted legal briefs on behalf of lawyer-clients, including appellate briefs and habeas corpus.

Newark, NJ

Prosecuted and investigated over 1000 cases from the complaint stage to sentencing; represented the State in numerous jury and bench trials, including homicide, armed robbery, assault, resisting arrest, drug distribution, restraining order violations, and sex offender violations; drafted wiretaps, search warrants, communication data warrants, and numerous.

Newark, NJ

Drafted decisions and orders pertaining to motions and post-conviction relief petitions; drafted memoranda advising the Court as to decisions and sentences; facilitated settlement of arguments raised on motions through conferences and correspondence with counsel; attended trials and oral arguments to advise the Court whether to grant motions

Brooklyn, NY

Led non-profit organization seeking to empower the low-income East New York community to utilize the arts as a tool for social change; drafted grant proposals to secure foundation funds, including a proposal that resulted in a $35,000 grant from the Union Square Awards

New York, NY

Researched, drafted, and edited articles for CityLaw, a bi-monthly publication canvassing New York City rulemaking, legislation, and judicial decisions; interviewed and drafted profiles on prominent City government leaders, including agency commissioners; compiled grant proposals to raise foundation funds

Drafted Commission memoranda and investigative reports alleging futures and options regulatory violations, including wash trading activity in crude oil and fraudulent international trading activity in forex; analyzed receiver documentation to determine restitution due customer-victims; utilized Concordance database to analyze trading records and.

Analyzed and monitored global railway and toxic tort insurance claims for excess policy coverage; assisted in drafting motions and appeals; provided extensive analysis of discovery documents for client reports; researched developments in toxic tort, labor law, and insurance defense litigation and legislation and prepared seminar presentations and research.

Represented international commercial bank in bankruptcy and workout matters, as well as derivatives, repurchase, and asset-based lending transactions; drafted ISDA Master Agreement schedules, credit support annexes, and confirmations

Drafted legal advice letters, board memoranda, notices of probable cause, public dispositions, and warning letters pertaining to misuse of City position and resources; presented and advocated investigative findings at monthly board meetings

Designed and authored online firm newsletters tracking current legislation, agency rulemaking, and jury verdicts relevant to the transportation and insurance industries; drafted motions and client correspondence pertaining to insurance coverage claims

Led underprivileged minority students in achieving significant gains on state English and math exams; designed and taught middle school film analysis course; administered volunteer after-school tutoring program; served as ELA instructor for Compass Learning Saturday School Program; awarded Columbia Teachers College New Teachers Academy classroom grant

Researched content for and coauthored the Zobmondo Lite novelty book entitled, Would You Rather?; assisted with product research and development to expand product line, wholesale and retail distributor relations, and management of accounts receivable

Researched and presented U.S. election strategies and international current events to staff members, published weekly news briefs concerning surrounding suburban counties, maintained oral and written correspondence with constituents

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Web Editor, New York Law School Law Review; Managing Editor, Global Human Rights Bulletin (a publication of.

Ba, European Studies, French

Activities and Societies: College of Honors, cum laude; Kappa Kappa Gamma

Certificat Du Diplome, Programme International

High School Diploma, Mathematics