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New York, New York, United States

Advised clients, drafted court filings, took and defended numerous depositions, conducted settlement negotiations, assisted in court hearings, and developed strategies in a broad range of disputes and other matters. Primarily focused on nationwide complex litigation, as well as other disputes and investigations in a wide range of fora. Pro bono matters included LGBTQ-rights litigation in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union, voter protection work, and death penalty litigation in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Managed and organized voter protection efforts for the largest region by volunteer base in Michigan. Advocated for expanded voting access with state and local election officials. Implemented largest poll observer program in state history.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Drafted opinions, prepared bench memoranda, and assisted with proceedings for civil and criminal appeals. Work included cases on election law, education rights, commercial disputes, and sentencing reform, among others.

New York, New York

Drafted court filings, took and defended depositions, prepared and assisted with settlement presentations, and developed litigation strategies. Primarily focused on nationwide complex litigation, as well as other disputes and investigations in a wide range of fora. Pro bono matters included LGBT rights litigation in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union, and post-conviction death penalty litigation in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Albany, New York

Drafted opinions, prepared orders, conducted legal research, and assisted with court proceedings for a variety of civil and criminal cases. Past work includes various constitutional challenges, commercial disputes, prisoner civil rights litigation, and habeas petitions. Also facilitated student internship program and assisted with course instruction at Albany Law School.

New York, Ny

Associate in the firm's litigation group. Drafted court filings, research memoranda, and other documents in a broad range of litigation. Primarily focused on securities disputes and class actions before federal courts and industry regulatory authorities. Pro bono matters included post-conviction litigation in a death penalty case.

New York, Ny

Assisted in depositions, drafted motion papers, and prepared research memoranda for government civil litigation, including several affirmative False Claims Act cases and defensive work.

New York, New York

Drafted court filings, research memoranda, and other documents in a broad range of litigation. Primarily focused on securities disputes and class actions before federal courts and industry regulatory authorities. Pro bono matters included post-conviction litigation in a death penalty case, namely work on a certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court and other legal research projects.

New York, New York

Assisted in litigation protecting civil rights and liberties for the New York state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. Prepared research memoranda, reviewed expert witnesses, and assessed discovery results for an ongoing civil action in the Southern District of New York.

New York, New York

Drafted orders, opinions, and bench memoranda in a variety of cases. Work included opinions in a stock dilution action, two commercial maritime cases, and a transnational contract dispute, along with five other orders. Also wrote a deposition summary for the Floyd v. City of New York “stop-and-frisk” trial and drafted a sua sponte order to show cause on a diversity jurisdiction issue.

New York, New York

Conducted academic legal research and writing for a professor at NYU School of Law. Surveyed broad areas of law and collected sources from legal research platforms (Westlaw and LexisNexis), academic databases, and traditional library services. Reviewed and assisted in editing forthcoming scholarly writing.

Gainesville, Florida

Advised on strategy and execution in several legislative and local campaigns. Trained and supervised firm staff and campaign volunteers, and also counseled and assisted candidates in several areas, including campaign management, communications, field, fundraising, and get-out-the-vote. Conducted research to determine quantitative election objectives, as well as research for candidate policy and communications.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Drafted revisions to the National Risk Management Policy, Crisis Management Plan, and other national policy documents. Corresponded extensively with the Internal Revenue Service on tax exemption issues. Trained and coached student chapter officers across the country in recruitment, organization, and finances. Assisted in organizing the fraternity’s international convention at the Arizona Biltmore.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: New York University Law Review, Prisoners Rights and Education Project – Treasurer and Curriculum Coordinator.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Economics, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Student Senate – Senate Minority Leader, Committee Chair, Parliamentarian, Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity – Chapter.