Created operational protocols for creating valid and reliable data for legal argument mining from raw legal text in decisions from the Board of Veteran Appeals (BVA) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims through research on argument and reasoning patterns in decisions. Successfully identified key factors considered by the BVA for assessing the credibility of individual items of evidence during a two year empirical study of case law on veterans' claims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder incurred in-service.

Represented clients with criminal misdemeanor charges in Nassau County District Court, filing motions, conducting investigations and interviews, court appearances and advocacy. Effectively counseled and informed immigrant clients on the potential effects of case disposition on their immigration cases.

Produced targeted legal research addressing questions of federal and state civil procedure and labor law. Assisted attorneys in litigating charges of unfair labor practices, wrote memoranda of law, drafted motions, wrote deposition summaries, and briefed cases. Shadowed worker organizers during an organizing campaign, and assisted with their immigration law training and citizenship drive.

Assisted clients in filing I-589 petitions for asylum in the US and prepared them for their asylum hearings. Interviewed clients, conducted legal research and writing. Won an unaccompanied minor client's asylum case after handling it, from initial intake through asylum hearing and decision at the NY United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer. Prepared all documents and evidence for submission to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and USCIS, including memorandums of law, affidavits and evidence of country conditions.

Investigated charges of unfair labor practices and violations of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) under sections 8(a)(1), 8(a)(3), and 8(b)(1) as filed by employees, unions, and management. Assisted attorneys with civil and criminal litigation, trial preparation and administrative hearings. Conducted legal research of federal and developing labor law, and I-918 U-visa petitions. Observed elections to certify/decertify unions. Interviewed charging parties, respondents, took affidavits, requested discovery, and prepared legal memoranda of law for the Regional Director, with recommendations for the disposition of charges.

• Drafted consultant contract agreements, reviewed grant applications, updated and revised training modules for lay missionaries for Hispanic/Latino ministry leadership development.• Coordinated high profile event logistics for national Hispanic/Latino ministry implementers and leaders in the United Methodist Church, represented the National Plan at national events and was selected as a delegate to the 2012 General Conference of the UMC in Tampa and delegate to the People’s Global Action Network and the United Nation’s High Level Dialogue on Global Migration in October 2013 in New York City.• Researched global migration and immigration reform issues, prepared statistical reports, developed training toolkits and metrics for program monitoring and evaluation; created, edited and produced content for quarterly newsletters as well as promotional materials in print and in social media.

• Coordinated the revision of SA8000 standard, recognized globally as the gold standard for managing labor rights in the workplace, as well as the revision of the Guidance Document for social auditing; and secured compliance with international standard setting requirements.• Drafted procedures, investigated complex labor issues, researched international labor laws, trade agreements and workplace standards; executed training for labor inspectors and corporate brand auditors in CAFTA-DR countries.• Represented the organization throughout Central America and the Dominican Republic in meetings with government officials, local organizations, trade unions, industry associations, international brands, management and workers of apparel factories and farms; assisted with the establishment of a field office in Nicaragua, hired staff, and drafted memorandums of understanding with local partner organizations in Central America.• Produced written field reports in both English and Spanish, designed and edited a bi-lingual newsletter, assisted the Development department in drafting requests for project funding proposal and the CFO in supervising compliance with US government grant award requirements.

Assisted with fundraising, event organizing, translating documents and conversations for Spanish-speaking patients. Volunteer Excellence Award 2007.

• Mediated civil disputes, supplied administrative and mediation support to the Lemon Law Arbitration, Small Claims and Custody and Visitation programs; and took the initiative to meet with leaders and organizations serving the Spanish speaking community throughout Long Island, resulting in an increase of case referrals, clients served, and raised the project’s overall exposure.• Conducted all aspects of case management as referred by the Nassau County District Attorney’s Criminal Complaint Unit and Family Court; including the initial intake client screening, interviews, maintained case records, and documented resolutions.• Trained and supervised 60 volunteer mediators from different professional disciplines, assigned mediators to cases, scheduled mediations, developed bilingual surveys, client questionnaires, and mediator evaluation tools that improved the quality of the project’s mediation services.

• Monitored inventory supply, analyzed variances, collaborated with management in new program/product launching, supervised the inventory liquidation program, compiled monthly freight and duty cost statistics for accounting, reconciled discrepancies, reviewed and approved invoices and customs duties for payment.• Created standardized operating procedures and guides currently in use by management as reference for future inventory training purposes; and managed European Ocean/Air importing and exporting of product shipments and domestic product procurement.

• Purchased raw materials from vendors through competitive bids, coordinated shipping of goods via air, ocean and ground transport; and negotiated freight forwarder contracts, payment and delivery terms with vendors and buyers.• Trained and supervised coworkers in shipping procedures of dangerous goods, and oversaw company compliance with US HAZMAT shipping regulations and US BATF importing procedures.