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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego County, California, United States

• Advise on various organizational and financial matters to ensure program stability and expansion.

Greater San Diego Area

• Facilitating the recovery of tens of millions of dollars in uninsured losses on behalf of clients in wildfire cases against defendant utility companies.• Train and supervise three entry-level associate attorneys in case management and mediation preparation. • Exceptional in communicating with clients, drafting demands and mediation narratives, responding to discovery, representing clients in mediation, and aiding negotiations and settlements.

Greater San Diego Area

Greater San Diego Area

• Researched civil litigation issues surrounding corporate transactions, landlord-tenant, cyber fraud, personal injury, and professional misconduct. • Drafted amended complaints, meet and confer letters, form interrogatories, memoranda of points and authorities in opposition to demurrer and in reply to opposition, motions for fees pursuant to SLAPP motions, and motions for sanctions.

Greater San Diego Area

• Provided research and writing support in the representation of victims of childhood sexual abuse against defendant youth recreational groups and religious institutions. • Drafted complaints, interrogatories, responses to interrogatories, and requests for production of documents in addition to multiple memoranda regarding childhood sexual abuse litigation issues.

Greater San Diego Area

• Represented San Diego Health and Human Services Agency in juvenile dependency matters. • Appeared in over 25 juvenile dependency hearings. • Drafted prevailing responding appeal for juvenile dependency case regarding whether a local foster youth should be returned to his biological parents.

Greater San Diego Area

• Researched and drafted memoranda and wrote various motions on diverse misdemeanor and felony cases in both state and federal courts.• Made appearances in multiple criminal proceedings. • Interviewed clients in and out of custody.

• Advocated on behalf of indigent defendants for release on their own recognizance. Thoroughly interviewed clients and completed intakes prior to felony arraignments. • Researched and drafted motions related to misdemeanor cases.

San Diego, Ca

• Provided case management and program growth for non-profit teen mentoring program that delivered community service and job training opportunities to over 100 local teens.

Fairfax, Va

• Provided direct face-to-face legal assistance to clients during criminal proceedings.

Manassas, Va

• Opened and closed files, prepared exhibits, and assisted with depositions for divorce and child custody proceedings.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Child, Family, And Elder Law, Cum Laude

• Academic Excellence Award (Highest Grade in Class): Criminal Law, Legal Skills II, STEPPS • Dean’s Diversity Scholarship Recipient.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Child And Family Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • Alternative Break Team Member 2008-2010 • Alternative Break Trip Leader 2011 • Court Appointed Special.

Advanced Diploma