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California, United States

California, United States

Beverly Hills, California, Us

Emeryville, California, Us

• Drafted four motions for final approval on class, collective, and PAGA actions in both state and federal court.• Prepared and drafted a preliminary approval motion on a federal class action.• Drafted class action discovery as well as individual arbitration discovery on wage and hour issues.• Negotiated and drafted successful amendments to class action settlement agreements to secure final approval.

Tried an Age Discrimination/Wrongful Termination case to verdict and won.Managed attorneys, staff, and case flow for the firm. Provided ongoing staff training and onboarding. Managed an independent case load of Plaintiff-side employment litigation cases.Prepared cases for trial. Provided strategic direction for the firm and individual cases.

Managing independent case load from intake through trial, arbitration, mediation, or settlement.Write, argue, and win motions, including discovery motions with sanctions. Provide detailed economic and non-economic damages assessments and strategic litigation evaluations.

Temecula, Ca, Us

Won a highly contested FEHA motion for summary adjudication and successfully opposed a motion to compel arbitration in federal court.Handled regular court hearings on employment law cases.Won highly contested discovery motion with sanctions award.Took/defended party depositions and answered/propounded effective discovery.Handled heavy client contact to develop trust.Extensive mediation experience

Plaintiff-Side Employment Law AttorneyDevelop case based on documentation and witness declarations.Negotiate settlements.Perform client and witness interviews.Draft pleadings and motion work.Prepare for depositions.

Focused on wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, and discrimination cases.Heavy client interaction, case evaluation, and settlement negotiations.

• Assist with IRS and California State tax dispute cases and criminal tax matters.• Construct and provide financial analysis of accounting records.• Compile and summarize supporting documents for offers in compromise, installment agreements, and voluntary disclosure of foreign assets.

• Coordinated clinic case load of 90 on-going IRS tax dispute cases, performed extensive case intake interviews.• Produced weekly case review spreadsheets on progress and recommendations for supervising attorney. • Oversaw 10 legal interns (predominantly LLM candidates) providing guidance on case evaluation and analysis. • Edited and reviewed all written client communication, attorney legal analysis, and dispute resolution submissions.• Audited client files to ensure risk management objectives.

• Analyzed and drafted 10 proposed judicial opinions on inmate habeas corpus petitions.• Drafted bench memoranda: demurrers, sealing grand jury transcripts for multi-defendant fraud/bribery charges.• Researched, analyzed, and wrote memoranda on evidence suppression motions and, jury instructions.

• Researched, analyzed and drafted an article on the impact the prospective India-EU Bilateral Investment and Trade Agreement (BITA) on the right to food and right to medical care in India. • Researched and drafted a manual on accessing the UN Special Procedures Mechanism.• Analyzed substantive reports on human rights in India for the UNHRC Universal Periodic Review of India.

Chula Vista, California, Us

• Drafted responses to multiple sets of discovery on personnel records and in commercial nuisance litigation. • Researched and analyzed contract clause enforceability, land use regulations, and zoning restrictions.

• Evaluated criminal case files then investigated claims of factual innocence. Prepared murder trial evidence binders.• Translated client documents from Spanish to English, and drafted correspondence in Spanish. • Researched and analyzed the admissibility of double-hearsay evidence, with available declarant, under California law.

• Performed evening manager duties, including running sales reports and handling cash drop.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Produced volunteer video-interviews and photo shoots. Created presentation for donor relations.

• Drafted compliance manual for child abuse reporting procedures based on analysis of 13 State’s reporting laws.• Prepared federal and state business registration, exemption applications, and incorporation filings for 501(c)3s.

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• Managed a demanding desk with heavy calendaring. • Evaluated script submissions• Reviewed deal memos and client contracts.• Served as liaison to agents, executives, managers, clients, and talent.

Torrance, Ca, Us

• Composed functional requirement documents for internal corporate application.• Created database content and workflow diagrams of the software application. • Provided quality assurance testing and reporting for ASP.NET application.

• Managed an on-campus organization and organized the multi-group alliance: Save Darfur Action Committee.• Produced a 4-hour live event, including silent art auction, guest speakers, and musical performances. • Managed artist relations and commissioning of artwork.

Burbank, California, Us

• Compiled festival screening and industry contacts lists. Handled shipping and updating project logs.

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• Created budget and efficiency analysis spreadsheets, and advertising QA charts.• Provided copywriting and image editing for advertizing materials.

Burbank, California, Us

• Updated material tracking systems to support logistics of international Film and Video distribution.

• Provided exemplary customer service to a discerning clientele. • Promoted quickly from server assistant to evening server.

Jd, Law

Ba, Communication Studies