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Houston, TX, US

Contract work for several firms in Texas. Legal research and writing trial-court motions, appellate briefs, research memoranda, and pre-suit demand letters. Preparing corporate documents and plain-language contracts. Appearing for depositions and hearings.

College Station, Texas, US

Legal research, motion practice, and appeals in civil litigation, including trucking litigations, UM/UIM insurance defense, first-party insurance defense.

Houston, Texas, US

Trial and appellate attorney in premises liability, products liability, and trucking litigation.

Houston, Texas, US

Trial and appellate litigation attorney in premises liability, auto accident, and construction defect cases.

Independent contractor for LSAT teaching and tutoring services.

Prepared opinions for Administrative Law Judges on Title II (SSDI) and Title XVI (SSI) disability benefits cases. Tested and provided feedback on software the agency was developing for case analysis.

Established ownership interest of applicants for disaster loans in collateral real estate and assets through research of property and probate records of several different states, including Texas, Florida, California, and Puerto Rico.Confirmed borrowers had complied with requirements for initial or subsequent disbursements of disaster/EIDL loans.

Houston, Texas, US

Defense Base Act, War Hazards Compensation Act, and Texas workers' compensation claims. First-chair formal hearing, mediation, and brief writing experience.

Insurance defense, Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act defense, civil and commercial litigation, entertainment and copyright law.Research legal issues; prepare memoranda and motions; represent clients at hearings, depositions, mediations, and trial; manage law clerks and file clerks.

Legal research, legal writing, motion practice, depositions, e-discovery, and document review. Worked on a complex bankruptcy matter concerning commingled goods, deed restriction dispute, and employer-employee contract issues for a boutique litigation firm-Ahmad, Zavitsanos, and Anaipakos.

Chicago, IL, US

Drafted pleadings, motions, responses to discovery; conducted legal research on Westlaw and Lexis; prepared memoranda.Settled a dispute in mediation between homeowners and the developer of a townhouse community, who was controlling the HOA; Reviewed documents for responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality for tort, IP, employment and commercial contract.

US

Drafted appellate motions and responses for the Texas Court of Appeals. Conducted four mediations, four bench trials, and one jury trial in first year of practice. Represented homeowner’s associations in collections, deed restriction violations, evictions, contract disputes, tort litigation, and mediation. Appeared before the courts for hearings and trials.

Houston, TX, US

Taught trial techniques and rules of procedure and evidence to undergraduate students in preparation for the American Mock Trial Association’s competitions; Lectured on various litigation topics, performed demonstrations of trial skills, and critiqued students' performances in attorney and witness roles. Taught Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) review as.

Houston, TX, US

Transitioned a membership drive into an annual fund program; re-branded the fund with a new logo. Launched an iModules alumni networking web site; used Facebook and LinkedIn to engage law alumni. Planned alumni events, reunions; coordinated board committees and agendas. Managed constituent relationships with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge.

Created a plan to increase the organization’s annual fund. Drafted collateral. Identified potential volunteers & supporters through research. Delegated contact plans to volunteers. Budgeted campaign costs. Created a schedule of recognition. Managed donations & donor recognition. Reported results to board of trustees and other constituencies. Impact.

In charge of consistent sales growth; recruiting, hiring and training team members; budgeting; inventory control; sales mentoring. Produced an 8% sales growth in a $1.5M store in 2006; achieved 10% sales growth in a $750K store in 2005. Planned and executed multi-store events for breast cancer awareness.

Jd, Law

Bba, Finance

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Bba, Finance

Diploma

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