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California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

- Successfully obtained restraining orders for clients of many different ethnicities, age, gender, and physical abilities in heavily contested Domestic Violence Prevention Act Restraining Order hearings.- 100% success rate in increasing or preserving child custody, visitation, and child support. - Represented clients in divorce proceedings either through a Marital Settlement Agreement or litigation.- Analyzed and reviewed family law grants to track and manage the progress of the project and draft grant narratives to support grant reports. - Representative board member for the Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic. - Solely responsible for training new staff and community partners about the Violence Against Women/GBV Project services, forms of abuse, legal remedies, options for survivors of abuse, and safety planning. - Supervised and mentored U.C. Berkeley law students in the Survivor Advocacy Program.

Oakland, Ca

Assisted clients with their Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining orders filings or Civil Harassment Orders. In addition, helped clients file for child custody and visitation and spousal and/or child support and draft an accompanying declaration in support of their petition. Conducted hearing preparation with clients to explain courtroom procedure, teach basic evidentiary rules, and discuss case strategies. Held walk-in clinics to assist people with filing their restraining orders in pro per and provided tailored advice for the individual client.

Oakland, Ca

Provided individualized support for victims of domestic violence through the Survivor Training and Empowerment Program-Utilizing your Potential (STEP-UP) by preparing class materials that offer courses in financial literacy, professional development, and self-empowerment workshops. Through the legal advice clinic, interviewed clients to help fill out Request for Orders, Dissolution Petitions, Response to Dissolutions, Financial Disclosures, and helped clients write declarations in support of their petitions and filings.

Oakland, Ca

Analyzed entire case file; researched relevant case law and anticipated arguments in opposition; litigated several Motion to Suppress hearings, felony Preliminary hearings, Serna motions, and HGARP probation violation hearings. Conducted interviews and witness preparation of police officers, sheriff deputies, criminalists, and expert witnesses in anticipation of motion hearings.

San Francisco Bay Area

Teaching assistant for torts and civil procedure courses. Taught 1L students how to actively read to conduct case analysis and write case briefs. Provided support in understanding the principles of tort law and civil procedure. Conducted individual sessions for students who needed further guidance in understanding the case law. Assigned essay and multiple-choice exams with a follow-up review session, and provided individualized feedback.

San Francisco Bay Area

Independently responsible for researching and briefing niche issues for the entire division. Research assignments include: United Nations regulations on addressing organized crime and the offenses that qualify for extradition; exhibiting weapons during a music video while on probation as it relates to witness tampering; direct or circumstantial evidence that exhibits knowing possession in regards to identity theft. Drafted memorandums and briefs on the research assignments for case filings. Presented research findings during case status meetings with the Assistant U.S. Attorney, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive agents, and U.S. National Park Service agents.

Alameda County

Independently litigated a misdemeanor jury trial starting from the readiness conference to jury deliberation. I selected my own jury; argued several pre-trial motions; conducted direct examinations of ten witnesses including expert witnesses, lay witnesses, hostile witnesses, and police officers; gave opening and closing statements; and argued a re-closing statement. Litigated several Motions to Suppress hearings and felony Preliminary hearings. Researched, wrote, and argued in Opposition to a Motion to Set Aside the Information.

Oakland, Ca

Analyzed and challenged Motions to Suppress filings for misdemeanor cases. Prepared and litigated Preliminary hearings for felony cases. Analyzed police reports with the District Attorney in charge of charging misdemeanor and felony cases to determine whether to charge an individual with a crime. Participated in victim interviews for pending cases.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Produced transcription for court exhibits for both felony and misdemeanor cases which included witness interviews, police interrogations, and audio or video recordings, and CAIT interviews. In addition, prepared petitions, orders, and motions for District Attorneys.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Assisted Deputy District Attorneys and Chief Deputy District Attorneys with trial and motion preparation. Prepared files for Proposition 47 case re-evaluation to fulfill background checks for the Bureau of Firearms at the Department of Justice. Conducted case analysis with Deputy District Attorneys on the charging docket.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Environmental Law Society, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF), Public Interest Law Foundation.

Global Studies, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Omega Organization Delved into many different fields of study within the Global Studies department.

Mandarin Chinese

An extensive and in-depth course in Mandarin Chinese in the historic city of Beijing; all while immersing into the Chinese culture.