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Hudson, Wi, Us

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States

Represent clients in a wide range of legal matters, including misdemeanor and felony criminal cases. Advocate for individuals in guardianship and protective placement hearings, as well as those facing involuntary civil commitment. Represent juveniles and children in CHIPS and delinquency proceedings.

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted attorneys with legal research and drafting pretrial motions. Represented clients at bail hearings and initial appearances.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted attorneys with legal research, pretrial motions, and appellate briefs. Conducted discovery review and interviewed clients in custody.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted with an appeal of a federal criminal conviction in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, including initial client interviews, legal research, and brief drafting. Argued before a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted Professor Jason Yackee with research on investor-state disputes in international investment, particularly in situations of armed conflict and civil unrest.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Managed schedule, travel, communication and calendar of the Executive Director.-Served as primary liaison for logistical and informational purposes; managed meetings and correspondence with Working America’s stakeholders including the AFL-CIO, affiliate unions, and the Board of Directors.-Researched, drafted and copy-edited member communications, marketing materials, reports, and presentations.-Managed and maintained an inventory of technology assets including canvass data collection devices and equipment.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the Executive Director’s schedule, travel, and communication.• Managed incoming and outgoing requests for the Executive Director.• Drafted and edited campaign and programmatic content.• Prepared materials, reports and presentations, including research, drafting, and copy editing.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted public and internal documents, including campaign reports, annual reports, field materials, memos and articles, among others.• Drafted Working America email messages, digital calls to action, and blog posts.• Conducted background research and developed briefings on issues, candidates, funders and other topics.• Developed and executed multi-channel social media communications strategy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed and executed multi-channel social media communications strategy.• Provided creative support to communications team members, including writing, editing, and design.• Managed interview requests from the media.• Photographed events and recorded videos to create content for social media.• Tracked communications department strategic calendar and benchmarks.• Managed ongoing project interaction between communications and program staff.• Performed website maintenance.• Compiled analytics reports on website traffic and earned media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Compiled daily press clips using Cision and LexisNexis.• Pitched story ideas to print, radio, and TV reporters at the national and local levels.• Facilitated logistics for earned media events.• Maintained and expanded a vast media contact database using Salesforce and Excel.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Compiled daily media clips using CisionPoint and LexisNexis. -Pitched story ideas to print, radio and TV reporters at the national and local levels. -Built and expanded media contact databases in Salesforce and Excel.

Wilmington, De

• Assisted staff with constituent casework ranging from disability claims to veterans benefits.• Assisted with logistics for a job fair and other events organized by the Senator's office.• Wrote letters of behalf of the Senator's office. • Conducted research on behalf of staff members.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Answered phones and received guests in the front office. -Wrote letters to constituents on behalf of the Senator, especially on health care issues. -Conducted research and wrote memos for legislative staff. -Attended hearings and briefings on behalf of legislative staff.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

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