Law clerk for the Hon. Edward F. Shea

Judicial extern for the Hon. Richard C. Tallman.

Boutique litigation firm specializing in white collar criminal, False Claims Act and whistleblower defense, and complex civil litigation. Drafted memoranda regarding defensible strategies for alleged securities fraud, recent developments in insider trading law, procedural issues in federal courts, and Washington employment discrimination law. Prepared materials for an en banc petition.

Researched international antitrust law for educational presentations, drafted memoranda regarding federal and administrative consumer protection law, and led witness interviews for investigations of potential consumer protection and antitrust law violations.

Selected by faculty as a teaching assistant for Professor Lauren Sancken’s first-year legal writing course. Provided individual guidance to first-year students to improve information synthesis, legal research techniques, organization, and writing style. Led multiple workshops on proper Bluebook citation.

Externship position with Office of Staff Attorneys Civil Group. Lead researcher for various deprivation of rights and employment cases. Conducted legal research, drafted persuasive internal memoranda, and orally presented research findings to rotating panels of Ninth Circuit judges. Wrote dispositive memoranda for each presented case which have become unpublished Ninth Circuit opinions.

Assisted on caseload of over 75 different personal injury defense suits. Drafted, edited, and revised memos to clients regarding case status, motions for summary judgment, motions for dismissal, correspondence to clients and outside attorneys, notices of appearance, notices of depositions, interrogatories and interrogatory answers, release and hold harmless agreements, and stipulations and orders for dismissal. Interviewed clients and collected discovery responses. Scheduled depositions… Show more Assisted on caseload of over 75 different personal injury defense suits. Drafted, edited, and revised memos to clients regarding case status, motions for summary judgment, motions for dismissal, correspondence to clients and outside attorneys, notices of appearance, notices of depositions, interrogatories and interrogatory answers, release and hold harmless agreements, and stipulations and orders for dismissal. Interviewed clients and collected discovery responses. Scheduled depositions, arbitrations, mediations and hearings. Show less

Research assistant to Dr. Karla Murdock in the Department of Psychology at Washington and Lee University. I collected, analyzed and presented data from a pilot clinical psychology study regarding technology use and well-being in college students. I presented my research, "Cell Phones as Mechanisms for Co-Rumination: Links With College Students’ Positive Mental Health," at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Conference in Austin, TX in March 2014.