Marcela Mendoza Email & Phone Number

United States

-Obtained temporary registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the purpose of amending and filing trademark registration applications for clients.-Analyze employment regulations, trademarking, waivers and releases, and non-compete agreements for the purpose of drafting employment, non-compete, non-disclosure, and exculpatory agreements, as well as a media license, employee handbooks, trademark applications and amendments, commercial leases, and memorandum analyzing client’s options.-Provide clients with analysis of legal issues that may impede accomplishing some of their legal needs pertaining to commercial lease agreements, trademark registration, or employment practices.

-Regularly connect with my mentee to check in to see how they are moving along in their classes.-Inform my mentee about symposium events, fun workshop activities, mental health resources provided or held on campus.-Provide advice and strategies for note and test taking.-Offer different methods for my mentee to try to help them find their best way of organizing and structuring their schedule as a 1L and providing reassurance for any doubts they have.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Reviewing, organizing, and note taking on discovery documents and body cam footage received.-Preparing mitigation packets for attorneys to present to the state’s attorney.-Translating and transcribing evidentiary documents or recordings from Spanish to English.-Read over new legislation and provided a summary for the attorneys.-Research legislation and case law for current and potential client cases.-Drafting and filing answers, motions to suppress or quash statements, motions for amending bond, motions for discovery, and other motions for attorneys.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Analyzed legal authority regarding admissibility of evidence and drafted motions to vacate regarding the same.-Drafted letters in Spanish for potential clients regarding their personal injury case.-Downloaded and categorized audio and video footage, police reports, and financial documents to organize files for police board cases and family law cases.-Analyzed body cam footage of alleged police misconduct in order to formulate legal arguments.-Filed motions and subpoenas with court, including hand delivering discovery and other documents to opposing counsel or with the police board.

-Drafted inadmissibility waivers (for fraud, smuggling, and unlawful presence). -Drafted and assembled master, individual, and bond court filings for clients. -Collected and sorted essential documents from clients to build and strengthen their cases.-Addressed clients’ concerns, questions, or issues regarding their case over the phone or during in person appointments with me.-Communicated with clients to prepare and file appropriate applications for relief and work authorization with both immigration court and U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS).-Interpreted for clients at their USCIS immigration interviews.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Offered college and career advice to seniors from Chicago Math & Science Academy.-Provided insight on possible social and academic challenges that incoming college students can face.

-Helped customers find and select products that best fit their personal needs.-Worked collaboratively with others to ensure that the day’s tasks got completed in a timely manner.

-Managed a classroom where children were tutored.-Developed course plans to meet academic, intellectual, and social needs of students.-Socialized with children to form positive and healthy relationships and improve social skills.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Worked with a variety of students, including ESL students.-Collaboratively worked with students to improve their essays.-Focused and addressed specific issues or concerns students had about their papers.-Offered outside resources that would aid them in understanding certain grammatical or mechanical concepts of writing.

Tutored high school juniors for math, science, English, and writing sections of the ACT.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor'S Degree, English Creative Writing