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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Prepare legal documents and correspondence on behalf of clients to advocate for their interests and address holistic needs.Advise clients on legal options and empower them to identify and achieve short-term and long-term goals.Collaborate with teammates to develop strategies to resolve cases favorably and cost effectively for clients.

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Drafted correspondence, contracts, and motions to achieve client objectives in full-service civil law practice.Researched legal issues, composed memoranda, and advised clients on rights and duties in trademark, real estate, land use, water, employment, construction, privacy, commercial, family, and corporate legal matters.Represented clients in family law court hearings and settlement negotiations in construction, estate, unlawful detainer, and personal injury cases.Co-managed worldwide trademark watch service for prominent certifier of gluten-free products to evaluate potential infringing marks, prepared trademark applications to obtain and renew registrations, responded to office actions to overcome refusals, and provided trademark clearance search assessments to help clients identify and address risks with pursuing federal registration.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Interacted directly with clients to provide advice on trademark registration risks and develop creative solutions.Prepared and filed trademark registration applications, conducted advanced trademark searches, and drafted responses to Office Actions for both technical and statutory issues.Studied Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, U.S. Trademark Rules of Practice (37 C.F.R.), and Lanham Act (15 U.S.C.) to better understand regulations applying to federal trademark rights in the United States.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Filed six copyright registration applications for cybersecurity software products and discussed future trademark applications.Prepared two export controls classification number applications.Conducted risk analyses on third-party open-source software licenses, customer contracts, and terms of use.Benchmarked international privacy laws and compiled transfer impact assessment information to track compliance.Consulted with senior contracts manager to develop knowledge of contract negotiation strategies.

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Researched legal issues and composed memoranda for nine attorneys in corporate, employment, intellectual property, family, land use, privacy, construction, and probate legal cases.Participated in client meetings and site visits, and regularly attended hearings to observe litigation practice.Presented argument in show cause hearing for an eviction in Chelan County Superior Court.Drafted an orchard purchase and sale agreement, LLC agreements, commercial leases, IP office action responses, and emails to clients.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Drafted summaries of comments in response to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations regarding wireless broadband mapping requirements, equipment authorization procedures, and national emergency alert system updates.Collaborated with subject-matter experts to learn about cybersecurity, spectrum policy, artificial intelligence, contraband phones, and robocalls.Attended meetings with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) Disability Advisory Committee to help advance an FCC initiative to identify and address accessibility issues in emerging technologies.Researched digital equity and inclusion recommendations to close gaps in economic opportunity, participation, and utilization and hosted a department-wide presentation to discuss efforts on how to close the digital divide in the United States.

Bellevue, Washington

Streamlined collaboration under Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) and Consumer Device Sales (CDS) departments, supporting documentation of business letters, amendments, and agreements.Facilitated preparation of partner deals, drafted waiver letters, coordinated plan with operations and engineering teams to enable upgraded internal processes, and updated online resources to reflect new policies and programs.Led interdepartmental meetings to review partner feedback on current Microsoft licensing policies for original equipment manufacturers (Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.) and IoT businesses to improve annual global partner agreements.Devised paralegal training manual and guided new employee on best practices and procedures.

Seattle, Washington

Prepared and executed correspondence with clients, foreign counsel, opposing counsel, and government officials.Maintained and organized docket and client portfolios and managed client billing for multiple attorneys.Drafted and filed pleadings in U.S. district courts and assisted partner attorneys with litigation project work.Conducted legal research related to U.S. and international patents and trademarks.Filed new applications, responses, renewals, and various other documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Trained and supervised new paralegals on document preparation, file management, and docketing procedures.

Spokane, Washington

Conducted online research on law and justice employment opportunities to build a Wordpress database that will serve as a resource for current students and alumni in legal professions.

Spokane, Washington

Assisted over 50 local refugees of low socio-economic status with citizenship applications, green card applications, asylum applications, family reunification applications, and other immigration legal documentation.Researched coerced Cuban communism membership, DNA testing requirements, and religious freedom waivers.

Spokane, Washington

Served as a resource to undergraduates on exam preparation and essay-writing in philosophy and religion course.

Spokane, Washington

Coordinated communications with clients to organize and execute dozens of large-scale events, including commencement, conferences, academic tournaments, and athletics camps.

Spokane, Washington

Provided campus tours to prospective students, parents, and alumni to foster connections and serve as a resource for knowledge about Whitworth University.

Spokane, Washington

Supported rollout of litigation support software and web resources for federal criminal defense attorneys.Analyzed legal discovery on multi-defendant medical fraud cases, drug conspiracy cases, money laundering cases, and gang violence cases.Entered relevant data in database to facilitate litigation process by making content filterable, searchable, and sortable.Trained 15 criminal defense attorneys from WA, CA, and AZ in using the software.

Spokane, Washington

Networked with attorneys to learn about law practices related to labor & industries, social & health services, torts, and consumer protection.Served confidential, time-sensitive legal documents to courts and law firms throughout the greater Spokane area.

Spokane, Washington

Represented a constituency of 160 students, organizing on-campus events and activities.Served on the Whitworth Board of Trustees Committee for Academic Affairs and the Whitworth Curriculum Oversight Vision and Approvals Committee.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Intellectual Property Law Society (President ’22-’23, Treasurer ’21-’22); Moot Court Board (Treasurer ’22-’23).

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Political Science Club (President ’16-’17, Secretary ’15-’16); Pre-Law Society (President ’17); Whitworth Choir.

Education record