Handling civil litigation issues from pleading to verdict including family law, personal injury claims, product liability defects, employment law, insurance litigation, estate planning, probate litigation, foreclosure litigation and loan modification.

Felony Prosecutor assigned to 430th Judicial District Court, July 2012--August 2013Felony Prosecutor assigned to 275th Judicial District Court, August 2013--Present • Experience with felony criminal proceedings including pre-trial discovery, pre-trial diversion hearings, outcry hearings, motions to suppress, motions to adjudicate guilt, motions to revoke community supervision, judicial clemency motions, motions to early terminate probation, and plea negotiations.• Solid track record in jury and bench trials at the guilt-innocence and sentencing phases in cases involving the prosecution of felony offenses, including sexually based offenses against children.• Working knowledge of expert fields including breath analysis, blood analysis, and toxicology.• Skilled in the art of blind cross-examination including the cross-examination of experts undisclosed to the prosecution before trial.Misdemeanor Prosecutor, December 2011-January 2012Misdemeanor Prosecutor assigned to County Court at Law No. 5, February 2012--March 2012Misdemeanor Prosecutor assigned to County Court at Law No. 7, April 2012--July 2012• Extensive knowledge of misdemeanor pre-trial proceedings in the Hidalgo County Courts at Law, including vast experience with motion to suppress hearings.• Solid trial experience obtained by trying dozens of cases before a jury for misdemeanor offenses ranging from driving while intoxicated (DWI), burglary of a vehicle, prostitution, theft, and possession of prohibited weapons.Misdemeanor Intake Prosecutor, December 2011• Review of law enforcement agency offense reports to determine proper offenses to charge.

Created a practice-oriented course curriculum designed to instruct aspiring paralegal students the necessary skills to succeed as a personal injury paralegal with a specific focus on the Texas litigation process.

• Extensive Civil Defense Litigation experience in cases including products liability, personal injury, railroad litigation, employment law, real estate litigation, insurance litigation, and §1983 claims primarily on behalf of corporate defendants in both Texas and Federal Courts.• Exceptional proficiency of Texas and Federal Procedure including drafting and arguing motions to transfer venue, motions to compel arbitration, Federal 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss, Daubert/Robinson challenges to expert testimony, motions for summary judgment, jury charge drafting, motions for new trial, and federal appellate briefing.• Skilled in the practice of taking and defending depositions including deposing and presenting apex, corporate, and expert witnesses for deposition.• Obtained a take-nothing summary judgment on behalf of a client accused of allegedly causing the wrongful death of an individual due to alleged negligence committed by my client. Successfully defended the granting of the summary judgment upon a motion for new trial hearing.

• Summarized multiple appellate briefs • Researched various criminal and civil legal issues raised on appeal• Assisted in the drafting of several judicial memorandum opinions