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Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, D.C

Honors Attorney class of 2019. Pivoted to Attorney Advisor practicing in the Investigations and Hearings Division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau.

Purcellville, VA

Washington, District Of Columbia

Managed a caseload of whistleblower disclosures alleging fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement within federal agencies. Responsible for vetting those allegations, conducting targeted legal research on related issues of administrative law, and authoring our agency’s official determinations and actions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researched and briefed Chairman's advisers on the Commission's actions related to the Universal Service Fund, robocalling, spectrum auctions, disaster response and public safety (emergency alerts and hurricane response), enforcement actions, spectrum management, etc.

Arlington, VA

Conducted legal research, cite-checked, and edited amicus briefs for submission to the Supreme Court. Heavily involved in appellate cases related to litigation strategy and a major racial discrimination case.

Washington, D.C.

Law Clerk inside the Disclosure Unit; managed incoming disclosures of wrongdoing from federal employees inside federal agencies, conducted legal research into the merits of the claims, and drafted official letters of referral or closure to be sent either to the whistleblower or Office of the Secretary of the federal agency in question.

Leesburg, VA

Responsibilities included trial preparation, client and case management, briefing and consulting with attorneys on potential intakes, document drafting and review, discovery management, office organization, and inter-department projects for both the criminal and non-profit division. Primary casework was employment, personal injury, contract disputes.

Patrick Henry College

Certified with the VA Department of Criminal Justice Services as an Unarmed Security Officer. The job entails: - Crisis management and response - Interfacing with first responders - Administration of first aid - Management and creation of detailed incident reports - Vigilance and high awareness for anywhere from 4-12 hours at a time when on-duty

I manage the nation-wide accreditation of the Christian Legal Society's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) offerings at their annual, national conference.

Part-time work during the summer: - Serving Summons and Subpoenas in the NoVA area - Filing motions in Circuit and GDC courts from Winchester to Arlington

Completed projects for task managers that ranged from revising company onboarding manuals to researching competitive businesses in their market.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Law Review, Moot Court (Champion of First Year Competition; Champion of Upper-Class Competition; two-time.

Bachelor'S Degree, American Government And Politics (United States), Cum Laude With High Honors

Activities and Societies: Student Body Vice President; Moot Court (National, Regional, and Intramural successes); Mock Trial (Regional and.