Senior Associate attorney working in the Subrogation & Recovery department.

Handled plaintiff-side and defense-side matters at all stages of pre-trial litigation. Drafted multiple successful motions for summary judgment and motions to compel. Drafted all manner of discovery requests, subpoenas, and discovery responses. Conducted frequent, in-depth legal research related to business, contract, insurance, employment, and trust litigation.

Drafted demand letters, cease and desist letters, and legal memoranda providing in-depth legal analysis concerning corporate, business, employment, trademark, trade secret, anti-SLAPP, and First Amendment litigation; drafted complaints, motions, and settlement agreements concerning the same; reviewed settlement communications and other formal correspondence; reviewed documents for discovery production; took witness statements and drafted declarations; did intakes for new matters and interviewed new and potential clients; and drafted forms for court filings. Responsibilities and expectations were generally on the level of a first-year associate.

Certified law student with the USPTO, filed federal trademark applications, conducted trademark clearances, wrote cease and desist letters re: TM infringement, and advised clients on general IP needs. Learned practical skills for drafting and negotiating non-disclosure agreements and drafting effective terms of service, among others, useful for protecting the IP and liability of companies.

Worked with the managing partner of Praetorian PR assisting with the firm's clients in the areas of campaign operations and management, organizational auditing, consulting services, and special projects.

Was responsible for collating data regarding voter trends and demographics, scheduling of all staff and volunteers, planning and executing all ground operations, voter targeting, staff and volunteer training, providing daily and weekly status reports and metric totals, shipping and receiving campaign materials, managing and operating a VoIP phone system, and writing scripts for volunteers and staff who were walking precincts and calling voters. 60-80 hours per week.

Responsibilities included building and managing relationships with elected officials, allied organizations, constituents, and donors within a subset of the 17th Congressional District in order to maximize field efforts as well as walking precincts and making phone calls to provide candidate information to voters. 40 hours per week.