Litigation attorney responsible for a high volume of auto accidents and premises liability cases for both English and Spanish speaking clients. Manage cases through intake, pre-litigation, and litigation. Responsible for interviewing witnesses, gathering discovery, deposing witnesses, and managing cases through case management conferences, arbitrations, trials and negotiation settlements.

Assist and tried up to 100 cases a day involving business licensing, overweight truck regulations, and driving violations. Interview witnesses, negotiate settlements, argue motions, and conduct hearings at the Department of Administrative Hearings against pro se respondents and opposing counsel.

Telecommunications Network Real Estate Specialist - Oversee all aspects of submitting and acquiring agreements needed for installation of utility poles. Serve as subject matter expert on matters related to municipal codes and maintain relationships with municipalities Experience working with engineering teams, preparing permit applications, and understanding construction documents.

Argued and wrote motions to suppress hearings, opening statements, direct and cross examination of witnesses for trial, deposed police officers and interviewed both English and Spanish speaking clients and witnesses. Prepared and argued plea agreements and negotiations.

Private criminal defense firm specialized in narcotic trafficking cases. Reviewed police reports of surveillance reports involving large scale narcotic trafficking, translated Spanish audio tapes of wire-taps and researched and wrote Miranda issue memorandums.

Met with indigent clients suffering from domestic violence, substance abuse, or mental disorders under the supervision of attorney volunteers, as well as discussed family law matters, reviewed client files for compliance with legal requirements, advised clients of their next steps and strategic plans, and translated for Spanish speaking clients.

Won an asylum case for a Central American woman by writing a brief involving domestic-violence based asylum claims, conducted extensive interviews of the client and other corroborating witnesses, gathering expert declarations, and responsible for oral argument and direct examination in immigration court.

Worked directly under a trial group researching and drafting motions regarding motion to suppress, motion to sever counts and co-defendants, defendant’s right to reject probation, hearsay admissibility in substantive hearings, unanimous juries and multiple underlying felonies, and shadowed a deputy public defender that handled Spanish speaking clients ranging from POMs to non-capital murder cases.

Researched and prepared multiple responses to motions in limine under strict time constraints, prepared several legal memoranda analyzing relevant authority to issues including admissible evidence, mistrial, agency deference, summary judgment, and drafted acceptance and rejection responses for reconsideration complaints involving civil rights discrimination.

Provided administrative assistance to partners and associates, organized trial exhibits, maintained discovery documents, assisted in trial preparation, and updated and closed client files.

Coached new servers, maintained books for bar sales. Scheduled, priced events for up to 800 people including weddings, birthdays, and banquets. Conducted online marketing advertisements. Majority in Spanish.