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Greater New York City Area

Office of Legal Affairs

Greater New York City Area

• Advocated on behalf of institutions, physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff in the course of litigating in court proceedings and depositions.
• Interviewed clients, experts, and other fact witnesses to formulate a strategy for defending cases.
• Performed statutory analysis, legal and medical research to advise clients on issues in healthcare compliance.
• Prepared briefs, motions, and other legal documents to ensure early resolution and favorable outcomes.
• Communicated with opposing counsel and co-counsel to discuss strengths and weaknesses of cases and apportionment of liability.
• Worked closely with hospitals’ risk management department to advise clients on defense strategy.

New York, NY

• Represented plaintiffs in mass torts litigations nationally, for a variety of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices; engaged in significant daily contact with clients and outside attorneys.
• Responsible for day-to-day management of assigned caseload (300+ cases) from inception through disposition; Investigated cases to determine viability for filing on a case-by-case basis.
• Researched and analyzed Statue of Limitations and latent injury issues, for all 50-states and advised on conflict of law issues for multiple jurisdictional plaintiffs and defendants.
• Drafted and filed pleadings and motion papers; managed and trained paralegal and support staff.

New York, NY

• Prosecuted misdemeanor cases in the Criminal Court; second-chaired a felony jury trial; responded to defense motions and engaged in plea negotiations.
• Interviewed police officers and fact witnesses to investigate allegations.

New York, NY

• Researched complex legal issues; drafted memoranda regarding commercial property disputes; analyzed statues, regulations, and contracts as in-house counsel for a large real-estate company.

New York, NY

• Analyzed Public Health statutes and regulations along with fact pattern supplied by healthcare professionals to provide legal counsel in hospital settings.
• Drafted internal memoranda on various legal issues related to mental hygiene, compliance, HIPAA disclosure, employment law, and workers’ compensation laws.

Greater New York City Area

• Research scholarly articles related to legal ethics

Chapel Hill, NC

• Engage in scientific conversations with leading physicians in the field about designing new research methods to optimize results
• Collaborate and communicate with neighboring laboratories, establishing synergetic relationships
• Research projects include: - Cigarette smoke and gut microbiota in mice - Iron and Heme oxygenase and inflammation (Abstract publication) - Macrophage cytokine expression and colitis (Journal publication)
• Responsible for weekend and night duties related to mice care, cell harvesting, cell feeding, and bacterial growth

Chapel Hill, NC

• Teach/Lead weekly small group study sessions (5 students) for “At-Risk” students, and also exam review sessions (50+ students)
• Motivate students, create novel ways of integrating various topics and understanding the big picture
• Manage student data on Poll Everywhere web responses and participation for grade trends
• Established and maintained professional relationships with professor and students

Chapel Hill, NC

• Lead clinical research testing sessions with HIV patients prescribed to the pharmaceutical drugs under study
• Compile, categorize, analyze raw clinical data
• Help design, film and distribute clinical testing modules to remote testing locations overseas
• Image mice neurons treated with HIV antiretroviral therapy drugs
• Analyze and convert qualitative data from neuron imaging into quantitative data
• Assist in writing publications and IRBs

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Healthcare, Civil Rights, Litigation

Activities and Societies: Prosecutor Practicum, Healthcare Law Practicum, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program; Courtroom Advocacy.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting And Finance