The Unemployment Law Project provides low-cost representation and free advice and counsel to people in Washington State who have been denied unemployment benefits or whose award of benefits is being challenged.• Represented clients at unemployment benefits hearings before administrative judges. Drafted petitionsfor review and responses to the Commissioner’s Review Office.• Independently managed cases from start to finish, including client and witness interviews and pre-hearing conferences.• Developed case theory, direct and cross-examination outlines, and closing argument.

Technology Associates EC Inc. is a diverse group of telecommunication professionals providing a broad range of services consisting of real estate acquisition and development, asset management, architecture and engineering design, and construction project management for wireless carriers.• Collaborate with wireless carriers’ in-house and outside legal counsel regarding structuring and drafting commercial agreements. • Negotiate said agreements with property owners on behalf of wireless carriers.• Manage and coordinate deal processes, including due diligence, signing and closing.• Analyze land use regulation effects on constructability of wireless facilities.• Investigate, identify issues, and develop solutions or mitigation plans for compliance issues arising at wireless facilities.• Obtain favorable governmental approvals at the local level throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest to accommodate new and existing wireless facilities.• Select and manage third-party vendors in efficiently completing delegated tasks to achieve clients’ deployment objectives.• Improve projects’ cost control by developing streamlined processes and eliminating unnecessary expenses.• Responsible for managing multiple projects during various phases – design, contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, permit issuance, construction, deployment and financial closeout.

Crown Castle is a tower company which owns and operates a network of communications infrastructure—towers, small cells, and fiber across the United States. Crown Castle partners with wireless carriers, technology companies, and other telecommunications providers to bring communication services to people across the country. • Independently assessed telecommunication real estate agreements for legal sufficiency, accuracy and risk.• Analyzed implications of contractual terms on individual project timelines.• Defined and managed timelines with internal departments to ensure document quality within the contract development process.• Led and advocated for strategic solutions in discussions among internal departments.• Trained and provided guidance to new team members.

Reed Smith LLP is a global law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with more than 1,550 lawyers in 28 offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.• Assisted the Labor and Employment Group with trial preparation in a class action suit alleging violation of Fair Labor Standards Act.• Provided litigation support including compiling direct examination outlines, deposition summaries of key witnesses, and discovery requests.• Conducted electronic discovery and document review.

Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. is an industry leader in providing legal services and counsel to clients in the beverage alcohol industry. As one of the largest liquor licensing practices in the country, Flaherty & O’Hara represent hundreds of establishments and institutions on liquor licensing and beverage alcohol matters, from large multinational corporations to local bars and restaurants.• Supported national liquor licensing firm by managing multiple projects regarding liquor license acquisitions, renewals, and corporate mergers. • Independently analyzed licensees’ compliance with state and federal regulations.• Interpret and applied complex regulatory statutes to effectuate timely compliance.• Directly collaborated with corporate clients and local counsel in multiple states to meet individual project deadlines.

Peggy Browning Fellowships (PBF) are awarded to distinguished students who have not only excelled in law school but demonstrated commitment to workers' rights. Community Justice Project (CJP) is a non-profit law firm that engages in class action litigation, legislative advocacy, and other forms of impact litigation in state and federal courts. CJP also acts as co-counsel to legal aid offices throughout the state to help create positive change for low-income residents of Pennsylvania.• Awarded a summer fellowship for the second year in a row (see below).• Advocated for low-income clients by conducting client intake interviews, and researching and drafting complaints alleging violation of Title VII, ADEA, and ADA; demand letters seeking recovery of wages due to employer's illegal tip-pooling practice; and briefs to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review seeking to overturn referee decisions. • Represented a client at an Unemployment Compensation Hearing seeking to inforce unemployment compensation benefits after client was terminated.

Peggy Browning Fellowships (PBF) are awarded to distinguished students who have not only excelled in law school but demonstrated commitment to workers' rights. The United Steelworkers (USW) is one of North America’s largest industrial union with an estimated 1.2 million members and retirees in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. • Awarded a summer fellowship out of 400 applicants from 150 participating law schools based on outstanding qualifications.• Researched and drafted demand letters, legal memoranda, and briefs regarding owed backpay under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Act and unfair labor practices under the National Labor Relations Act. • Investigated grievances filed by union members asserting workplace discrimination in violation of Title VII and NLRA. • Assisted in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement between a local university and its adjunct professors.

Robb Leonard Mulvihill (RLM) is a law firm with a diverse practice focusing on litigation. RLM's clients range from individuals, shareholders, and small businesses, to some of the largest corporations and insurance companies in the world. • Researched and drafted medical record summaries and legal memoranda.• Redacted confidential information in discovery proceedings, and prepared exhibits for trial.• Maintained an inter-office filing system for 50 attorneys and their paralegals; filed pleadings, briefs, petitions and motions with the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas.

Congresswoman Kathy Castor represents Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes Tampa Bay and parts of Hillsborough County. She was originally elected in 2006, and is the first woman to represent Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in the U.S. Congress. • Analyzed and drafted summaries of local media reviews on current events.• Created press releases and media kits.• Attended press conferences with Congresswoman Castor.• Facilitated communications with the Washington D.C. office.