• Defend individuals and corporations in government investigations and civil and criminal litigation.• Advise clients on internal investigations and legal compliance.• Manage client responses to government investigations and regulatory inquiries.• Practice Areas: investigations and litigation; higher education law; legal ethics; defamation.

Course: Professional Responsibility Law in the United States

• Managed broad portfolio focused on compliance and litigation.• Conducted and advised on internal investigations and coordinate responses to government inquiries.• Worked on a variety of matters, including student privacy, Title IX, student affairs, and DEI.• Developed and implemented policies and training related to wide range of potential compliance risks.

Courses:• Federal Hate Crimes (Spring 2021)• Criminal Police Misconduct (Fall 2020)• Federal Criminal Civil Rights (Spring 2020)

• First-chaired multiple jury and non-jury trials in complex criminal matters.• Coordinated large-scale investigations with various agencies including FBI, DHS, and DEA.• Conducted all pretrial matters, including discovery, motions practice, and evidentiary hearings.• Appointed Chair of Community Outreach Committee and served on Diversity Committee.

• Specialized in government investigations, federal white-collar defense, and healthcare fraud.• Drafted motions, led discovery, prepared witnesses for deposition, and conducted legal research.• Founding member of Diversity Working Group to improve firm culture and diversity recruitment.

• Conducted research and drafted memoranda for partners and associates on various legal issues.• Participated in firm summer training program and multi-week mock trial exercise.

• Conducted legal research and drafted orders addressing issues of federal and state law.• Prepared bench memorandum for Sixth Circuit (Judge sitting by designation).• Worked closely with District Judge and head law clerk.

• Drafted appellate briefs addressing a range of issues including parental rights and immigration.• Reported directly to and worked closely with head of Appellate Division.

• Instructed over fifty students per year as lead English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher.• Developed curriculum to target increased literacy across multiple subjects.• Fostered growth in student reading proficiency by an average of 1.73 years in one academic year.