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Topeka, Kansas, United States

Topeka, Kansas Area

Topeka, Kansas

• Perform nonpartisan analysis of fiscal and economic issues to support the legislative process.• Provide legal, budget, and economic forecasts of legislative proposals to the Kansas Legislature.• Present oral and written testimony to legislative committees.• Research and draft appropriations bills, subject-specific memoranda, and fiscal documents.

Topeka, Kansas

• Served as a liaison between state agencies and the Legislature.• Researched topics in health and education for committees, legislators, and state agencies.• Drafted supplemental notes, conference committee reports, and briefs for legislative committees.• Maintained agency data in fiscal database and maintained budgetary tracking spreadsheets.

Lawrence, Kansas

• Drafted 12 case studies on Asian markets and corporate crimes for international finance casebook.• Analyzed ASEAN finance ministries’ policies on bail-ins, bailouts, and bankruptcies.• Reviewed developments weekly in international securities regulation and cross-border financial crimes; summarized major changes in monthly reports.• Researched and drafted sample documentary sales and letters of credit in U.S.-China transactions.

Lawrence, Kansas

• Published feature article on corporate governance and foreign investments in Hong Kong.• Appraised Hong Kong’s $516 million e-commerce market under 2013 amendments to IPO sponsor regime, with emphasis on Alibaba, Rakuten, and Softbank.

Overland Park, Kansas

• Assisted Project Attorneys with e-discovery in complex patent and trademark cases.• Reviewed service contracts and compensation policies for potential risks.• Identified, researched, and assessed emerging data storage solutions; recommended new features to improve upon critical areas and better utilize proprietary software.

Kansas City, Missouri

• Drafted preliminary decisions on EOIR-42 Cancellation and I-589 Asylum cases.• Observed hearings and assisted by researching evidentiary and complex immigration issues.• Researched Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 protection to LGBT and Native American claimants.

Washington, Dc

• Served as a trusted liaison to Congressional representatives to sponsor resolution supporting former prisoners of war and to establish formal visitation program to Japan.• Drafted weekly memoranda detailing events, news, and opinions critical to East Asia policymaking for Chinese and Japanese Embassies.• Conducted month-long analysis on 2011 U.S.-Taiwan F-16 Fighting Falcon negotiations.

Arlington, Virginia

• Expanded Country Reader Project to provide overview of U.S. foreign relations using reports from diplomats, ambassadors, and Foreign Service Officers.• Assisted in taking interviews with diplomatic personnel for Oral History Collection.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), International Trade And Finance

Activities and Societies: • Jessup International Moot Court • International Law Society • Asian Law Student Association • Student.

Chinese Law

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Model United Nations, Peer Leadership Program