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Chicago, IL, US

New York, NY, US

• Represent natural gas utilities, chemical manufacturers, construction companies, and their subsidiaries in federal and state litigation, including commercial, contract, tort, and insurance coverage matters
• Analyze and apply complex internal policies governing performance of client’s work, such as a natural gas utility’s compliance with internal policies for the safe construction and maintenance of its distribution lines
• Conduct legal research concerning varied and complex issues of law including a gas utility’s duties under federal and state regulatory regimes, the common law, the utility’s rate tariffs, and relevant statutes
• Draft dispositive motions, pleadings, memos, briefs, interrogatories, settlement agreements, and other contracts and agreements
• Report directly to and advise clients’ general counsel concerning litigation
• Provide accurate and timely counsel to clients and supervising partners concerning, among other things, clarification on legal language or compliance with specifications

• Consult small businesses on taxation, entity formation, and credit issues. Incorporate businesses.
• Pro bono attorney, Chicago Bar Association’s Summary Suspension Program: represent clients at summary suspension hearing. Cross-examine police officers. Make opening and closing statements.
• Pro bono attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation’s Micah Legal Aid Clinic: advise clients on their civil legal problems, from landlord-tenant to family law.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Research and write motions and memos in personal injury law. Assist in development of trials and at trial.

Wrote a draft opinion for a disability benefit appeal from administrative-level hearing denying applicant benefits. Attended daily court call.

• Successfully argued in a sentencing memo that client's state conviction should not count as an “aggravated felony” sentencing enhancement for the crime of illegal reentry.
• Wrote motion to admit evidence of FTC settlement as evidence of bias of a witness.
• Managed trial prep in a forgery case: created witness files, interviewed banking expert.
• Won the Judge Campbell Intern-at-Law Award for best summer intern.

Jd, Law - Tax Certificate

Ba, Philosophy