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Conducted factual research on 22 county jail expansions across the United States and drafted memorandum to Professor Littman summarizing the findings of that research, in support of the professor’s legal article on the positive correlation between the building of new jail facilities and an increase in jail populations.

Assisted deputy public defenders in court appearances for a variety of criminal law proceedings, including appearing on the record on behalf of clients under the supervision of deputy public defenders. Conducted legal and factual research, drafted substantive motions, and reviewed body-worn and security camera footage for criminal cases handled by deputy public defenders.

Assisted partners and associates on a broad spectrum of civil matters, with activities including legal and factual research and drafting internal and client-facing memoranda as well as trial preparation materials.

Conducted interviews, developed legal and factual research, and drafted declaration and legal brief for post-traumatic stress disorder Veterans Affairs claim on behalf of a disabled Marine Corps veteran. Submitted complete service-connected disability claim application to the Veterans Affairs office and successfully obtained a 100% permanent and total disability compensation rating for the service veteran.

Conducted legal and factual research for attorneys in support of litigation on claims brought under the CA Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the CA Unfair Competition Law, the CA False Advertising Law, and the CA Automatic Renewal Law. Drafted legal briefs, memoranda, and pleadings for consumer protection lawsuits brought under the above statutes.

Prepared legal research on post-conviction relief under the 2019 CA felony murder law and the CA Racial Justice Act of 2020, and drafted legal briefs, motions, and memoranda for criminal defense cases. Assisted deputy public defenders in court appearances for a variety of criminal law proceedings.

Assisted attorneys in providing legal representation to low-income residents, especially clients in removal proceedings at the Otay Mesa detention center. Edited legal briefs and prepared research in advance of defensive asylum hearings.

Delivered powerful immersive experiences to nurture emotional connections between consumers and General Motors brands. Identified, planned, and executed experiential marketing activities for General Motors brands, first in the South Central Region and then in the West Coast Region, with Chevrolet as the primary focus. Activations included major league sports sponsorships, entertainment and charity partnerships, community engagement, and consumer products trade shows. Personally served as project manager for internal teams and external partners executing initiatives in a variety of city-specific markets, as well as supporting cross-region initiatives across the country.

Directed digital marketing strategy for enterprise clients, delivering branding, product, and solutions-oriented messaging to carefully segmented audiences in high-leverage placements and high-impact points in the customer buying journey. Served as project manager for agency teams providing services including digital media, SEO, event marketing, web development, social media, and content production. Balanced contract budgets against client needs, while generating over 1 million dollars in annual agency revenue. Member of the team tasked with designing agency’s service offering of account based marketing consulting and execution, including new client discovery/onboarding, tech stack integration, data reporting, and ABM advertising campaigns.

Curated multi-platform social media strategy for agency clients, determining delivery of branding, community relations messages, and relationship management to diverse and unique social markets, while increasing target platform metrics and audience sizes via in-house tech stack and creative services. Played a lead role in designing customer service processes including proprietary CRM, client-facing dashboards, and feedback/review collection systems for a months-old startup.