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Phoenix, Az, Us

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Work as Authorized Lobbyist on behalf of Better Ballot Arizona, a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization and non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting election reform in Arizona and seeking to increase voter access for all voters throughout the State. Duties include legal research, political strategy, and election reform advocacy in government. Draft proposed legislation, fact sheets, and policy memoranda and participate in legislative hearings and stakeholder processes within the Arizona Legislature in support of lobbying efforts.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Work as Founder and Managing Member of Sparling Law Group and Consulting, PLLC, a local law and consulting firm located in the Phoenix area. Handle a variety of criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious cases with a special emphasis in felony work and white collar offenses. Practice encompasses litigation and motion work, case investigation, and regular client interaction. Also provide consulting services to political campaigns and lobbying services to non-profit entities seeking to change the law. Consulting services include lobbying efforts at the Arizona State Capitol as well as strategy consulting for State-wide and county-wide initiative and candidate campaigns.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Work as Of Counsel, criminal law practitioner, and trial attorney in private practice. Handle a variety of criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious cases with a special emphasis in felony work and white collar offenses. Practice encompasses litigation and motion work, case investigation, and regular client interaction.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Work as a licensed general criminal law practitioner and trial attorney in private practice. Handle a variety of criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious cases with a special emphasis in felony work and white collar offenses. Also work as legislative advocate at the Arizona Capitol on behalf of clients seeking meaningful policy change. Work includes drafting legislation, political consulting, and working with key stakeholders in State government to achieve the social, economic, and institutional aims of our clients.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Worked as a licensed general criminal law practitioner and trial attorney in private practice. Handled a variety of criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious cases with a special emphasis in felony work and white collar offenses. Practice encompassed litigation and motion work, case investigation, and regular client interaction.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Worked as a licensed criminal defense attorney specializing in financial crimes. Handled large-scale fraud and identity theft cases and engage in sophisticated litigation stemming from those cases. Experience ranges from high-dollar embezzlement and securities cases to complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. Also specialized in criminal restitution issues.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Worked as a licensed attorney and represent indigent clients in expedited disposition court. Cases include matters which are primarily, or exclusively, comprised of felonies. Assisted criminal defendants in navigating the legal system and compose motions, conduct legal research, and appear in court on their behalf.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Conducted research regarding critical legal issues under the direct supervision of attorneys. Drafted pre-trial and post-trial motions, internal memoranda, and deviation requests. Engaged in limited appellate work (including drafting briefs at the appellate level and special actions and reviewing trial transcripts) as well. Also assisted attorneys in expediting not guilty arraignments and help clients navigate such arraignments as needed.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Trained as an OCC Candidate for commissioned officer at Officer Candidate School. Training focused upon development of physical and mental fitness necessary to lead United States Marines at the squad and platoon level. Training included combat and leadership exercises as well as regular academic testing. Participation in the program was semi-contractual and intended to facilitate entry into active military service.

Phoenix, Arizona

Employed as a law clerk working in bad faith insurance and ERISA matters. Duties include drafting motions, complaints, discovery requests, client correspondence, and administrative appeals as well as conducting legal research, analyzing and synthesizing legal rules, reviewing discovery, and performing various clerical functions.

Phoenix, Arizona

Assisted in providing civil litigation services to Plaintiffs seeking recovery under the federal Employee Retirement Security Act ("ERISA") and for state bad faith insurance claims. Such work involved, but was not limited to, drafting complaints and discovery motions and requests, reviewing discovery, and conducting legal research and analysis required for client success in litigation.

Work as a Rule 38 certified limited practice student to represent clients in various stages of criminal litigation including, but not limited to, appearances on their behalf in court during preliminary hearings, suppression hearings, and trials, as well as motion practice to resolve legal issues in their cases.

Tempe, Arizona

Receive and organize voluminous financial discovery and conduct legal research, as needed, in the capacity of independent contractor on a limited project basis for divorce and custody cases; majority of responsibilities require information analysis and data entry skills.

Phoenix, Arizona

Worked alongside attorneys with the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office in exchange for course credit. Conducted extensive research and writing for multiple embezzlement and securities exchange fraud cases in the white collar crime division and worked with the litigation team during Rule 11 competency hearings.

Phoenix, Arizona

Worked alongside with, and conducted extensive research for, the Honorable Judge Bassett regarding a number of Title 36 civil commitment and probate cases in exchange for course credit. Also involved in substantial research for, and court proceedings of, a variety of criminal matters as well.

Carbondale, Illinois

Taco Bell of Carbondale, Illinois. Developed an extensive amount of social experience via customer and colleague interactions while simultaneously acquiring an extensive knowledge of team dynamics and an unequivocal deference for authority. Obtained the capabilities to be versatile due to exposure to a number of different tasks, including food production, customer service, and various ancillary custodial and sanitation services.

Carbondale, Illinois

Accepted a variety of responsibilities, including managing resident security and maintaining a peer/mentor relationship with forty-one residents at a given time. Additionally, coordinated both educational as well as social programs and events for said residents both within and without the confines of the resident hall in which I lived and worked. Conducted several administrative and bureaucratic duties as well, including the completion of documents for the purposes of regularly reporting my progress as a Resident Assistant and affirming my proficiency as an employee. Furthermore, I participated in a number of duties associated with the maintenance and perpetuation of resident safety as well.

Carbondale, Illinois

Served as an teaching assistant for esteemed staff in the Southern Illinois University History Department in exchange for course credit from August 2011 to December 2011. Coordinated the research and writing efforts of three to four students for an entire semester by referring them to beneficial resources, editing student drafts, and critiquing their research methods. Conducted consistent meetings with History department faculty and History undergraduates in order to facilitate a proper academic environment for the students involved.

Centralia, Illinois

Established business relationships and facilitated all exchanges necessary for successful advertising in a college newspaper. Utilized a multitude of design programs (e.g., Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop) to design advertisements in accordance with customer's idiosyncratic specifications and preferences. Dramatically increased public relations skills through contacting and maintaining professional relationships with local entrepreneurs as well as college officials. Earned significant insight in the management of business affairs and social networking for professional use.

Salem, Illinois

Taco Bell of Salem, Illinois. Developed an extensive amount of social experience via customer and colleague interactions while simultaneously acquiring an extensive knowledge of team dynamics and an unequivocal deference for authority. Obtained the capabilities to be versatile due to exposure to a number of different tasks, including food production, customer service, and various ancillary custodial and sanitation services.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Criminal Law/Business And Corporate Law

Activities and Societies: Willard H. Pedrick Scholar CALI Excellence for the Future Award Activities: United States Marine Corps Officer.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy/History

Activities and Societies: Southern Illinois University Dean’s List Fall 2010 – Spring 2012 Southern Illinois University Honor’s Program.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Activities and Societies: Kaskaskia Community College Journalism Scholarship, Fall 2008 – May 2010 Kaskaskia College Dean’s List, Summer.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Salem Community High School Marching Band, Fall 2004 – May 2008.Obtained high school diploma from municipal high.