Travis Schellenberg Email & Phone Number

Juvenile Dependency Court

Orange County, California Area

Business Law:Provide in-house counsel to high tech and internet companies, manufacturers, building contractors, health care and financial professionals, and other small and midsize companies, thereby aiding them in achieving their business objectives. Consult and advise on business entity choice and formation, corporate structuring and tax consequences, corporate records formalities, business licensing, business contracts, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. Draft, review, and revise transactional agreements: shareholder agreements, operating agreements, by laws, stock purchase agreements, vesting agreements, employment agreements, separation agreements, asset purchase agreements, lease agreements, distribution agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and settlement agreements. Client representation in labor law: Labor Commissioner Hearing. Client representation in administrative law: Contractors State License Board and Emergency Medical Services Agency. Criminal Law:Make special appearance on behalf of DUI clients: arraignments and pretrial conferences. Represent clients in DMV hearings. Negotiate DUI cases with District Attorneys to secure lower convictions.Estate Planning:Draft: Wills and Trusts, Durable Power of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directive.

Orange County, California Area

Make limited-scope appearances on behalf of Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC) clients. Conduct client in-take. Assist (LASOC) clients prepare and file court forms for family law, (dissolution of marriage, spousal support, child support, and custody) civil matters (limited claims), and unlawful detainers (responses & set aside default judgments). Assist (LASOC) clients with the collection of judgments. Perform legal research on matters pertaining to civil procedure, family law, unlawful detainers, and a diverse array of issues regarding civil suits.

Orange County, California Area

Assisted Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC) clients prepare and file court forms for family law, (divorce, child support, and custody) civil matters (limited claims), and unlawful detainers. Assisted in discovery including drafting requests for admission, petition for depositions, and requests to produce documents. Researched and drafted motions pertaining complex unlawful detainer cases. Drafted motions to set aside default judgment and motion for nonsuit. Conducted client in-take and keep clients informed on important developments in their cases.

Researched and analyzed legal sources to prepare drafts of briefs or arguments for review, approval, and use by attorneys. Drafted motions for use by attorneys, memorandums of points and authorities, and interoffice memorandums.

Assisted the justices in their initial review and consideration of workers’ compensation appeals. Drafted interoffice memorandums for review: regarding both California labor laws and administrative laws.

Drafted Statement of Facts, prepared, and processed Not Guilty pleas, Trial by Declarations, and Trial De Novos. Prepared and processed court dockets, entered and recorded the orders, judgments, and decisions of judges and commissioners. Assisted the public with questions regarding rules of the court and payments of fees and fines. Referred court documents to judges, court administration, and court clerks for review and further actions. Created and maintained standard spreadsheets and databases of cases and other court related data. Acted as support clerk to other departments.

Utilized D.M.V. database and case management systems for document preparation. Prepared and processed court documents and public records upon judicial or court management request. Opened, organized, and forwarded inner office mail and public mail to appropriate judges, judicial officers, court management, and court desks. Purged and arranged for the destruction of court documents, public records, exhibits, and evidence. Performed data entry of court information and maintained court database systems.

Created and prepared forms for inner-court use. Organized and maintained a variety of standard office records and files. Indexed and cross-referenced documents and files. Pulled and filed documents and files. Managed and maintained files in archives and prepared files for storage. Duplicated court documents and public records upon court management or public request. Conducted searches to locate missing court documents and public records. Delivered court records and documents to other branch courts.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Business Law Certificate, Scholastic Merit

Activities and Societies: Young Americans of Liberty & Federalist Society

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Criminal Justice Administration; Minor In Sociology