Newly licensed attorney in Illinois and Wyoming with exception oral advocacy experience in the courtroom. Excellent communication, leadership, and time management skills. Dedicated and resourceful.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	(Confidential)	12/2007 - Present
Douglas County Attorney's Office- Civil Division	(Confidential)	5/2006 - 5/2007
GWR Sunshine Foundation	(Confidential)	5/2006 - 8/2006
Creighton University- Professor Teply	(Confidential)	5/2005 - 3/2006
Autism Legislation Project	(Confidential)	1/2005 - 8/2005

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
Creighton University School of Law	Law	2007	Law Degree
Creighton University	Political Science	2004	Bachelor Degree
St. Albert High School	High School Degree	2000	High School/GED Degree

Highlights:

National Finalist for the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition.Argued in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.Argued several motions to dismiss hearings.Wrote many briefs for various areas of law, including: post-conviction relief, prisoner litigation, Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, and employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and Title VII.Wrote several Nebraska State Court of Appeal briefs.Wrote two U.S. Court of Appeals for 8th Circuit briefs.Drafted Legal Opinions for the Douglas County Board of Commissioners and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.Complied database for autism services for a non-profit autism foundation.Supervised 20 law students for another autism foundation. Created, oversaw submission, and verified assignments.Proofread law professors Civil Procedure textbook. Updated and verified footnotes for textbook.

Companies I like:

Kutak Rock, Koley Jessen, Berens & Tate

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Leadership

• Litigation

Write Judicial Decision Letters for two District Court judges in Wyoming. Given discretion to decide various pre-trial and post-trial motions and appellate opinions. Research areas of law including, undue influence, hearsay, termination of parental rights, trade fixtures, contract reformation and many more issues.