Experience

Illinois Education Association

• United States
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate General Counsel

  • Feb 2023 - Present



ALLISON, SLUTSKY & KENNEDY, P.C.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2021 - Feb 2023

  Draft and argue dispositive motions, litigate ERISA claims, prepare witnesses for testifying in arbitration, review and analyze documents in discovery. Draft and argue dispositive motions, litigate ERISA claims, prepare witnesses for testifying in arbitration, review and analyze documents in discovery.



Raise the Floor Alliance

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Director

  • Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

  Advised on policy initiatives, represented organization and worker center constituents in meetings with Illinois Department of Labor, drafted comments to proposed rulemaking, litigated BIPA and employment discrimination claims, supported junior attorneys in litigation, managed relationships with co-counsel and partner organizations, drafted annual budgets for board approval, and staffed RTF Legal Department.

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

  Conducted intake calls with prospective clients, drafted complaints, wrote and argued dispositive motions, conducted discovery, assisted workers through EEOC and NLRB processes, and managed relationships with stakeholders.



Despres, Schwartz, and Geoghegan

• Greater Chicago Area

• Law Clerk

  • Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

  I drafted discovery requests and responses and reviewed briefs to be submitted to the court. I also conducted intake interviews with clients and drafted charge documents for the Illinois Department of Human Rights. I researched various legal issues pertaining to LMRA claims, contract law of various states, and prisoners' civil rights. I drafted discovery requests and responses and reviewed briefs to be submitted to the court. I also conducted intake interviews with clients and drafted charge documents for the Illinois Department of Human Rights. I researched various legal issues pertaining to LMRA claims, contract law of various states, and prisoners' civil rights.



Stephan Zouras, LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2018 - Apr 2019

  I drafted legal documents (including Complaints, Motions to Compel, Interrogatories, and Requests for Production for Documents). I also contacted clients regarding their cases and to respond to discovery. I also conducted extensive legal research on wage and hour law (at both the state and federal level), Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, as well as on the state and federal False Claims Acts. I drafted legal documents (including Complaints, Motions to Compel, Interrogatories, and Requests for Production for Documents). I also contacted clients regarding their cases and to respond to discovery. I also conducted extensive legal research on wage and hour law (at both the state and federal level), Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, as well as on the state and federal False Claims Acts.



Chicago News Guild

• Greater Chicago Area

• Peggy Browning Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

  I drafted research memos on tort claims, as well as state and national labor law issues. I also interviewed union members about working conditions. I synthesized various health insurance packages for bargaining committees to better understand employer proposals. I revised position papers to be filed with the Illinois Labor Relations Board and took minutes for union meetings. I drafted research memos on tort claims, as well as state and national labor law issues. I also interviewed union members about working conditions. I synthesized various health insurance packages for bargaining committees to better understand employer proposals. I revised position papers to be filed with the Illinois Labor Relations Board and took minutes for union meetings.



Raise the Floor Alliance

• Greater Chicago Area

• Peggy Browning Fellow

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  As a Peggy Browning Fellow, I assisted our legal department with cases in federal court and the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL). I wrote several memoranda, including a memo on supplemental jurisdiction as it relates to FLSA counterclaims. I also conducted client intake interviews in English and Spanish. Additionally, I wrote a comprehensive memo detailing requirements for employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), and the Chicago Coalition of Human Rights rules (CCHR). Show less



Girls on the Run of Central Illinois

• Administrative Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  I was responsible for assisting in the maintenance of donor relations, acting as a liaison between the organization and the community it serves, and updating the GOTRCI website. I also provided assistance with bookkeeping and coordinating travel for the Executive Director. I was responsible for assisting in the maintenance of donor relations, acting as a liaison between the organization and the community it serves, and updating the GOTRCI website. I also provided assistance with bookkeeping and coordinating travel for the Executive Director.



DuPage Victory

• Greater Chicago Area

• Field Organizer

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  I made phone calls and house visits to registered voters to see how they planned to vote in the 2014 elections and persuaded voters to pledge that they would vote for Democrats on their ballots. I made phone calls and house visits to registered voters to see how they planned to vote in the 2014 elections and persuaded voters to pledge that they would vote for Democrats on their ballots.



Office of State Senator Tom Cullerton

• Greater Chicago Area

• Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  I assisted with constituent outreach, wrote briefs for the Senator, performed clerical duties, and helped plan Senator appearances. In planning the Senator's appearances, I also ensured there were supporters accompanying him at appearances when it was necessary. I assisted with constituent outreach, wrote briefs for the Senator, performed clerical duties, and helped plan Senator appearances. In planning the Senator's appearances, I also ensured there were supporters accompanying him at appearances when it was necessary.



Cook County Public Defender's Office

• Greater Chicago Area

• Intern

  • Feb 2014 - May 2014

  I read over police reports, worked in a database to find information about defendants and cases, accompanied my supervisor to court, wrote outlines of cases, and helped put together evidence for an appeals case. I read over police reports, worked in a database to find information about defendants and cases, accompanied my supervisor to court, wrote outlines of cases, and helped put together evidence for an appeals case.



Arise Chicago!

• Greater Chicago Area

• Intern

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  I made phone calls to churches to organize a program in which Chicago Public Schools' teachers came to various churches in the Chicagoland area to talk about how the CPS closings would affect them. I also kept records of who had been contacted and who needed follow-up calls. I was also the one to help make the follow-up calls, along with a partner who I worked with on the project. I made phone calls to churches to organize a program in which Chicago Public Schools' teachers came to various churches in the Chicagoland area to talk about how the CPS closings would affect them. I also kept records of who had been contacted and who needed follow-up calls. I was also the one to help make the follow-up calls, along with a partner who I worked with on the project.