Senior Immigration Policy Analyst

• Oct 2021 - Present

Immigration Policy Attorney

• Jul 2019 - Oct 2021

Lead South Carolina Appleseed's work with impacted communities and allies to advocate for access to social, economic, and legal justice for all immigrants in South Carolina. Lead South Carolina Appleseed's work with impacted communities and allies to advocate for access to social, economic, and legal justice for all immigrants in South Carolina.

Staff Attorney

• Dec 2017 - Jun 2019

- Represent clients in state and federal administrative hearings to secure access to benefits. - Manage legal clinic at Central Piedmont Community College’s Single Stop program.- Provide research and policy recommendations to work group advising NC Department of Health and Human Services on Medicaid transition to managed care. - Train and provide technical assistance to community partners on public benefit programs, with special expertise on immigrant eligibility for public benefits.- Develop and execute media and outreach strategies regarding public benefit policy issues. Show less

Healthcare Access Navigator

• Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

Assist individual consumers and families to understand and access their health coverage options.

Staff attorney, public benefits and hunger

• Apr 2014 - Oct 2016

- Monitor and review the administration of New Mexico's public benefits programs. - File litigation to ensure that New Mexico's public benefits programs are administered in accordance with the law. - Advocate for policy changes that increase access to, and availability of funding for, New Mexico's safety net programs. - Collaborate with local community groups to identify and ameliorate food insecurity in New Mexico's communities. - Monitor and review the administration of New Mexico's public benefits programs. - File litigation to ensure that New Mexico's public benefits programs are administered in accordance with the law. - Advocate for policy changes that increase access to, and availability of funding for, New Mexico's safety net programs. - Collaborate with local community groups to identify and ameliorate food insecurity in New Mexico's communities.

Law Librarian

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

Assisted with faculty, student, and public patron research projects. Assisted with faculty, student, and public patron research projects.

Law Clerk

• Aug 2011 - May 2012

Drafted response to petition for writ of superintending control for class certification to the New Mexico Supreme Court. Drafted motions in limine and motions to compel on evidentiary issues in personal injury and medical malpractice cases such peer review materials, expert witness testimony, and other evidentiary disputes. Provided research memorandums regarding insurance issues such as stacking and offsets and drafted settlement demand letters. Drafted response to petition for writ of superintending control for class certification to the New Mexico Supreme Court. Drafted motions in limine and motions to compel on evidentiary issues in personal injury and medical malpractice cases such peer review materials, expert witness testimony, and other evidentiary disputes. Provided research memorandums regarding insurance issues such as stacking and offsets and drafted settlement demand letters.

Summer Legal Associate

• 2012 - 2012

Drafted standard of decision section of brief to the United States Supreme Court in a water compact case. Drafted summary judgment motions regarding concurrent tortfeasor liability and government immunity from local zoning regulations. Prepared research memorandum regarding nurses as expert medical witnesses; statutory construction of conflict of interest laws, and statute of limitations for negligent credentialing. Completed deposition summaries and drafted interrogatories and requests for production. Show less

Summer Law Clerk

• May 2011 - Aug 2011

Drafted legal memorandums in state redistricting cases. Drafted memorandums on various commercial law issues including indemnitor’s duties under commercial loans, foreseeability requirements for contract damages, and waiver in a real estate financing contract. Drafted breach of implied contract argument for appeal brief in the NM Court of Appeals. Drafted legal memorandums in state redistricting cases. Drafted memorandums on various commercial law issues including indemnitor’s duties under commercial loans, foreseeability requirements for contract damages, and waiver in a real estate financing contract. Drafted breach of implied contract argument for appeal brief in the NM Court of Appeals.

Assistant Planner

• Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

Assistant County Planner. Coordinated the drafting committee and drafting of the County’s Oil and Gas Ordinance. Drafted and revised the County Comprehensive Plan and other County ordinances. Reviewed development applications and drafted staff findings of fact and conclusions of law. Assistant County Planner. Coordinated the drafting committee and drafting of the County’s Oil and Gas Ordinance. Drafted and revised the County Comprehensive Plan and other County ordinances. Reviewed development applications and drafted staff findings of fact and conclusions of law.