Experience

Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Appeals and Post-Conviction Unit

• Pro Bono Scholar

  • Feb 2022 - May 2022

  I frequently interviewed both custodial and non-custodial clients prior to their arraignments. I also researched complex issues related to criminal law.



Buffalo Law Review

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Note and Comment Editor

  • Jun 2021 - May 2022

  I assisted second-year students with drafting their notes and comments. During the summer, I submitted questions for the write-on competition, and ultimately helped grade both the Bluebooking and case note portions of the competition. After the disposition of the competition, I was directly responsible for answering questions and providing written feedback to four second-year students. During the students' writing process, which lasted several months and involved multiple drafts from each student, I hosted one-on-one meetings and a four hour writing session.

• Associate Editor

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  I assisted in the publication of five issues of the journal. I frequently completed lengthy, time-sensitive citation checks for authors chosen for publication, and I maintained strong communication with my direct superior.



University at Buffalo School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Attorney

  • Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

  As a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic, I worked on resentencing two cases under the 2019 Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act. I also worked on one client's clemency case. I communicated with incarcerated clients by phone, letter, and in-person visits to multiple DOCCS institutions. I communicated with other attorneys and local police departments, built client relationships, interviewed witnesses, and conducted investigations. I also organized high volumes of sensitive information on the clinic database. During my first semester in clinic, I worked with Yale Law School students on a police oversight and accountability policy project.



The Coppola Firm

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2021 - Nov 2021

  I conducted legal research and wrote memoranda of law on a variety of civil litigation topics, including the scope of discovery under New York law, commencing federal claims through administrative processes, and protecting plaintiffs in personal injury actions. I drafted orders to show cause, responses to discovery requests, memoranda in opposition to defendants’ motions to dismiss, and a successful memorandum in opposition to a plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. I conducted legal research and wrote memoranda of law on a variety of civil litigation topics, including the scope of discovery under New York law, commencing federal claims through administrative processes, and protecting plaintiffs in personal injury actions. I drafted orders to show cause, responses to discovery requests, memoranda in opposition to defendants’ motions to dismiss, and a successful memorandum in opposition to a plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.



Chautauqua County Public Defender Office

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  I conducted arraignments under the supervision of licensed attorneys. I also conducted legal research and drafted legal memoranda, pleadings, and bail reduction applications. I assisted in conducting interviews with incarcerated clients and their family members. Additionally, I organized and uploaded discovery data to the county database. I conducted arraignments under the supervision of licensed attorneys. I also conducted legal research and drafted legal memoranda, pleadings, and bail reduction applications. I assisted in conducting interviews with incarcerated clients and their family members. Additionally, I organized and uploaded discovery data to the county database.



Chautauqua Institution

• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dining Room Server

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2019