Experience

Jurewitz Law Group | Injury & Accident Lawyers

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Dec 2021 - Present

• Post-Bar Graduate Law Clerk

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021



United States District Court for the Southern District of California

• United States
• Administration of Justice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Judicial Extern

  • Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Judicial Extern for Hon. Judge Houston Judicial Extern for Hon. Judge Houston



San Diego County District Attorney's Office

• Law Enforcement
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Fall Legal Intern

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

• Summer Legal Intern

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020



United States Attorneys' Offices

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020



Jurewitz Law Group | Injury & Accident Lawyers

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

• Law Clerk

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019



Jurewitz Law Group | Injury & Accident Lawyers

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Litigation Paralegal

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2018



San Diego Public Defender

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Student Intern at the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office. Assisted attorneys Michele Kumaus and Angela Shimizu; conducted felony arraignments; counseled clients in and out of custody under the supervision of an attorney; interviewed clients regarding their cases; reviewed discovery for trial preparation; conveyed plea deals to clients; shadowed attorneys to readiness hearings, preliminary hearings, and trials; drafted Pitchess motions; drafted cross-examinations for trial and preliminary hearings; conducted legal research regarding Kellett issues; conducted witness statements; assisted second chair for trial with Ms. Shimizu involving charges of evading and assault of a peace officer.



San Diego Public Defender

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Legal Intern in the mental health unit of the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office. Assisted attorneys Kara Oien, Steve Binder, and Leslie Wolf in Mandatory Supervision Court, Veteran’s Transition Court (VTC), and Re-Entry Court; reviewed clients probation reports after their release from custody; advised clients on probation’s recommendation during supervision after their custodial sentence; discussed with clients their violations of mandatory supervision and the court’s recommendations; interviewed clients to discuss their progress in the VTC rehabilitative program; drafted stipulation and order for return of property pleadings; updated and created participant rosters for VTC; researched prop 47 guidelines for felony reductions; and shadowed Ms. Oien, Mr. Binder, and Ms. Wolf to chambers and court proceedings.



Law Offices of Michael P. Sousa

• san diego, california

• Law Clerk

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Law clerk and legal assistant responsible for conducting client interviews, reviewing complaints, discovery and pleadings, drafting correspondence, complaints, briefs and memorandums, propounding and responding to discovery, scheduling depositions, serving documents, filing legal documents, preparing client billing statements, conducting legal and legislative research, as well as carrying out other administrative duties. Law clerk and legal assistant responsible for conducting client interviews, reviewing complaints, discovery and pleadings, drafting correspondence, complaints, briefs and memorandums, propounding and responding to discovery, scheduling depositions, serving documents, filing legal documents, preparing client billing statements, conducting legal and legislative research, as well as carrying out other administrative duties.



Tyson & Mendes

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• File Clerk/Litigation Assistant

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2014

  Litigation assistant and file clerk responsible for drafting CMO discovery shells and expert designations, researching court rules, calendaring deadlines for pleadings and discovery, conducting scope of work analysis, arranging court calls, managing all case files, answering multiple phone line system, serving documents, indexing case files, and performing general office and secretarial obligations. Litigation assistant and file clerk responsible for drafting CMO discovery shells and expert designations, researching court rules, calendaring deadlines for pleadings and discovery, conducting scope of work analysis, arranging court calls, managing all case files, answering multiple phone line system, serving documents, indexing case files, and performing general office and secretarial obligations.



Law Offices of Ezekiel Cortez

• San Diego, California

• Legal/Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  Clinical internship related to legal and administrative duties. Responsible for financial forensics for court appointed cases, reviewing/analyzing discovery, summarizing investigative reports for trial preparation, case-related legal research, drafting client intake memos, as well as organizing/indexing case files. Also shadowed Attorney Cortez in criminal proceedings and conducted client interviews. Clinical internship related to legal and administrative duties. Responsible for financial forensics for court appointed cases, reviewing/analyzing discovery, summarizing investigative reports for trial preparation, case-related legal research, drafting client intake memos, as well as organizing/indexing case files. Also shadowed Attorney Cortez in criminal proceedings and conducted client interviews.



Law Offices of Knut Johnson

• San Diego, CA

• Legal/Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  Project based internship focused on forensic accounting, organizing, and indexing case files. Also shadowed Attorney Johnson to criminal proceedings. Project based internship focused on forensic accounting, organizing, and indexing case files. Also shadowed Attorney Johnson to criminal proceedings.



Law Office of Amie J. Flynn

• Legal Services

• Legal Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2012

  Summer internship consisting of editing and revising documents of discovery into proper formats, preparing medical chronologies and summaries, and summarizing deposition transcripts for trial preparation. Summer internship consisting of editing and revising documents of discovery into proper formats, preparing medical chronologies and summaries, and summarizing deposition transcripts for trial preparation.



Event Operations

• Loyola Marymount University

• Operating Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Ensures proper set up of all equipment in appropriate rooms according to each conference groups specifications Ensures proper set up of all equipment in appropriate rooms according to each conference groups specifications



Tower Yearbook

• Loyola Marymount University

• Section Editor

  • Sep 2009 - May 2011

  Worked as a sports and academic section editor for the LMU yearbook. Tasks included scheduling meetings with specific athletes and academic individuals within the Loyola Marymount community, writing stories as well as captions for pictures, sporting events, and academic affairs on campus, as well as interviewing various athletes, faculty, and professors to acquire information for potential articles. Worked as a sports and academic section editor for the LMU yearbook. Tasks included scheduling meetings with specific athletes and academic individuals within the Loyola Marymount community, writing stories as well as captions for pictures, sporting events, and academic affairs on campus, as well as interviewing various athletes, faculty, and professors to acquire information for potential articles.



Campus Rec

• Loyola Marymount University

• Marketing Promoter

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Prepared fliers on Photoshop to be used for promoting events Communicated with students regarding campus activities Planned events for campus to attend to Prepared fliers on Photoshop to be used for promoting events Communicated with students regarding campus activities Planned events for campus to attend to