Experience

The Chicago Bar Association

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice Chair & Legislative Liaison - Food Law Committee

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  • Analyze proposed Illinois legislation for food law issues to summarize and report to the committee. • Present summary of each year’s proposed state legislation and newly enacted laws in regular CLE presentations. • Analyze proposed Illinois legislation for food law issues to summarize and report to the committee. • Present summary of each year’s proposed state legislation and newly enacted laws in regular CLE presentations.



Legalpeople

• Greater Chicago Area

• Project Attorney

  • May 2014 - Present

  • Analyze and code documents for responsiveness and privilege in preparation for production in various litigation regarding securities regulations, antitrust, corporate mergers, insurance defense, and a federal class action lawsuit. • Served as a team lead assisting in managing other attorneys on large scale reviews. • Performed second level privilege review and redactions on documents while creating the privilege log for multiple cases. • Provided high level privilege review and quality assurance supervisory work. Show less



McDermott Will & Emery

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Attorney

  • Sep 2009 - Present

  Project Attorney (2011-2016) Attorney for MWE contracted through Special Counsel (2009-2011) • Analyze documents for responsiveness and privilege in response to multiple production requests for ongoing litigation in the areas of: Pharmaceutical Regulation; Antitrust; Health Care; Consumer Protection; Corporate Contract Disputes; Tax. • Redacted documents for privilege and confidential information and assisted in creating privilege logs for cases. • Wrote reports for lead counsel summarizing findings in reviewed documents responsive to the subpoena requests. • Document Review Database Experience: Relativity, Kroll Ontrack Inview, DocuMatrix, PowerPoint, and Excel software. Show less



Sidley Austin LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Attorney - Conflicts & New Business Department - Office of General Counsel

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Performed extensive review and analysis of controlling terms of engagement for firm’s clients. • Conducted due diligence on potential new clients in a range of industries including pharmaceutical, medical devices, startups, retail, and finance. • Assisted in organizing the firm’s new client evaluation process. • Performed extensive review and analysis of controlling terms of engagement for firm’s clients. • Conducted due diligence on potential new clients in a range of industries including pharmaceutical, medical devices, startups, retail, and finance. • Assisted in organizing the firm’s new client evaluation process.



Synergy Legal Staffing (Huron Consulting Group)

• Greater Chicago Area

• Project Attorney

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2014

  • Performed quality assurance of reviewed documents and redaction of documents for privilege and confidential information prior to production. • Reviewed documents for litigation regarding antitrust, consumer projection, pharmaceutical patent enforcement, mortgage backed securities, and reimbursement for environmental remediation expenses. • Document Review Database Experience: Relativity, Xerox/Amici, Excel and PowerPoint software. • Performed quality assurance of reviewed documents and redaction of documents for privilege and confidential information prior to production. • Reviewed documents for litigation regarding antitrust, consumer projection, pharmaceutical patent enforcement, mortgage backed securities, and reimbursement for environmental remediation expenses. • Document Review Database Experience: Relativity, Xerox/Amici, Excel and PowerPoint software.



Community Legal Work

• Chicago, IL & Waukesha, WI

• Volunteer Attorney

  • Dec 2008 - Nov 2012

  • Researched, drafted, and filed complaints regarding local government meetings in order to enforce compliance with the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law. • Examined state administrative procedure on environmental legal issues regarding the Great Lakes Compact. • Provided legal advice and assistance to tenants and condo owners in Wisconsin and Chicago, IL regarding security deposit and condo association procedural issues. • Researched, drafted, and filed complaints regarding local government meetings in order to enforce compliance with the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law. • Examined state administrative procedure on environmental legal issues regarding the Great Lakes Compact. • Provided legal advice and assistance to tenants and condo owners in Wisconsin and Chicago, IL regarding security deposit and condo association procedural issues.



Wisconsin Department of Justice - Civil Litigation Unit

• Law Clerk

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Researched Title VII issues of hostile work environment, pay discrimination, EEOC charging periods, and retaliation, as well as complex civil procedure issues. • Drafted briefs, motions, and memorandum for ongoing litigation. • Wrote motion brief filed with the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. • Attended depositions, pretrial conferences, and witness interviews with assistant attorneys general. • Researched Title VII issues of hostile work environment, pay discrimination, EEOC charging periods, and retaliation, as well as complex civil procedure issues. • Drafted briefs, motions, and memorandum for ongoing litigation. • Wrote motion brief filed with the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. • Attended depositions, pretrial conferences, and witness interviews with assistant attorneys general.



U.S. Department of Justice

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk – Environmental Enforcement Section

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  • Performed legal research on federal enforcement issues regarding the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Oil Pollution Act, and the assessment of EPA civil penalties. • Drafted briefs and memorandum for litigation on issues of pollution clean up and corporate liability. • Assisted in discovery, attended depositions, and settlement discussions. • Performed legal research on federal enforcement issues regarding the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Oil Pollution Act, and the assessment of EPA civil penalties. • Drafted briefs and memorandum for litigation on issues of pollution clean up and corporate liability. • Assisted in discovery, attended depositions, and settlement discussions.



Waukesha County Circuit Court

• Judicial Clerk

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  • Researched and drafted bench memoranda for judges on issues including contract disputes, tax implications on property exchanges, insurance coverage policies, and criminal sentencing. • Researched and drafted bench memoranda for judges on issues including contract disputes, tax implications on property exchanges, insurance coverage policies, and criminal sentencing.



Friebert, Finerty & St. John, S.C.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Assistant

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2006

  • Assisted in law firm of 13 attorneys practicing business, zoning, employment, and environmental law. • Assisted in law firm of 13 attorneys practicing business, zoning, employment, and environmental law.