Experience

Legal Aid Society of San Diego

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Mar 2008 - Present

  August 2016 - presentConservatorship Clinic Staff Attorney - Provide legal assistance in Spanish and English to self-represented petitioners in all phases of the Probate Conservatorship Process. Supervise volunteer attorneys and law student volunteers.October 2011 - August 2016Shriver Grant Housing Law Staff Attorney - full representation of tenants in eviction lawsuits: counsel clients, pleadings, motions, discovery, settlements, trials.March 2008 through September 2011 Independent Contractor: Provided legal assistance in Spanish and English to self-represented litigants regarding evictions and restraining orders (domestic, civil and elder); prepared legal documents for hearings; conducted participant interviews; supervised and trained legal volunteers.



Law Offices of Jose C. Rojo

• Attorney (independent contractor)

  • May 2006 - Sep 2011

  Civil and criminal litigation: legal research and writing for pleadings, motions, briefs; correspondence; discovery requests and responses; trial preparation; client and witness interviews; court appearances. Civil and criminal litigation: legal research and writing for pleadings, motions, briefs; correspondence; discovery requests and responses; trial preparation; client and witness interviews; court appearances.



United States District Court, Southern District of California

• Judicial Intern

  • May 2005 - Nov 2005

  Honorable Roger T. Benitez, May 2005 – July 2005Honorable John A. Houston, August 2005 – November 2005United States District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, CaliforniaLegal research and writing for judicial orders, including motions to dismiss, habeas petitions, and judicial review of administrative denial of social security disability benefits. Honorable Roger T. Benitez, May 2005 – July 2005Honorable John A. Houston, August 2005 – November 2005United States District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, CaliforniaLegal research and writing for judicial orders, including motions to dismiss, habeas petitions, and judicial review of administrative denial of social security disability benefits.



Metabasis Therapeutics

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • 2001 - 2004



Ferring Pharmaceuticals

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Dec 1999 - Mar 2001



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 1997 - 1999