Experience

State Bar of Georgia

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Passed 2020 Georgia Bar Exam (Actively Seeking Employment)

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the Savannah Area, Inc.

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Americorps Vista

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  CCCS is a well established non-profit agency which has been providing services to families for almost 50 years. CCCS’ main branch is located at 7505 Waters Avenue, in Savannah, with additional branch office locations in Statesboro, Hinesville and Brunswick, Georgia; and an additional location in Beaufort, South Carolina. CCCS has a talented staff of 11 individuals and three volunteers who provide the following services: • Budget and credit counseling • Housing counseling – 1st time homebuyer, foreclosure prevention and reverse mortgage • Bankruptcy counseling and education • Education – financial literacy classes and homebuyer workshops • Debt Management Program – viable alternative to bankruptcy, whereby unsecured debts are consolidated, finance charges and fees are reduced and waived, and consumers become debt free in less than five years. • HomeSafe Georgia and SC Help –mortgage assistance programs. Show less



Dekalb District Attorneys office

• Certified Legal Apprentice

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  • Keeps cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software; confirming case status with attorney. • Helps develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case; scheduling depositions; preparing and forwarding summonses and subpoenas; drafting complaints; preparing and filing discovery requests; preparing responses to opposing counsel; generating status reports. • Keeps clients informed by maintaining contact; communicating case progress. • Supports case preparation by preparing case summaries and materials for mediation conferences; preparing pleadings; monitoring and obtaining discovery responses; organizing materials for team case review. • Enhances trial proceedings by organizing evidence; preparing exhibits; scheduling witnesses; ensuring that witnesses are ready when needed. • Constructed and created release orders and recognizance orders for clients Show less



Clayton County Probate Court

• Legal Assistant Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Constructed and created release orders and recognizance orders for clients • Drafted and prepared written briefs for Judge Ferguson for legal topics • Prepared staffing notes for clients participating in Treatment Court • Delivered orders to the Sheriff’s Office to be processed and filed • Created and updated orders for each respective client participating in Treatment Court • Constructed and created release orders and recognizance orders for clients • Drafted and prepared written briefs for Judge Ferguson for legal topics • Prepared staffing notes for clients participating in Treatment Court • Delivered orders to the Sheriff’s Office to be processed and filed • Created and updated orders for each respective client participating in Treatment Court



Clayton County Superior Court

• Clayton County Ga

• Legal Assistant Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Constructed and created release orders and recognizance orders for clients • Drafted and prepared written briefs for Judge Ferguson for legal topics • Prepared staffing notes for clients participating in Treatment Court • Delivered orders to the Sheriff’s Office to be processed and filed • Created and updated orders for each respective client participating in Treatment Court • Constructed and created release orders and recognizance orders for clients • Drafted and prepared written briefs for Judge Ferguson for legal topics • Prepared staffing notes for clients participating in Treatment Court • Delivered orders to the Sheriff’s Office to be processed and filed • Created and updated orders for each respective client participating in Treatment Court



Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Law Student

  • Jan 2011 - May 2014



Washtenaw County Office of Public Defenders

• Legal Assistant Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Conducted preliminary examinations during several felony cases • Assisted with creating and organizing each case file for each client • Conducted visits to incarcerated clients and offered counsel for their respective cases • Negotiated numerous plea offers with the prosecutor’s office • Conducted preliminary examinations during several felony cases • Assisted with creating and organizing each case file for each client • Conducted visits to incarcerated clients and offered counsel for their respective cases • Negotiated numerous plea offers with the prosecutor’s office