Experience

Catholic Charities Community Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • May 2019 - Present



Al Otro Lado

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Attorney

  • Dec 2018 - Jan 2019

  Conducted intake interviews and counseled migrants presenting for asylum in the US.



Mercy For Animals

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • May 2016 - Nov 2018

  Developed public policy program and oversaw direct and grassroots campaigns to impact local, state, and federal animal welfare legislation. Drafted bills, testimony, public comments, op-eds, media pitches, blog posts, talking points, and email blasts. Lead volunteer trainings, on-the-ground canvassing, phone banking, signature gathering, letter writing, and in-person lobbying efforts, and digital advocacy campaigns using Hustle, CallFire, NGP VAN, and other programs. Coordinated and shipped projects across a multidisciplinary team of staff and coalition partners. Represented MFA in media interviews and donor meetings.



The Humane Society of the United States

• Equal Justice Works Fellow

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016

  Investigated commercial practices to initiate class actions and other enforcement actions on behalf of defrauded food and pet consumers. Issued and reviewed Freedom of Information Act requests to identify corruption in state attorney general offices.



United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Viktor V. Pohorelsky

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  Drafted judicial opinions on a range of issues. Administered docket, hearings, jury selections, and trials.



United States District Court, Southern District of New York

• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Judge Colleen McMahon

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013



The Humane Society of the United States

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Litigation Intern, Animal Protection Litigation & Investigations

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012



United States District Court, Southern District of New York

• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012



The Humane Society of the United States & Mercy for Animals

• Animal Cruelty Investigator

  • Dec 2008 - May 2010

  Worked undercover at large dog breeding and livestock operations to document suspected animal abuse. Gave press statements and assisted law enforcement and civil attorneys.



Kroll

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Analyst, Business Intelligence & Investigations

  • Dec 2007 - Dec 2008

  Conducted background checks, asset searches, and fraud investigations for corporate and government clients.