Experience

Gavel

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO / Founder

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  www.gavel.io Gavel is the automation infrastructure that enables legal professionals to advance the way they serve and reach clients. By providing an intuitive, customizable way to automate any part of a legal practice, Gavel gives attorneys and law firms the ability to streamline operations, save time, and serve more clients. Gavel is built by a dedicated team of lawyers and technologists committed to innovating on behalf of the legal profession. We started as "Documate," and in 2018-2019, we built… Show more Gavel is the automation infrastructure that enables legal professionals to advance the way they serve and reach clients. By providing an intuitive, customizable way to automate any part of a legal practice, Gavel gives attorneys and law firms the ability to streamline operations, save time, and serve more clients. Gavel is built by a dedicated team of lawyers and technologists committed to innovating on behalf of the legal profession. We started as "Documate," and in 2018-2019, we built legal apps for low-moderate income consumers. Seeing the need for a toolkit for all lawyers to do the same, we built and launched Gavel in 2019 to enable anyone to automate their expertise without hiring a software developer. Show less



Sidley Austin LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area Trial lawyer with experience defending companies in class actions, trade secret cases, and high-stakes whistleblower cases. First- and second- chaired multiple jury trials, administrative hearings and arbitrations. Most recently, second-chaired a three-week jury trial in a high-publicity whistleblower retaliation and discrimination case, obtaining a full defense verdict on all causes of action against the client, a defense verdict on the client’s affirmative defenses, and a judgment… Show more Trial lawyer with experience defending companies in class actions, trade secret cases, and high-stakes whistleblower cases. First- and second- chaired multiple jury trials, administrative hearings and arbitrations. Most recently, second-chaired a three-week jury trial in a high-publicity whistleblower retaliation and discrimination case, obtaining a full defense verdict on all causes of action against the client, a defense verdict on the client’s affirmative defenses, and a judgment allowing recovery of costs for the client. Maintain an active pro bono practice, representing domestic violence victims in trial and appellate proceedings and asylum applicants before USCIS and the immigration court. Show less



Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • 2012 - Apr 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area



UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  The Hague Area, Netherlands Law clerk in Trial Chambers for Judge Moloto, Judge Burton Hall, and Judge Guy Delvoie. Drafted significant portions of final judgment in Prosecutor v. Haradinaj et al. (November 29, 2012), available at: http://www.icty.org/x/cases/haradinaj/tjug/en/121129_judgement_en.pdf.



Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Orange County, California Area



USC Post-Conviction Justice Project

• Student Clinical Supervisor

  • May 2010 - May 2011

  Greater Los Angeles Area Represented parole-eligible inmates serving indeterminate life sentences for murder in California state prisons. Prepared and filed state and federal habeas petitions challenging denials of parole by the parole board and reversals of parole grants by the Governor where the denial/reversal was arbitrary and capricious in violation of due process.



Open Society Foundations

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Consultant to SOS Esclaves

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Nouakchott, Mauritania Worked with local NGO SOS Esclaves to draft, lobby for, and successfully pass anti-slavery and anti-discrimination legislation in Mauritania.