Experience

ACLU of Delaware

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Director

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Staff Attorney

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Investigate, develop, and litigate civil liberties and civil rights cases in state and federal court, including conducting factual and legal research, writing demand letters, drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, and writing amicus briefs • Collaborate on legal and policy advocacy efforts with national ACLU lawyers, volunteer Delaware lawyers, and counsel from other public interest groups • Assess requests for legal assistance and identify appropriate cases for ACLU… Show more • Investigate, develop, and litigate civil liberties and civil rights cases in state and federal court, including conducting factual and legal research, writing demand letters, drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, and writing amicus briefs • Collaborate on legal and policy advocacy efforts with national ACLU lawyers, volunteer Delaware lawyers, and counsel from other public interest groups • Assess requests for legal assistance and identify appropriate cases for ACLU representation • Provide legal analysis and develop legal strategy with senior ACLU staff



U.S. Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Investigated civil rights complaints concerning discrimination based on race, sex, disability, and age • Conducted witness interviews and propounded requests for documents and other records • Drafted legal letters (e.g., dismissal letters, notification letters, administrative closures, data requests, letters of finding) and other documents (e.g., statements of the case, legal memoranda, resolution agreements) • Resolved over 30 complaints through mediation • Investigated civil rights complaints concerning discrimination based on race, sex, disability, and age • Conducted witness interviews and propounded requests for documents and other records • Drafted legal letters (e.g., dismissal letters, notification letters, administrative closures, data requests, letters of finding) and other documents (e.g., statements of the case, legal memoranda, resolution agreements) • Resolved over 30 complaints through mediation



U.S. Department of Justice

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trial Attorney

  • Nov 2014 - Sep 2016

  • Monitored and enforced decades-old desegregation orders and agreements in federal district courts across country • Drafted court filings, including dispositive motions, appellate memoranda, amicus briefs, and other policy documents for high-profile matters related to the rights of transgender students • Managed a team of three attorneys and two paralegals • Designed outreach training protocol and represented the DOJ at conferences • Monitored and enforced decades-old desegregation orders and agreements in federal district courts across country • Drafted court filings, including dispositive motions, appellate memoranda, amicus briefs, and other policy documents for high-profile matters related to the rights of transgender students • Managed a team of three attorneys and two paralegals • Designed outreach training protocol and represented the DOJ at conferences



Fried Frank

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Litigation Attorney

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2014

  • Led team of eight attorneys in groundbreaking Title IX federal and state sex discrimination case, including briefing and presenting oral argument in opposition to Defendant-University’s Motion to Dismiss • Represented two immigrant clients seeking affirmative asylum on account of sexual orientation and HIV status • Assisted Equal Rights Center as co-counsel in housing discrimination matter • Led team of eight attorneys in groundbreaking Title IX federal and state sex discrimination case, including briefing and presenting oral argument in opposition to Defendant-University’s Motion to Dismiss • Represented two immigrant clients seeking affirmative asylum on account of sexual orientation and HIV status • Assisted Equal Rights Center as co-counsel in housing discrimination matter



The School District of Philadelphia

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Middle School Teacher

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

  Taught 6th through 8th grade Science and Social Studies as a Teach for America Corps Member with Philadelphia Public Schools. Taught 6th through 8th grade Science and Social Studies as a Teach for America Corps Member with Philadelphia Public Schools.



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corps Member

  • 2007 - 2009