Experience

American Bar Association ProBAR

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • May 2023 - Present

• • Jul 2022 - May 2023

  The South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) is a project of the American Bar Association that empowers immigrants through high-quality legal education, representation, and connections to services. • Represented unaccompanied children in federal custody and released locally • Engaged with community partners to streamline services to unaccompanied children• Mentored attorneys and support staff



Iowa State Public Defender

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Attorney

  • Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Represented defendant's with misdemeanor charges who conflicted out of the Public Defender's Office • Represented defendant's with misdemeanor charges who conflicted out of the Public Defender's Office



SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Represented clients in remote immigration proceedings • Oversaw support staff and assigned tasks • Represented clients in remote immigration proceedings • Oversaw support staff and assigned tasks



HIAS

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

• Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Represented clients in immigration court and at USCIS • Maintained a caseload of 80+ cases • Stayed up to date on changes in immigration law and policy • Represented clients in immigration court and at USCIS • Maintained a caseload of 80+ cases • Stayed up to date on changes in immigration law and policy



The Law Offices of Timothy W. Davis, Esq.

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Associate Attorney

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Private law firm handling a wide range of immigration related matters • Specializing in the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and complex removal defense • Private law firm handling a wide range of immigration related matters • Specializing in the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and complex removal defense



University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • May 2018 - Sep 2019

  • Conducted bail reform research in Baltimore City

• • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  • Human Rights Clinic

• • May 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Conducted privacy law research on topics such as freedom of speech on social media platforms, tort and contract harms in privacy violations, and proposed internet regulation



The Law Offices of Eldridge, Nachtman and Crandell, LLC

• Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Law Clerk

  • May 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Worked closely with an immigration attorney on complex removal defense cases involving criminal issues • Worked closely with an immigration attorney on complex removal defense cases involving criminal issues



Department of Justice

• Philippines
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Wrote decisions and memos for the immigration judges in Baltimore, Maryland • Wrote decisions and memos for the immigration judges in Baltimore, Maryland



U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Office of the Chief Counsel Legal Intern

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Supported ICE attorneys in their daily duties by writing motions and memos • Supported ICE attorneys in their daily duties by writing motions and memos



Maryland Legal Aid

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Worked on a variety of cases including farmworker wage claims and immigrant access to public benefits • Worked on a variety of cases including farmworker wage claims and immigrant access to public benefits



Baltimore City Circuit Courthouses

• Baltimore City Circuit Court

• Judicial Intern for the Honorable Wanda Keyes Heard

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Wrote case summaries, orders, and memorandums, observed court proceedings, and supported the law clerk • Wrote case summaries, orders, and memorandums, observed court proceedings, and supported the law clerk



Catholic Charities of Baltimore

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Summer Law Clerk at Esperanza Center Immigration Legal Services

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017



Worcester Community Connections and Worcester Connections Family Resource Center of Y.O.U. Inc.

• Worcester, MA

• Community / Family Advocate

  • May 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Advocated for parent and family needs in the greater Worcester region • Worked with area agencies such as the Department of Children and Families (DCF), and the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), to address parents unmet needs in the community • Held workshops, tutorials, and classes to encourage leadership of parents and ensure adequate access to resources • Brought parents to community organizations, service providers, and legislatures in order to get their voices heard • Provided some case management to special interest cases • Worked on city wide projects to address needs such as Youth Substance Misuse, Parenting for Immigrants and Refugees, and ESL Access for Parents Show less