Emily Dunlap

Senior Staff Attorney at AO: Advocating Opportunity
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(386) 825-5501
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Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Staff Attorney
      • Oct 2015 - Present

      Advocating Opportunity (AO) provides free legal services and whole person advocacy to trafficked and exploited persons. As a staff attorney, I serve as a legal representative working to remove obstacles in survivors' journeys. I am also an educational and organizational resource, providing no cost training to agencies and professionals on anti-human trafficking subject matter. Advocating Opportunity (AO) provides free legal services and whole person advocacy to trafficked and exploited persons. As a staff attorney, I serve as a legal representative working to remove obstacles in survivors' journeys. I am also an educational and organizational resource, providing no cost training to agencies and professionals on anti-human trafficking subject matter.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Greif Fellow in Juvenile Human Trafficking
      • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

      The Greif Fellowship is a post-graduate fellowship designed to provide for the representation of juvenile victims of human trafficking and to facilitate building a stronger community and statewide response to the troubles faced by those victimized. Responsibilities include: - Representing clients in juvenile, family, civil, appellate, and immigration legal proceedings. - Assisting in the creation of Ohio juvenile court programs to effectively implement Safe Harbor laws… Show more The Greif Fellowship is a post-graduate fellowship designed to provide for the representation of juvenile victims of human trafficking and to facilitate building a stronger community and statewide response to the troubles faced by those victimized. Responsibilities include: - Representing clients in juvenile, family, civil, appellate, and immigration legal proceedings. - Assisting in the creation of Ohio juvenile court programs to effectively implement Safe Harbor laws. (See, ORC 2152.021(F)). - Teaching CLE presentations on the issue of human trafficking and best practices when representing those victimized. - Acting as a community resource and organizer for the agencies and programs offering support to survivors of human trafficking. Show less The Greif Fellowship is a post-graduate fellowship designed to provide for the representation of juvenile victims of human trafficking and to facilitate building a stronger community and statewide response to the troubles faced by those victimized. Responsibilities include: - Representing clients in juvenile, family, civil, appellate, and immigration legal proceedings. - Assisting in the creation of Ohio juvenile court programs to effectively implement Safe Harbor laws… Show more The Greif Fellowship is a post-graduate fellowship designed to provide for the representation of juvenile victims of human trafficking and to facilitate building a stronger community and statewide response to the troubles faced by those victimized. Responsibilities include: - Representing clients in juvenile, family, civil, appellate, and immigration legal proceedings. - Assisting in the creation of Ohio juvenile court programs to effectively implement Safe Harbor laws. (See, ORC 2152.021(F)). - Teaching CLE presentations on the issue of human trafficking and best practices when representing those victimized. - Acting as a community resource and organizer for the agencies and programs offering support to survivors of human trafficking. Show less

    • Legal Intern
      • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

      Immigration legal services. Was given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in nearly every step of family-based immigration, asylum, and domestic violence cases. Also assisted in clerical and administrative duties necessary for a small firm. Immigration legal services. Was given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in nearly every step of family-based immigration, asylum, and domestic violence cases. Also assisted in clerical and administrative duties necessary for a small firm.

    • Law Student Assistant
      • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

      I sought out and applied for foundation and grant funding for several post-graduate fellowships proposed by the Moritz College of Law. I sought out and applied for foundation and grant funding for several post-graduate fellowships proposed by the Moritz College of Law.

    • Law Student Intern
      • May 2013 - Aug 2013

      I completed research on novel immigration issues, assisted in drafting judicial decisions for cases before Cleveland's Immigration Judges, and had the opportunity to observe Immigration Court proceedings. I completed research on novel immigration issues, assisted in drafting judicial decisions for cases before Cleveland's Immigration Judges, and had the opportunity to observe Immigration Court proceedings.

    • Mediator
      • Aug 2012 - Apr 2013

      Mediator for several divisions of the Franklin County Municipal Court. Handled small claims cases. Mediator for several divisions of the Franklin County Municipal Court. Handled small claims cases.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • May 2012 - Aug 2012

      Summer Research Assistant for Professor Doug Berman. Task: Sentencing trends in cases of political corruption. Summer Research Assistant for Professor Doug Berman. Task: Sentencing trends in cases of political corruption.

    • VISTA
      • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

      Worked to lower the teenage pregnancy rate in Manatee County, Florida through education initiatives, community organizing and resource management. Led focus groups with teens in juvenile detention centers, alternative high schools, and local organizations. Served as secretary on the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. Took minutes, maintained communication with and between members, sat on event planning committees, filed for 501(c)(3) status. Drafted… Show more Worked to lower the teenage pregnancy rate in Manatee County, Florida through education initiatives, community organizing and resource management. Led focus groups with teens in juvenile detention centers, alternative high schools, and local organizations. Served as secretary on the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. Took minutes, maintained communication with and between members, sat on event planning committees, filed for 501(c)(3) status. Drafted templates outlining how to plan events, educational materials and a monthly inter-affiliate newsletter. Show less Worked to lower the teenage pregnancy rate in Manatee County, Florida through education initiatives, community organizing and resource management. Led focus groups with teens in juvenile detention centers, alternative high schools, and local organizations. Served as secretary on the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. Took minutes, maintained communication with and between members, sat on event planning committees, filed for 501(c)(3) status. Drafted… Show more Worked to lower the teenage pregnancy rate in Manatee County, Florida through education initiatives, community organizing and resource management. Led focus groups with teens in juvenile detention centers, alternative high schools, and local organizations. Served as secretary on the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. Took minutes, maintained communication with and between members, sat on event planning committees, filed for 501(c)(3) status. Drafted templates outlining how to plan events, educational materials and a monthly inter-affiliate newsletter. Show less

    • Intern/Volunteer
      • Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

      Constructed, promoted, and contributed to an art magazine showcasing local and regional talent, copy edited, planned shows and events, first experience in helping to grow a non-profit. Constructed, promoted, and contributed to an art magazine showcasing local and regional talent, copy edited, planned shows and events, first experience in helping to grow a non-profit.

    • Intern
      • Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

      Archived resource library, publicized events, planned and publicized annual fundraising dinner. Archived resource library, publicized events, planned and publicized annual fundraising dinner.

Education

  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
    JD
    2011 - 2014
  • University of Oxford
    Comparative Law
    2012 - 2012
  • Ohio University
    BS, Sociology
    2006 - 2010

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