Experience

City of Duluth

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant City Attorney

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Hennepin County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Public Defender

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2020

  Represented clients from arraignment to final disposition in criminal cases; argued bail and conditions of release, negotiated plea deals, and litigated evidentiary hearings and jury trials



Office of the Anoka County Public Defender

• Certified Student Attorney

  • 2014 - 2014

  Interviewed clients and advocated on their behalf during in-custody arraignments, negotiated with corrections for favorable reccomendations and appeared with clients at probation violation hearings, and negotiated settlement of gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor charges at pre-trial hearings



Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Pro Bono Transactional Clerk

  • 2013 - 2014

  Drafted articles of incorporation, formulated bylaws, and prepared IRS filings—working with founders and board members to incorporate non-profit organizations



Hennepin County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk

  • 2013 - 2014

  Collaborated with attorneys to draft and file motions to suppress evidence, compel discovery, dismiss charges for lack of probable cause, and mitigate sentencing



University of St. Thomas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Certified Student Attorney

  • 2013 - 2013

  Researched Title VII disparate impact law in regard to the collateral consequences of criminal records on people of color, interviewed complainants, and drafted employment discrimination complaints to be filed with the EEOC, earning the University’s 2013 Service-Learning Award



The Honorable James A. Moore - Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota

• Judicial Extern

  • 2013 - 2013

  Observed hearings and trials for misdemeanor criminal cases, researched applicable law and drafted judicial orders for pretrial matters, and assisted with preparation of jury instructions



Roller Bay Fisheries - F/V Chirikof

• Chief Mate

  • 2005 - 2013

  Supervised deck operations, navigated vessel to and from fishing grounds, monitored marine traffic and weather conditions, trained and supervised crewmembers in areas of fishing operations and vessel maintenance during the summer commercial salmon seine fishery in Southeast Alaska



Minneapolis Public Schools

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

• Substitute Teacher

  • 2008 - 2012

  Taught in 40 different schools in the district, from children’s shelters to Spanish immersion schools, pre-K to adult basic education, autistic classrooms to emotional behavioral disorder programs



F/V Miss Danica

• Deckhand

  • 2009 - 2009

  Crewmember during the 2009 Albacore trolling fishery--chased schools of tuna off the coast of Washington, Oregon, and California



ALDI Stores Australia

• Australia
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• District Manager Trainee

  • 2006 - 2007

  Achieved consecutive monthly sales records, exceeded productivity goals, and optimized customer service