Experience

HughesWattersAskanase

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2022 - Present

  • Conduct legal research on unique corporate and credit issues, referencing various legal and secondary sources, including NCUA opinion letters and Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection advisory opinions. • Drafted written requests for discovery, loan documents securing multi-million dollar credit lines for commercial clients, and traditional and dispositive motions (summary judgment, to sell, etc.).• Prepared a Trustee First Notice of Request for Interim Compensation and First Monthly Fee Statement for complex, firmwide bankruptcy case.



The Law Offices of Martin Thomas

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Case Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  • Draft traditional pleadings and dispositive motions throughout life cycle of civil cases (demand letters; petitions and answers; motions for default and summary judgment, to compel, for new trial, etc.) and other memoranda to present to client, judge and opposition (notices of hearing, proposed orders, engagement letters, etc.). • Conduct entity research through TXSOS, as well as discovery and document review beginning with written requests to opposition and concluding with investigation and review of all materials turned over.• Communicate directly with clients to provide case updates; district and county clerks to request information and set court dates; and opposing counsel, both in person for settlement meetings and through virtual/mailed correspondence.



TechnipFMC

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Collaborated with subsea and surface departments on the drafting and development of goods and services contracts incorporating individualized client needs. • Assisted in the breakdown and analysis of commercial contracts for subsequent presentation to clients through identifying primary areas of liability, warranty, and other specific terms of concern.• Ensured that contract structure and provisions are in compliance with company legal standards and requirements. • Collaborated with subsea and surface departments on the drafting and development of goods and services contracts incorporating individualized client needs. • Assisted in the breakdown and analysis of commercial contracts for subsequent presentation to clients through identifying primary areas of liability, warranty, and other specific terms of concern.• Ensured that contract structure and provisions are in compliance with company legal standards and requirements.



280th District Court

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Collaborated with other student research assistants on the creation of a shorthand domestic violence and protective order toolkit for judges and lawyers to reference in corresponding cases. • Researched current status of and condensed relevant statutes in a manner both simple to navigate and precise for everyday courtroom use. • Collaborated with other student research assistants on the creation of a shorthand domestic violence and protective order toolkit for judges and lawyers to reference in corresponding cases. • Researched current status of and condensed relevant statutes in a manner both simple to navigate and precise for everyday courtroom use.



Texas Innocence Network

• Legal Intern (Capital Division)

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Drafted memoranda of law in support of raising state and federal habeas appeals for death-sentenced inmates in Huntsville, TX, as well as potential innocence claims. • Provided investigative support by researching relevant case law and examining trial documents and transcripts to pull necessary information for the development of individual claims. • Conducted in-person legal visits with clients currently sitting on death row to provide updates on individual cases, answer general legal questions, and gather information for further investigation.