Experience

Kelley Law Firm PC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Personal Injury Personal Injury



Toback & Associates

• Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Attorney At Law

  • Dec 2017 - Oct 2019

  Criminal Defense Criminal Defense



U.S. Small Business Administration

• Attorney

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

• Paralegal Specialist

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017



Collin County District Attorney's Office

• McKinney, Texas

• Legal Intern

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

   Obtained 3rd year bar card and defended against a motion to suppress in a pre-trial hearing  Wrote recommendations for plea offers, wrote up case summaries, and prepared trial preparation sheets  Drafted pre-trial motions and took notes for prosecutors during victim meetings  Prepared felony intake and grand jury summaries for the unit  Obtained 3rd year bar card and defended against a motion to suppress in a pre-trial hearing  Wrote recommendations for plea offers, wrote up case summaries, and prepared trial preparation sheets  Drafted pre-trial motions and took notes for prosecutors during victim meetings  Prepared felony intake and grand jury summaries for the unit



Arlington Municipal Prosecution Office

• Arlington, Texas

• Legal Extern

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

   Obtained 3rd year bar card and prosecuted five bench trials and two jury trials (Class C Misdemeanors)  Interviewed witnesses, prepared cases, reviewed police reports, and conducted voir dire  Conducted legal research on police officer reporting requirements  Observed pre-trial proceedings, bench trials, jury trials, and administrative hearings  Obtained 3rd year bar card and prosecuted five bench trials and two jury trials (Class C Misdemeanors)  Interviewed witnesses, prepared cases, reviewed police reports, and conducted voir dire  Conducted legal research on police officer reporting requirements  Observed pre-trial proceedings, bench trials, jury trials, and administrative hearings



Law Office of Julya Billhymer

• Fort Worth, Texas

• Legal Intern

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

   Researched case law to help with two federal sentencing memos (asking for downward departure of sentence); witnessed four federal sentencing hearings  Attended various arraignments, pre-trial hearings, and sentencing hearings at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the Northern District of Texas, the Tarrant County Courthouse, District Courts, Denton Country District Courts, and Johnson Country Courthouse  Researched cases about downward departures of those convicted of theft of government property