Kara O'Callaghan

Assistant Attorney General at Texas Attorney General
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Houston, Texas, United States, US

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Experience

    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Attorney General
      • Apr 2019 - Present

      Houston, Texas

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Attorney
      • Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

      Houston, Texas Area Family Law Attorney & Certified Mediator handling Divorce, Child Support, Custody, Modification, Enforcement, Adoptions, Name Change, Attorney General Cases, CPS Cases, Wills & Probate Cases. Located at 650 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E., Suite 220, Houston, Texas. Office Phone 713-650-1866; Fax 832-243-6879 Email address: info@thecusiclawfirm.com

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • ADR Fellow
      • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

      Houston, Texas Area Scheduling and conducting mediations assigned from the EEOC; assisting Director of Conflict Resolution in all aspects including teaching Mediation trainings and classes, selecting and coaching students for alternative dispute resolution advocacy competitions, grading student papers, and managing work-study students.

    • Law Clerk
      • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

      Houston, Texas Area Responsible for handling all client probate matters from beginning to end; educating and corresponding with clients regarding the procedure and process of their family law case; performing legal research, drafting pleadings, motions, orders, decrees, discovery, petitions, marital agreements, wills, and all associated forms using ProDoc; summarizing depositions, scheduling hearings, efiling documents, coordinating with court reporters and private process servers; corresponding and coordinating… Show more Responsible for handling all client probate matters from beginning to end; educating and corresponding with clients regarding the procedure and process of their family law case; performing legal research, drafting pleadings, motions, orders, decrees, discovery, petitions, marital agreements, wills, and all associated forms using ProDoc; summarizing depositions, scheduling hearings, efiling documents, coordinating with court reporters and private process servers; corresponding and coordinating with opposing counsel. Show less

    • Investment Banking
    • Law Clerk
      • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

      Houston, Texas Researched legal issues regarding debt collection and corporations, drafted various motions supporting memoranda of law; prepared complaints and answers regarding civil litigation, drafted all discovery and correspondence with opposing counsel; assisted attorneys in preparation for hearings and trials.

    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Paralegal
      • Nov 2011 - Aug 2013

      Greater Boston Area Assisted claims counsel in all aspects of claim handling including investigation of title issues, including: notifying settlement agent of claims, obtaining information and documentation from claimants, and drafting coverage letters; prepared correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents regarding title insurance and real estate matters; communicated and coordinated resolution of complex title issues with outside counsel; performed title curative work for highly complex title issues… Show more Assisted claims counsel in all aspects of claim handling including investigation of title issues, including: notifying settlement agent of claims, obtaining information and documentation from claimants, and drafting coverage letters; prepared correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents regarding title insurance and real estate matters; communicated and coordinated resolution of complex title issues with outside counsel; performed title curative work for highly complex title issues including sending instruments to registries for recording, drafting release deeds, and obtaining discharges from lenders and municipalities; communicated and coordinated with outside vendors, and processed and completed monthly payments for billing. Show less

    • United States
    • Administration of Justice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Judicial Intern
      • Feb 2011 - May 2011

      Shadowed the Honorable Mary-Lou Rup, (Superior Court), the Honorable Michael A. Ponsor, (United States District Court), and the Honorable Judd J. Carhart, (Massachusetts Court of Appeals); studied and observed criminal proceedings and assisted Judges in case-study research.

Education

  • South Texas College of Law
    Doctor of Law (J.D.)
    2013 - 2016
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Legal Studies, Political Science
    2007 - 2011

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