Kayla Dillard
Associate Attorney at Bordin Semmer LLP- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
English -
-
Spanish -
Topline Score
Bio
Experience
-
Bordin Semmer LLP
-
Law Practice
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Associate Attorney
-
May 2023 - Present
-
-
Law Clerk
-
Jan 2022 - Present
-
-
-
The Cochran Firm
-
Law Practice
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Law Clerk
-
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
• Draft legal documents including complaints, subpoenas, motions, and pleadings regarding a variety of civil claims • Conduct research and create internal memorandum ranging from first-party insurance claims to wrongful death claims • Prepare discovery requests as well as timely responses to discovery • Draft legal arguments for settlement demands and pre-trial negotiations • Draft legal documents including complaints, subpoenas, motions, and pleadings regarding a variety of civil claims • Conduct research and create internal memorandum ranging from first-party insurance claims to wrongful death claims • Prepare discovery requests as well as timely responses to discovery • Draft legal arguments for settlement demands and pre-trial negotiations
-
-
-
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
-
Hospitals and Health Care
-
700 & Above Employee
-
HIV Litigation Legal Intern
-
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
• Conducted over 30 one-on-one interviews with diverse clients with extensive injuries to document their claims • Maintained online database containing over 100 client profiles involved in mass tort pharmaceutical litigation • Accompanied lead attorneys to client interviews to determine most effective strategy to litigate bellwether trial regarding whether a major pharmaceutical company made false claims • Conducted over 30 one-on-one interviews with diverse clients with extensive injuries to document their claims • Maintained online database containing over 100 client profiles involved in mass tort pharmaceutical litigation • Accompanied lead attorneys to client interviews to determine most effective strategy to litigate bellwether trial regarding whether a major pharmaceutical company made false claims
-
-
-
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
-
United States
-
Law Practice
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Law Clerk
-
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
• Researched and drafted memoranda regarding issues pertaining to pending motion to dismiss in complex criminal cases • Compiled evidence from defendants’ social media accounts and redacted to ensure privacy • Obtained and summarized key information from witnesses based on preliminary hearing testimony • Researched and drafted memoranda regarding issues pertaining to pending motion to dismiss in complex criminal cases • Compiled evidence from defendants’ social media accounts and redacted to ensure privacy • Obtained and summarized key information from witnesses based on preliminary hearing testimony
-
-
-
-
Student Volunteer
-
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
- Assisted in discovery, preparing briefs, and case analysis under CA new “Felony-Murder Rule” SB 1437 - Shadowed attorneys in their daily court appearances - Prepared legal presentations for Deputy District Attorney - Assisted in discovery, preparing briefs, and case analysis under CA new “Felony-Murder Rule” SB 1437 - Shadowed attorneys in their daily court appearances - Prepared legal presentations for Deputy District Attorney
-
-
-
Kollective Sessions
-
Entertainment
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Co-Founder
-
May 2016 - May 2019
• Curated two arts show/concert events with 200+ attendees and earned a 35% profit margin • Established network of Los Angeles based artists and put them in contact with producers, editors, and marketing platforms to strengthen their brand • Designed series of promotional flyers and video visuals to promote events communicating with artists and curators across 3 major U.S. cities • Curated two arts show/concert events with 200+ attendees and earned a 35% profit margin • Established network of Los Angeles based artists and put them in contact with producers, editors, and marketing platforms to strengthen their brand • Designed series of promotional flyers and video visuals to promote events communicating with artists and curators across 3 major U.S. cities
-
-
-
Los Angeles City Attorney
-
United States
-
Law Practice
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Intern to Deputy City Attorney
-
May 2016 - Jul 2016
• Designed informational brochures in Spanish and English in support of Los Angeles City’s Neighborhood School Safety Program • Led workshops for Los Angeles Unified School District parents to educate the community on safety initiative • Aided Deputy City Attorney in citywide meetings with school officials • Translated correspondence between Deputy City Attorney and associates • Designed informational brochures in Spanish and English in support of Los Angeles City’s Neighborhood School Safety Program • Led workshops for Los Angeles Unified School District parents to educate the community on safety initiative • Aided Deputy City Attorney in citywide meetings with school officials • Translated correspondence between Deputy City Attorney and associates
-
-
Education
-
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Doctor of Law - JD, Law -
Howard University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business/Marketing -
Harvard-Westlake School
-
Universitat de Barcelona