Experience

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  Phantom Light Designs

  • Business Owner
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  Phantom Light Designs

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Business Owner

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Founded freelance graphic and creative arts small business, with a focus on innovative graphic design and mixed media art (e.g., 3D printing), as well as audiovisual recording and editing.

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  Maryland Department of Health

  • Assistant Attorney General

    • May 2022 - Apr 2024

    Provided legal counsel and representation for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners, the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists, and the Maryland Board of Podiatric Examiners at all stages of disciplinary proceedings, administrative proceedings, civil litigation, and the M...

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  Zirkin & Schmerling Law

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Family Law Attorney

    • Apr 2021 - May 2022
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Represented plaintiffs and defendants in private family law matters, including divorce proceedings, child support enforcement hearings, child custody proceedings, affidavits of domestic partnerships, temporary and final protective order hearings, and appellate matters regarding child custody.

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  Office of the Public Defender Maryland

  • United States
  • Legal Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Panel Attorney

    • Apr 2021 - May 2022

    Provided legal representation as a private panel attorney for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in appellate Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) and Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) matters, including drafting appellate memoranda, conducting client and witness interviews, filing e-discovery, appearing on the record for oral arguments in front of the Maryland Court of Appeals.

  • Assistant Public Defender

    • Jul 2018 - Mar 2021

    Provided representation to parents and guardians of child respondents at CINA and TPR hearings, including litigation, settlement conferences, immediate reviews, exception hearings, mediations, and drafted specialized motions concerning vaccination and parental consent, visitation alteration, and exceptions.

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  The Franklin Law Group

  • Catonsville, Maryland

  • Staff Attorney

    • Jul 2015 - Jun 2018
    • Catonsville, Maryland

    Provided representation to child respondents at all phases of Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) and Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) proceedings, including litigation, Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals representation, client visitation, and family team meetings.

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  Quirky Ink LLC

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Editor, Graphic Designer, General Contractor

    • Jan 2013 - Jul 2015
    • Baltimore, MD

    Hired by commission to promote creative communication for a wide range of clients, including a private pediatric practice and nonprofit organizations. Provided editorial services concerning research papers, professional documents, customized paintings, and graphic design. Served as an administrat...

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  University of Baltimore

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Research Assistant

    • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Research Assistant for Professor Garrett Epps. Conducted legal research and editing for his column in the Atlantic. Attended Supreme Court hearings and press conferences.

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  Center for the Study of Social Policy

  • Washington DC

  • Legal Intern

    • May 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Washington DC

    Assisted the Center of the Study of Social Policy in monitoring the District’s Child and Family Services Agency. Compiled resource materials for the getR.E.A.L. Initiative (a program created to highlight the needs of LGBTQ youth in the child welfare system). Designed state-by-stage guide on the ...

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  The Honorable Judge Jeannie Hong, Baltimore Cit...

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Legal Intern

    • Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Drafted memoranda concerning Juvenile Waiver Petitions, Petitions to Re-Open Post Conviction Proceedings, and various other petitions that Judge Jeannie Hong received. Observed criminal courtroom proceedings. Prepared legal memoranda and presentations regarding case law changes to the jury instru...

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  Baltimore City Department of Social Services

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Legal Intern

    • May 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Drafted petitions, conducted legal research, and oversaw the data entry and statistical analysis related to termination of parental rights (TPR), child in need of assistance (CINA), and elder guardianship cases. Researched current and proposed legislation to compile office-wide memoranda on the i...

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  Professor David L. Holmes, The College of Willi...

  • Williamsburg, VA

  • Research Assistant

    • Sep 2010 - May 2011
    • Williamsburg, VA

    Worked as a typist, stylistic editor, and grader for professor. Assisted with editing and research for Professor Holmes’s book, The Faiths of the Post-War Presidents.