Experience

Withers, Brant, Igoe & Mullennix, P.C.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Appellate and Litigation Attorney

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  - Represent clients on appeal in both federal and state jurisdictions, handling all aspects of the appeal from briefing to oral argument - Represent clients in a variety of litigated and non-litigated matters including class actions, mass torts, contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts, and professional liability matters - Represent clients on appeal in both federal and state jurisdictions, handling all aspects of the appeal from briefing to oral argument - Represent clients in a variety of litigated and non-litigated matters including class actions, mass torts, contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts, and professional liability matters



Lathrop Gage

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Appeals and Litigation Attorney

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2018

  - Represented clients on appeal in both federal and state jurisdictions, handling all aspects of the appeal from briefing to oral argument - Represented clients in a variety of litigated and non-litigated matters including class actions, mass torts, contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts, and professional liability matters - Represented clients on appeal in both federal and state jurisdictions, handling all aspects of the appeal from briefing to oral argument - Represented clients in a variety of litigated and non-litigated matters including class actions, mass torts, contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts, and professional liability matters



State of Missouri

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Patricia Breckenridge of the Supreme Court of Missouri

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  - Assisted in preparation of opinions - Drafted memoranda making recommendations regarding the disposition of writs, motions, and applications for transfer - Assisted in preparation of opinions - Drafted memoranda making recommendations regarding the disposition of writs, motions, and applications for transfer



U.S. Courts of Appeals

• Administration of Justice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk to the Hon. Duane Benton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Assisted in preparation of opinions - Drafted bench memoranda in preparation for hearings - Assisted in preparation of opinions - Drafted bench memoranda in preparation for hearings



State of Missouri

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Temporary Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen King Mitchell of the Missouri Court of Appeals

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

  - Assisted in preparation of opinions - Assisted in preparation of opinions



Reed Smith LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee (Stagiaire)

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

  - Research legal issues and drafted office memoranda analyzing French property, social security, insurance, and asbestos issues - Translated legal correspondence and arbitration judgments - Research legal issues and drafted office memoranda analyzing French property, social security, insurance, and asbestos issues - Translated legal correspondence and arbitration judgments



BYU Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Apr 2010 - May 2010

  - Aided Professor Tarkington in researching her article, "A First Amendment Theory for Protecting Attorney Speech," that appeared in the UC Davis Law Review.

• • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

  - Aided Professor Moore in researching and editing his article, "Do U.S. Courts Discriminate Against Treaties?: Equivalence, Duality, and Non-Self-Execution," that appeared in the Columbia Law Review.



Linklaters

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Conducted legal research, drafted office memoranda, and contributed to court filings for one of the largest bankruptcy actions in U.S. history - Conducted discovery - Updated a seminal oil and gas antitrust treatise - Aided a foreign national obtain asylum in the United States - Aided in the indexing of Liberian caselaw - Aided a woman obtain a temporary restraining order against her spouse - Conducted legal research, drafted office memoranda, and contributed to court filings for one of the largest bankruptcy actions in U.S. history - Conducted discovery - Updated a seminal oil and gas antitrust treatise - Aided a foreign national obtain asylum in the United States - Aided in the indexing of Liberian caselaw - Aided a woman obtain a temporary restraining order against her spouse



Baker McKenzie

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

  - Researched and analyzed tax liabilities of French companies and Franco-American non-profit associations - Counseled a multi-national company based in France as it worked to build a maquilador in northern Mexico - Researched and analyzed tax liabilities of French companies and Franco-American non-profit associations - Counseled a multi-national company based in France as it worked to build a maquilador in northern Mexico



United States District Court for the District of Utah

• Salt Lake City, Utah

• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Dee V. Benson

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2008

  - Drafted bench memoranda - Conferred with the judge concerning judgments and decisions - Drafted bench memoranda - Conferred with the judge concerning judgments and decisions



Brigham Young University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2005 - Apr 2007

  - Taught semester-long classes of up to 28 students in French 201 - Planned and carried out daily (5x's a week) lessons- Wrote, administered, and graded quizzes and daily homework assignments- Administered and graded department exams

• • Apr 2006 - Aug 2006

  - Researched and collected data on laws and labor in primary education sector



Sénat

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• French Senate Intern (Stagiaire)

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2005

  - Researched and prepared a study on the decentralization of France as well as the referendum of May 29, 2005 - Worked as translator for foreign dignitaries and translated official publications at the office of the President, Christian Poncelet - Conducted research and drafted reports for the Service des collectivités territoriales - Researched and prepared a study on the decentralization of France as well as the referendum of May 29, 2005 - Worked as translator for foreign dignitaries and translated official publications at the office of the President, Christian Poncelet - Conducted research and drafted reports for the Service des collectivités territoriales