Legal Extern, Superior Court Division

• Jan 2023 - Present

Student Defender for the Emory Law Conduct Court

• May 2022 - Present

Provide assistance and representation to students who are alleged to have violated the professional code of conduct; help negotiate resolutions

Dean's Teaching Fellow

• May 2022 - Present

Provide peer-to-peer academic and personal support to law students across all years and all subjects.

Inspiration Awards Co-Chair

• Oct 2021 - Present

Plan and coordinate Inspiration Awards to recognize prominent public interest community members and raise money for Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC) summer grants

Director in Chief of Emory Mock Trial Society

• Mar 2022 - Present

Help run the Emory Law Mock Trial Society; plan and coordinate events for members; organize team members and coaches; compete in nationwide mock trial competitions

Legal Extern

• Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

Summer Legal Intern, Criminal Defense Practice

• May 2022 - Aug 2022

Justice John Paul Stevens 2022 Fellow

• May 2022 - Aug 2022

The John Paul Stevens Foundation is dedicated to promoting public interest and social justice values in the next generation of American lawyers. Through the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program, the Foundation supports law students who spend the summer working in public interest law internships. The Fellowship Program reflects Justice Stevens’s deep belief that a dynamic and effective justice system depends on a cadre of trained and committed lawyers doing public interest work.

Judicial Extern

• Jan 2022 - May 2022

Judicial Extern for Judge Thomas A. Cox, Jr. of the Fulton County Superior Court Researched various civil matters including wrongful termination, worker retaliation, and attorney fees claims; researched various criminal matters including speedy trial rights and discovery requests; wrote recommendation briefs and proposed orders; observed bond hearings, pre-trial civil and criminal hearings, jury selection, and jury trials. Judicial Extern for Judge Thomas A. Cox, Jr. of the Fulton County Superior Court Researched various civil matters including wrongful termination, worker retaliation, and attorney fees claims; researched various criminal matters including speedy trial rights and discovery requests; wrote recommendation briefs and proposed orders; observed bond hearings, pre-trial civil and criminal hearings, jury selection, and jury trials.

Legal Extern

• Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

Worked in the Early Representation Unit; interviewed clients for First Appearance and Bond hearings; represented clients during both First Appearances and Bond/Bond Reduction hearings with Student Practice Act certificate Worked in the Early Representation Unit; interviewed clients for First Appearance and Bond hearings; represented clients during both First Appearances and Bond/Bond Reduction hearings with Student Practice Act certificate

Legal Intern

• Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

Assisted in the representation of indigent defendants on a variety of federal charges; conducted legal research; drafted Motions in Limine and Motions to Compel Discovery; observed pre-trial hearings, jury trials, plea bargains, sentencings, and attorney conferences. Assisted in the representation of indigent defendants on a variety of federal charges; conducted legal research; drafted Motions in Limine and Motions to Compel Discovery; observed pre-trial hearings, jury trials, plea bargains, sentencings, and attorney conferences.

Paralegal

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

Performed paralegal and legal secretary duties for three adult felony attorneys; Obtained and reviewed disclosure and checked for conflicts in office representation; Maintained communications between attorneys and clients; Visited clients at the Pima County Jail to review media disclosure; Scheduled and participated in pre-trial interviews; Prepared and reviewed drafts of pleadings; Assisted in trial preparation and jury selection; Gathered mitigation materials and helped prepare reports for sentencing.

Customer Service Representative

• May 2015 - May 2018

Acted as liaison between sales representatives and customers for a national alarm installation company; reconciled customer concerns and complaints; developed weekly schedule for CSRs (customer service representatives); entered all data for customer accounts; trained new hires and supervised all other CSRs. Acted as liaison between sales representatives and customers for a national alarm installation company; reconciled customer concerns and complaints; developed weekly schedule for CSRs (customer service representatives); entered all data for customer accounts; trained new hires and supervised all other CSRs.

Summer Intern

• May 2017 - Aug 2017

Performed intake interviews with defendants at the Pima County Jail; Spoke with families of defendants and victims of domestic abuse regarding potential release conditions; Shadowed case managers involved in challenges to initial release conditions; Wrote recommendations of release for defendants’ initial appearances in front of a judge. Performed intake interviews with defendants at the Pima County Jail; Spoke with families of defendants and victims of domestic abuse regarding potential release conditions; Shadowed case managers involved in challenges to initial release conditions; Wrote recommendations of release for defendants’ initial appearances in front of a judge.