Staff Attorney

• Jun 2020 - Present

Attorney

• Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

• Represented clients and made court appearances daily in felony and misdemeanor criminal matters for caseload of approximately 150 shared with supervising attorney • Conducted in-person client and potential client meetings and correspondence with clients • Composed and argued Suppression motions and a Trombetta motion, argued a felony preliminary hearing, reviewed discovery and conducted legal research • Represented clients and made court appearances daily in felony and misdemeanor criminal matters for caseload of approximately 150 shared with supervising attorney • Conducted in-person client and potential client meetings and correspondence with clients • Composed and argued Suppression motions and a Trombetta motion, argued a felony preliminary hearing, reviewed discovery and conducted legal research

Attorney

• Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

• Represented clients and made court appearances daily in felony and misdemeanor criminal matters for caseload of approximately 150 shared with supervising attorney • Conducted in-person client and potential client meetings and correspondence with clients • Composed and argued Suppression motions and a Trombetta motion, argued a felony preliminary hearing, reviewed discovery and conducted legal research • Represented clients and made court appearances daily in felony and misdemeanor criminal matters for caseload of approximately 150 shared with supervising attorney • Conducted in-person client and potential client meetings and correspondence with clients • Composed and argued Suppression motions and a Trombetta motion, argued a felony preliminary hearing, reviewed discovery and conducted legal research

Paralegal

• Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

• Prepared legal pleadings for cases including petitions, requests for order, declarations, schedules of assets and debts, and income and expense declarations • Managed communications with clients to facilitate the progress and resolution of their divorce, custody and post-judgment matters • Prepared legal pleadings for cases including petitions, requests for order, declarations, schedules of assets and debts, and income and expense declarations • Managed communications with clients to facilitate the progress and resolution of their divorce, custody and post-judgment matters

Legal Intern

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

• Assisted homeless clients with criminal, civil and family law cases by conducting correspondence, legal research and meetings on their behalf • Represented Think Dignity at informational fairs advertising legal and quality of life resources • Designed and held legal clinics providing referrals for legal services for homeless clients • Assisted homeless clients with criminal, civil and family law cases by conducting correspondence, legal research and meetings on their behalf • Represented Think Dignity at informational fairs advertising legal and quality of life resources • Designed and held legal clinics providing referrals for legal services for homeless clients

Student Attorney

• Aug 2016 - May 2017

• Represented adult clients in criminal misdemeanor and expungement matters • Represented juvenile clients in felony and misdemeanor matters • Appeared in court on behalf of clients, counseled clients, formulated trial strategy, conducted legal research, drafted legal memoranda, negotiated with prosecutors • Investigated criminal cases, took witness statements, photos and analyzed discovery • Assisted in legal analysis for appellate case, read trial transcripts, spotted legal issues, and conducted legal research

Law Clerk

• May 2015 - Aug 2016

• Wrote motions, conducted legal research and assisted in client and witness trial preparation for felony cases • Interviewed witnesses, analyzed discovery, and advised private investigators about investigation strategy concerning active criminal cases • Analyzed discovery documents, devised trial and plea negotiation strategies, provided client support and constructed witness lists • Prepared for and participated in 6 of the 7 days of a criminal jury trial, sat at counsel table to assist in direct and cross examinations. Case resulted in a conviction for only one of three felony charges and defendant was sentenced to time served and probation

Legal Intern

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

• Investigated cases, conducted interviews, held meetings with former counsel, wrote memoranda on cases in determining whether innocence could be proven • Assisted in crafting strategy for exoneration cases including evaluating expert witnesses and analyzing legal arguments for state and federal exoneration processes • Investigated cases, conducted interviews, held meetings with former counsel, wrote memoranda on cases in determining whether innocence could be proven • Assisted in crafting strategy for exoneration cases including evaluating expert witnesses and analyzing legal arguments for state and federal exoneration processes

7th Grade Teacher

• Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

• Designed and implemented high school and middle school reading curriculum, achieving an average of more than two years of student reading growth (2011-2013) • Led Leflore County High School’s Positive Behavior Intervention System Committee, training staff on new behavior system (2012-2014) As a third year teacher I assisted in the orientation of the first-year writing teacher with school procedures, teaching techniques and behavior strategies. • Designed and implemented high school and middle school reading curriculum, achieving an average of more than two years of student reading growth (2011-2013) • Led Leflore County High School’s Positive Behavior Intervention System Committee, training staff on new behavior system (2012-2014) As a third year teacher I assisted in the orientation of the first-year writing teacher with school procedures, teaching techniques and behavior strategies.

Corps Member 2011

• May 2011 - Jun 2013

I am proud to be one of less than 10% of over 50,000 applicants that was selected to be a Teach for America Corps Member in the Mississippi Delta in the year of 2011. From May-July I took part in a rigorous teacher-training program where my fellow corps members and I worked around the clock to learn effective teaching strategies to reach impoverished students in Delta communities. My summer training took place at Greenville Weston High School in Greenville, MS where I taught entering-10th grade summer school students literature with a co-teacher. I also attended classes and workshops with the Teach for America organization at Delta State University. I took and passed the general and literature specific Praxis teaching exams to receive my Mississippi teaching certificate. After completing my training I was placed at Leflore County High School where I exceeded my 2-year commitment by teaching literature for a total of 3 years.