Experience

Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate

  • Apr 2016 - Present


AIDS Legal Council of Chicago

• United States

• PILI Fellow

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  During the summer after law school, I worked as a fellow with the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago. My work mainly focused on helping clients obtain Social Security Disability benefits. I drafted motions and briefs in preparation for hearings at both the Administrative Law Judge and federal District Court levels. I found that my experience as a physician helped me review medical records quickly and accurately, and I was able to help others at the firm navigate extensive and often confusing medical terminology. While at ALCC I also compiled a practice manual to guidestaff who were assisting clients who were appealing their health insurance plan's denial of prescription drug coverage. Through this project I was able to more fully appreciate the complexity of the healthcare insurance market, and the difficulties individuals have navigating it. Show less


University of Michigan Law School
• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Law Student

  • Aug 2011 - May 2014


Foley & Lardner LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  As a summer associate with Foley & Lardner in Chicago I developed my legal research and writing skills. I worked on a variety of cases including False Claims Act defense for a hospice center and an arbitration between two reinsurance companies. I also helped to draft a contract for a sporting event and conducted research into the FDA regulation of mobile health devices. I also participated in pro bono activities during my summer, helping a grandmother obtain custody of her grandson, whom she had been raising in his mother's absence, and going to a local high school to help teach about free speech in schools in the context of Tinker v. Des Moines. Show less



United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

• Summer Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  During my 1L summer I worked as an intern for Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan. My responsibilities included extensive legal research on matters regarding the award of attorneys' fees in Section 1983 cases and the award of costs after a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment. I also participated in several mediations and had the opportunity to observe two jury trials and oral arguments at the Seventh Circuit. During my 1L summer I worked as an intern for Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan. My responsibilities included extensive legal research on matters regarding the award of attorneys' fees in Section 1983 cases and the award of costs after a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment. I also participated in several mediations and had the opportunity to observe two jury trials and oral arguments at the Seventh Circuit.