Experience

Fulton County District Attorney's Office
• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant District Attorney

  • Sep 2021 - Present


Atlanta Municipal Court

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • May 2021 - Sep 2021

  - Serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge & Chief Clerk of Court, providing a broad range of services, including conducting legal research; preparing bench memos; drafting, proofreading, and editing orders and opinions; verifying citations; and assisting the judge during courtroom proceedings. - Observe nuisance trials; review parties' filings; research and analyze pertinent statutory and case law; apply law to the facts of the case under advisement; reach a decision on the outcome of the case; draft final order and judgment to be signed and entered by the Chief Judge. - Negotiate and oversee the implementation of contracts with court vendors and suppliers.



Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2017 - May 2021

  - 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for "outstanding professional excellence in private practice" awarded to attorneys who typically have been in practice for 5-9 years. - Represent clients at various stages of litigation in cases involving shareholder disputes, breaches of contracts, business torts, price fixing & unfair competition, land disputes, property taxes, fraud, landlord-tenant issues. - Draft and prepare: appellate briefs; summary judgment materials; motions to dismiss, to compel arbitration, for attorneys’ fees, and to transfer; settlement agreements; complaints; answers; discovery requests and responses; research memoranda and other discussion materials. - Assist colleagues with assessment and resolution of cases through innovative research, strategic planning, and management of voluminous case records and electronic discovery. - Deposed 30(b)(6) witness of a temporary staffing agency in an attempt to collect on a judgment. - Represented large property owner in both affirmative and defensive litigation which required numerous court appearances and witness preparation. - Counsel to Fulton County, Georgia in two large, complex class actions regarding property tax appeals.



United States Attorneys' Offices

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Student Clerk

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Served as lead counsel on a bench trial • Drafted briefs, memoranda, plea agreements, and criminal complaints • Conducted probation revocation hearings, plea hearings, and a suppression hearing • Supported counsel with research, sentencing recommendations, and witness interviews • Served as lead counsel on a bench trial • Drafted briefs, memoranda, plea agreements, and criminal complaints • Conducted probation revocation hearings, plea hearings, and a suppression hearing • Supported counsel with research, sentencing recommendations, and witness interviews



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Judiciary Committee Law Clerk

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Conducted research used for drafting civil rights and criminal justice reform legislation • Drafted issue memoranda used to brief Representatives prior to committee hearings • Conducted research used for drafting civil rights and criminal justice reform legislation • Drafted issue memoranda used to brief Representatives prior to committee hearings

• Intern in the Office of Congressman Hank Johnson

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Wrote floor speeches and constituent letters explaining policy positions • Attended hearings and drafted memos on surveillance and consumer protection issues, immigration, and civil rights • Wrote floor speeches and constituent letters explaining policy positions • Attended hearings and drafted memos on surveillance and consumer protection issues, immigration, and civil rights

• Undergraduate Student Clerk

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  • Assisted U.S. Attorneys with day-to-day activities including trial preparation and file organization • Reviewed pre-sentencing and criminal history reports to calculate recommended sentences • Worked closely with criminal chief and FBI forensic auditor in fraud investigations • Assisted U.S. Attorneys with day-to-day activities including trial preparation and file organization • Reviewed pre-sentencing and criminal history reports to calculate recommended sentences • Worked closely with criminal chief and FBI forensic auditor in fraud investigations