Experience

Advocating Opportunity (AO)

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Advocate

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• Client Advocate

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Law Office of Thom Cafferty

• United States
• Legal Services

• Legal Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2021

  Worked with various forms of law, including bankruptcy, contract disputes, estate and probate matters, maritime, property, and consumer matters. My work included legal research and writing, preparation of bankruptcy petitions, drafting and filing of various legal documents, and client correspondence. Worked with various forms of law, including bankruptcy, contract disputes, estate and probate matters, maritime, property, and consumer matters. My work included legal research and writing, preparation of bankruptcy petitions, drafting and filing of various legal documents, and client correspondence.



Goodman, Hurwitz & James, P.C.

• Detroit, MI

• Law Clerk

  • May 2020 - Jul 2021

  Assisted civil rights claims including section 1983 suits at numerous stages of litigation. My work involved discovery analysis and processing, drafting pleadings, legal research and contribution to legal briefs, and assistance with depositions, client correspondence and intake, and a range of other matters. Assisted civil rights claims including section 1983 suits at numerous stages of litigation. My work involved discovery analysis and processing, drafting pleadings, legal research and contribution to legal briefs, and assistance with depositions, client correspondence and intake, and a range of other matters.



Wayne County Prosecutor's Office

• Greater Detroit Area

• Law Clerk

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Operated on the Sexual Assault Team, where I provided assistance with legal research and writing, drafting pleadings and other trial documents, reviewing discovery, and various other prosecutorial matters. Operated on the Sexual Assault Team, where I provided assistance with legal research and writing, drafting pleadings and other trial documents, reviewing discovery, and various other prosecutorial matters.



Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Operated in Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights practice group. My work included legal research and writing, compiling asylum documentation and applications, drafting habeas corpus petitions, and and various other immigration matters. Operated in Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights practice group. My work included legal research and writing, compiling asylum documentation and applications, drafting habeas corpus petitions, and and various other immigration matters.



Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute

• The University of Toledo, 2801 W Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  There are many roles and responsibilities which vary from week to week and provide for a great range of experience. Through this internship, I assisted in creating the Human Trafficking Prevention Curriculum for the State of Ohio to be implemented for youth. In addition, I co-facilitated the 13th Annual International Human Trafficking Conference and have participated in the preparation of other events, such as the Annual Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast. Along with two other individuals, I co-piloted the creation of the Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars and am the creator of the website for this association. I am in charge of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute's website and social media. I also serve as a co-chair on the Mental Health Protocols Subcommittee for the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition. Furthermore, I have participated in a significant assortment of other projects, including applying for a grant to fund a collaborative program to serve human trafficking clients in Lucas County.



University of Toledo Writing Center

• The University of Toledo, 2801 W Bancroft St., Toledo Ohio

• Writing Tutor

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  I assisted students with creating, structuring, revising, and/or editing papers through appointment-based tutoring sessions I assisted students with creating, structuring, revising, and/or editing papers through appointment-based tutoring sessions



Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women

• University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio 43606

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

  Along with collecting, organizing, and graphing data, I assisted with the facilitation of professional services offered to clients at the Center. This entailed coordinating appointments, giving tours of the Center, and resolving any issue that a client might be having. Kate's Closet is a non-profit service wherein clients may make appointments to receive donated professional clothes for free with the advise of a designated volunteer fashion consultant. As the Kate's Closet Coordinator, I coordinated the volunteer consultants and the clients to determine appointment details. I processed all donations (clothes, accessories, cosmetics, etc.), implemented a systematic method of organizing them, and used them to set up, facilitate, and sometimes supervise Kate's Closet Appointments. I also completed and processed the paperwork for these appointments. Although I no longer work at the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women, I am a current Advisory Board Member.



Second Chance Inc.

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Second Chance (now known as RISE) is a non-profit agency which provides services to victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. There are numerous meetings which take place during the week, as well as several rooms of clothes, toiletries, and other donations designated for the clients. In addition to attending group meetings and providing support to clients at each opportunity, I was responsible for sorting through all donations and getting them to the clients. Along with this, my main function was to coordinate any volunteers and donations for the agency.