Experience

Hopler, Wilms, & Hanna

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Trial attorney with a focus on criminal defense in district and superior court in the state of North Carolina.



Johnston County District Attorneys Office

• Certified Legal Intern

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Prosecuted misdemeanor criminal cases in daily district court.



Campbell Community Law Clinic

• Student Attorney

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Providing pro bono legal services to Raleighs needy population by way of referral from local non-profit organizations. Personally handling cases and taking on clients with legal issues such as: drivers license restoration, expunction requests, family law matters, immigration, wills, and landlord-tenant.



Kurtz & Blum, PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2016 - Jan 2017

  Attend daily District and Superior Court in Wake County, correspond with local District Attorney's, daily interaction with clients, assist in trial preparation and formulation of strategy/arguments, draft various motions (lack of probable cause, lack of reasonable suspicion, return of seized property, bond modification, etc), case law and secondary material research to prep for trial, filed appeals with the Social Security Administration on behalf of clients, help clients eligible for informal/formal deferral programs get registered and started with compliance efforts, as well as other daily office matters.



Wake County Family Court

• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Judge Michael Denning

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Provided assistance to District Court Judge Michael Denning and his case coordinator by attending court hearings on divorce, child custody, equitable distribution, child support, alimony, post separation support, as well as other matters. Drafted orders on motions to intervene, motions to modify child support and post separation support/alimony, as well as orders for equitable distribution. Application of classifying, valuing, and distributing property under equitable distribution. Researched case law to apply to local cases.



NAACP

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Worked with the Raleigh-Apex branch of the North Carolina NAACP within the Legal Redress Committee. Received and analyzed complaints sent directly to the local branch to assess whether or not the NAACP would be of assistance to the certain complainant. Worked directly with the Wake County Public School Board, the Public Defenders Office, the EEOC, as well as other local players in order to best serve the interests of the complainants.



Brunswick County District Attorney's Office

• Victim Witness Legal Assistant

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  Provided assistance to victims as well as advocated for their behalf within the NC criminal justice system, specifically in Brunswick County, N.C. Provided direct assistance to the domestic violence prosecutor by drafting and mailing subpoenas for victims/witnesses, accessing police reports, navigating the numerous NC AOC databases for criminal records/incoming cases, contacted victims and families on a daily basis, helped victims get in touch with local shelters as well as obtain 50B orders, worked directly with law enforcement agencies, performed various office duties.

• Intern

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013