Experience

Law Office of Russell D. Knight
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2022 - Present

Strategic Divorce
• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Attorney

  • May 2022 - Oct 2022


DiGiacomo & Somers, L.L.C.

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Oversee all elements of firm’s finances, including onboarding clients, drafting retainer agreements, and managing firm’s billing of clients. • Negotiated settlement agreements between clients and their spouses in divorce proceedings. • Independently handled hearings and motion practice. • Drafted estate documents and handled probate matters. • Oversee all elements of firm’s finances, including onboarding clients, drafting retainer agreements, and managing firm’s billing of clients. • Negotiated settlement agreements between clients and their spouses in divorce proceedings. • Independently handled hearings and motion practice. • Drafted estate documents and handled probate matters.



Cassiday Schade LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

  ● Defended Illinois Department of Corrections healthcare professionals in prisoner civil rights and medical malpractice cases from pretrial to disposition. ● Conducted initial client interviews and intake. ● Drafted memoranda of law, pretrial motions, and dispositive motions. ● Deposed plaintiffs and expert witnesses. ● Defended expert witnesses, and medical personnel during plaintiff’s depositions. ● Defended Illinois Department of Corrections healthcare professionals in prisoner civil rights and medical malpractice cases from pretrial to disposition. ● Conducted initial client interviews and intake. ● Drafted memoranda of law, pretrial motions, and dispositive motions. ● Deposed plaintiffs and expert witnesses. ● Defended expert witnesses, and medical personnel during plaintiff’s depositions.



BULLARO & CARTON P.C.

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  ● Defended insurance carriers in claim(s) actions arising from policy disputes. ● Drafted pleadings, answers, dispositive motions, pretrial motions, interrogatories, and responsive pretrial motions for state and federal courts. ● Argued contested motions and covered hearings in both state and federal courts. ● Engaged in client outreach and development via claims adjusters and agents. ● Defended insurance carriers in claim(s) actions arising from policy disputes. ● Drafted pleadings, answers, dispositive motions, pretrial motions, interrogatories, and responsive pretrial motions for state and federal courts. ● Argued contested motions and covered hearings in both state and federal courts. ● Engaged in client outreach and development via claims adjusters and agents.



Vogt & O'Kane

• Associate Attorney

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  ● Managed an individual caseload and represented correctional facility medical care providers from the initial pleadings stage to final disposition for 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cases. ● Interviewed clients and potential witnesses in preparation for litigation. ● Prepared and took depositions of fact and expert witnesses. ● Drafted discovery motions, motions in limine, motions for summary judgment, interrogatories, answers, and responses. ● Argued motions in federal court. ● Managed an individual caseload and represented correctional facility medical care providers from the initial pleadings stage to final disposition for 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cases. ● Interviewed clients and potential witnesses in preparation for litigation. ● Prepared and took depositions of fact and expert witnesses. ● Drafted discovery motions, motions in limine, motions for summary judgment, interrogatories, answers, and responses. ● Argued motions in federal court.



Robinson & Schwartz

• United States

• Associate Attorney

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

  ● Researched and drafted motions to compel, motions to quash, motions to strike, supporting memoranda, and post judgment relief in commercial litigation cases. ● Filed complaints, answers, replies, and writs of mandamus. ● Appeared at hearings and argued motions in state court. ● Researched and drafted motions to compel, motions to quash, motions to strike, supporting memoranda, and post judgment relief in commercial litigation cases. ● Filed complaints, answers, replies, and writs of mandamus. ● Appeared at hearings and argued motions in state court.

• Summer Internship

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  ● Researched family law issues, including diversity jurisdiction, spousal support, child support, laws governing transmutation and contribution of marital assets, and the Hague Divorce Convention. ● Drafted discovery documents, including requests for production of documents, interrogatories, responses to interrogatories, objections to requests for production, and investigated dissipation of assets. ● Researched family law issues, including diversity jurisdiction, spousal support, child support, laws governing transmutation and contribution of marital assets, and the Hague Divorce Convention. ● Drafted discovery documents, including requests for production of documents, interrogatories, responses to interrogatories, objections to requests for production, and investigated dissipation of assets.



The Law Office of Timothy S. Newbold

• Summer Internship

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  ● Counseled Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients regarding their options in bankruptcy and their rights and responsibilities. ● Drafted and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions. ● Drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors; drafted collection letters to debtors. • Researched bankruptcy law, drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors, and drafted collection notices to debtors. • Met with and counseled clients in order to develop a unique individual strategy and manage their own personal… Show more ● Counseled Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients regarding their options in bankruptcy and their rights and responsibilities. ● Drafted and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions. ● Drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors; drafted collection letters to debtors. • Researched bankruptcy law, drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors, and drafted collection notices to debtors. • Met with and counseled clients in order to develop a unique individual strategy and manage their own personal expectations for bankruptcy • Prepared clients for 341 hearings Show less ● Counseled Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients regarding their options in bankruptcy and their rights and responsibilities. ● Drafted and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions. ● Drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors; drafted collection letters to debtors. • Researched bankruptcy law, drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors, and drafted collection notices to debtors. • Met with and counseled clients in order to develop a unique individual strategy and manage their own personal… Show more ● Counseled Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients regarding their options in bankruptcy and their rights and responsibilities. ● Drafted and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions. ● Drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors; drafted collection letters to debtors. • Researched bankruptcy law, drafted bankruptcy notices to creditors, and drafted collection notices to debtors. • Met with and counseled clients in order to develop a unique individual strategy and manage their own personal expectations for bankruptcy • Prepared clients for 341 hearings Show less



Bollinger Connolly Krause LLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  ● Researched the law for various topics related to insurance defense and personal injury law, and drafted memoranda summarizing law ● Assisted with preparing clients for depositions ● Investigated the social media footprint of potential witnesses in preparation for trial ● Attended depositions and trials in the Circuit Court of Cook County; assisted in preparation of discovery and litigation strategy with attorneys ● Researched the law for various topics related to insurance defense and personal injury law, and drafted memoranda summarizing law ● Assisted with preparing clients for depositions ● Investigated the social media footprint of potential witnesses in preparation for trial ● Attended depositions and trials in the Circuit Court of Cook County; assisted in preparation of discovery and litigation strategy with attorneys