Experience

UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM OF NEW YORK STATE
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Court Attorney

  • Mar 2023 - Present


Mental Hygiene Legal Service

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Meet with clients in psychiatric hospitals to discuss their rights regarding retention and medication over objection. Work with clients, doctors and hospital staff to coordinate administrative hearings regarding client's assisted outpatient treatment plans and medication plans. Handle Kendra hearings. Argue Article 9 issues during hearings before judges on a weekly basis. Handle Article 81 guardianship cases before judges in Suffolk County Supreme Court & Article 17-A cases before judges in Surrogates Court. Meet with clients in their homes, nursing homes, and OPWDD housing facilities to advise them of their rights & discuss guardianship powers under Article 81 or Article 17-A. Meet and advise clients of their rights under CPL 330. Attend Suffolk County Court appearances to handle CPL cases. Conduct hearings to argue CPL 330 issues. Show less



Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Criminal Defense Supervising Attorney

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2022

  Direct, lead and train a team of attorneys, all of whom are Legal Aid staff attorneys in the Suffolk County District Courts and Drug Treatment Courts. Supervise the attorneys in six different district court rooms, including the arraignment court part. Manage the attorneys in the Drug Court and CARE (Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Education) programs of the Suffolk County Treatment Court. Train the staff attorneys to manage a courtroom and handle a caseload. Oversee motion writing and legal issue spotting. Teach hearing and trial procedures, as well as oversee hearings and trials. Organize and coordinate staff attorneys’ caseloads, courtroom assignments, vacation, sick and personal time off requests. Lead team meetings. Handle issues or grievances with clients, judges or court staff. Make appearances before district court, criminal court and county court judges. Negotiate offers with the Suffolk County District Attorneys’ Office and relay/discuss those offers with clients. Advise clients of their rights regarding felony, misdemeanor and immigration matters. Take cases from arraignment to trial. Make daily contact with clients who are both in and out of custody. Prepared discovery and pre-trial motions. Conducted Probable Cause, Huntley and Wade hearings. Made daily court appearances before court attorney referees regarding custody, visitation and family offense matters. Negotiated settlement offers about custody, visitation and family offense matters with clients and attorneys. Filed petitions and conducted custody, visitation and family offense trials in matters that did not settle. Show less



Bruno, Gerbino & Soriano, LLP

• Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  Attend New York Civil Court appearances on a regular basis to argue discovery and procedural motions. Prepare motions for summary judgment or oppositions to motions for summary judgment. Prepare notices to admit and motions to consolidate cases for trial. Prepare initial suit reports and pre-trial reports for my client, an insurance company, to keep the client abreast of each of its cases. Handle over 1,700 files for my client. Communicate daily with my client via e-mail and telephone. Attend New York Civil Court appearances on a regular basis to argue discovery and procedural motions. Prepare motions for summary judgment or oppositions to motions for summary judgment. Prepare notices to admit and motions to consolidate cases for trial. Prepare initial suit reports and pre-trial reports for my client, an insurance company, to keep the client abreast of each of its cases. Handle over 1,700 files for my client. Communicate daily with my client via e-mail and telephone.

• Criminal Law Externship

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Criminal Law Externship Program Meet with clients to discuss pleas and offers. Observe daily defense attorney activities in arraignments, prisoner parts and out of custody parts. Conference with district attorneys to negotiate offers for clients. Research case precedent for attorneys to use in writing motions and memoranda. Criminal Law Externship Program Meet with clients to discuss pleas and offers. Observe daily defense attorney activities in arraignments, prisoner parts and out of custody parts. Conference with district attorneys to negotiate offers for clients. Research case precedent for attorneys to use in writing motions and memoranda.



Suffolk County Family Court

• Judiciary Intern

  • May 2009 - May 2010

  Judiciary Intern to the Honorable Richard Hoffmann Observe daily family court judge activities such as issuing Orders of Protection, appointing legal guardians, legalizing adoptions and making trial judgments. Prepare notes on trials for the judge's use to determine resolutions for the cases. Judiciary Intern to the Honorable Richard Hoffmann Observe daily family court judge activities such as issuing Orders of Protection, appointing legal guardians, legalizing adoptions and making trial judgments. Prepare notes on trials for the judge's use to determine resolutions for the cases.



Morris County Superior Court

• Judiciary Intern

  • May 2009 - Jul 2009

  Judiciary Intern to the Honorable Deanne Wilson: Environmental/Complex Case Designator. Read and write motion write-ups that include recommending the probable outcome of the case. Attend civil and criminal trials. Observe oral arguments and case management trials. Help the law clerk in mediation by listening to the clients' arguments and negotiating a resolution to the cases. Judiciary Intern to the Honorable Deanne Wilson: Environmental/Complex Case Designator. Read and write motion write-ups that include recommending the probable outcome of the case. Attend civil and criminal trials. Observe oral arguments and case management trials. Help the law clerk in mediation by listening to the clients' arguments and negotiating a resolution to the cases.



Brach Eichler

• United States
• Legal Services

• Real Estate Paralegal

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

  Manage document flow of confidential attorney and client paper work. Organize closing binders. File documents for attorneys. Attend attorney and client meetings. Manage document flow of confidential attorney and client paper work. Organize closing binders. File documents for attorneys. Attend attorney and client meetings.

• Records File Clerk

  • May 2005 - May 2007

  Work with Legal Key Computer Programming, Microsoft Excel, and Word. File notes, documents, and correspondence. Reorganize files and file cabinets. Label and organize corporate kits. Work with Legal Key Computer Programming, Microsoft Excel, and Word. File notes, documents, and correspondence. Reorganize files and file cabinets. Label and organize corporate kits.