Executive Summary
Talented, diligent and reliable advocate with diverse experience across the legal, government relations, and information technology industries
Education
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC (Aug. 2009 – Present)
- Juris Doctor in Law, anticipated graduation in May 2012
- Cumulative GPA (as of 04/2011): 3.036
- Class Rank (as of 04/2011): 33 of 152 (Top 22%)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (Aug. 1998–May 2000, Aug. 2005–May 2009)
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, May 2009
- Minors in Political Science and in Economics
Legal Coursework
- ADR Clinic
- ADR Processes and Practice
- Business Associations
- Civil Procedure I
- Civil Procedure II
- Civil Rights
- Client Counseling
- Constitutional Law I
- Contracts I
- Contracts II
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Decedents Estates I
- Domestic Violence Law
- Evidence
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Letters
- Legal Reasoning & Analysis
- Legal Research & Persuasion
- Plea Bargaining
- Public Interest Externship
- Property I
- Property II
- Race in the Law
- Scientific Evidence
- Superior Court Mediation
- Torts I
- Torts II
- Trial Practice I
- Trial Practice II
Academic Honors & Awards
- N.C. Central School of Law Dean's List: Fall 2010, Spring 2011
- 7th Place (Team), AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition (Southeast Regional), March 2011
- 9th Place (Team), TYLA National Trial Competition (Southeast Regional), February 2011
- 2nd Place (Personal), NCCU 2L Opening Statement Competition, September 2010
- 3rd Place (Personal), NCCU 1L Closing Argument Competition, March 2010
- 2nd Place (Team), Kilpatrick-Stockton 1L Mock Trial Competition, January 2010
- Phillips Foundation College Leaders Scholarship, 2006–2007 & 2007–2008
- N.C. State College of Engineering Institutional Scholarship, 2006–2007
- N.C. State Dean’s List: Fall 2005
Campus Activities
President, NCCU Student Bar Association (2011–2012)
- Created the Presidents' Roundtable, bringing together the leaders of each student organization for monthly meetings with law school administrators
- Advocated on behalf of the Student Body during state budget deliberations at the N.C. General Assembly
- More to come during the 2011-12 academic year...
Treasurer, NCCU Student Bar Association (2010–2011)
- Collaborated with the SBA Executive Board to raise more private funding for the SBA than any previous administration in law school history
- Led the process for ethically distributing ~$116,000 to law school student organizations
- Successfully ended the academic year under-budget
President, UNC Association of Student Governments (2008–2009, 2009–2010)
- Elected as the top student leader in North Carolina and Chief Executive Officer of the largest statewide student advocacy organization
- Ex officio member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and first student member ever appointed to serve on the BOG Budget & Finance Committee
- Crafted and spearheaded the successful student lobbying effort to repeal the N.C. General Assembly's mandatory 8% tuition increases for 2009-10 and 2010-11, including a statewide “Tuition Petition” signed by over 22,000+ students (featured by Forbes Magazine) and saving students $25.7M+
- Initiated a statewide “Listening Tour” to seek input from students at all 17 UNC institutions, visiting every single institution at least twice or more in less than a year
- Revolutionized the Association and how it conducts business, implementing new ethics reforms and dramatically improving transparency, accountability and political effectiveness
- Pushed attendance and participation to highest levels in the organization’s 38-year history
- Unanimously re-elected in April 2009 to serve a 2nd term, becoming the first student to receive votes from delegates of all 17 UNC institutions
President, N.C. State Student Senate (2007–2008, 2008–2009)
- Elected by the Student Body with 60.8% of 3,575 votes cast to serve as N.C. State University’s #2 student official and presiding officer of the 64-member Student Senate
- Ex officio member of the University’s Governing Council, and responsible for appointing student members to over a dozen University standing committees
- Ex officio Co-Chairman of the University Fee Advisory Committee responsible for reviewing all fee increase requests and providing recommendations to the Chancellor and Board of Trustees
- Appointed as the student member to the N.C. State Public Policy Task Force
- Created N.C. State’s first ever student fee referenda process, enabling 33,000+ fee-paying students to vote annually on each fee increase proposal in an independent, student-run process
- First student since 1989 re-elected to serve a 2nd term, winning 89.5% of 6,308 votes cast
Student Senator, N.C. State Student Senate (2006–2007)
- Chairman of the Senate Permanent Committee on Appropriations responsible for ethically distributing ~$80,000 to registered student organizations
- Vice Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Tuition & Fees, advocating on behalf of responsible tuition and fee increases and ample student input in the rate-setting process
- Student Government Technical Administrator for the Fall 2006 Elections
Other Activities:
- Member, Society for Politics, Economics and the Law (2006–2007)
- Member, Political Science Club (2006–2007)
- Member and Webmaster, Circle K Service Club (2006–2007)
- Editorial Columnist, N.C. State Technician (2005–2006)
- Treasurer, North-Watauga Hall Council (2005–2006)
Related Professional Experience
Legal Intern
Integrated Industrial Information, Inc., Raleigh, NC (Dec. 2010–Present)
- Conduct legal research on potential partnership agreements with other entities and review preexisting contracts with current partners
- Draft and review Memoranda of Agreement, Professional Services Agreements, Statements of Work and other documents as needed
- Complete other projects as assigned by the CEO
Teaching Assistant for Criminal Law
N.C. Central University School of Law, Durham, NC (Dec. 2010–Present)
- Assist with teaching ~60 first-year law students about criminal law
- Conduct weekly tutoring sessions, alternating between individual/small group meetings and class-wide lectures
- Consistently ranked as the #1 best-attended tutorial among the 15 Spring 2010 1L tutorials
Student Mediator
N.C. Central University School of Law ADR Clinic, Durham, NC (May 2010–Present)
- Successfully mediated over a dozen disputes in Wake County, including District Criminal Court cases, petitions for 50B protective orders, child custody matters, and Medicaid appeals to the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings
Legislative Research Intern & Senior Policy Analyst
N.C. General Assembly, State Sen. Tony Foriest, Raleigh, NC (May 2007–May 2009)
- Performed legal and policy research and answered policy questions for constituents
- Prepared the Senator on specific bills and policy issues, including writing talking points
- Drafted and distributed the Senator’s biweekly Legislative Update email newsletter
- Assisted the Senator’s Legislative Assistant in organizing, preparing and presenting information on a variety of topics to the Senator throughout the legislative session
Director of Client Communications & Assistant Lobbyist
Lawrence Bewley & Associates, Raleigh, NC (Oct. 2005–Jan. 2007)
- Served as liaison between 8 clients and the state legislative process, providing bill tracking, monitoring and reporting
- Aided in developing legislative strategy for accomplishing clients’ agendas, particularly ghostwriting letters to the editor, talking points and other media-related documents for client and firm use
- Managed all administrative issues including payroll, accounting, supply management
Case Management Paralegal
Browne Flebotte Wilson Horn & Webb PLLC, Durham, NC (Nov. 2004–Aug. 2005)
- Processed average caseload of approximately 80 clients as case management paralegal to 1 partner and 3 associate attorneys, developing expertise in civil torts
- Responsible for all stages of case management and development, including initial client intake, document requests, complaint preparation, discovery requests and responses, and deposition scheduling
Director of Special Projects, Assistant Clerk of Superior Court
Wake County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, Raleigh, NC (Jan. 2003–Aug. 2004)
- Reported directly to the Clerk of Superior Court, designated “essential personnel” and part of the Clerk’s Office Crisis Management team
- Supervised Clerk’s Office operations in the absence of the Clerk of Superior Court as ranking Assistant Clerk, including management of ~115 employees
- Investigated all public allegations of personnel misconduct as Clerk’s Office ombudsman, as well as other matters as referred by the Clerk
- Drafted courthouse policies governing file access, check acceptance, Help Desk procedures, fire evacuation protocol, training schedules / programs for all employees
- Designed public information pamphlets for the Domestic Violence Unit, and coded complete redesign of the Clerk’s Office website to improve standards-compliance and user-friendliness
Special Assistant to the Staff Auditor
North Carolina State Bar, Raleigh, NC (Mar. 2002–Dec. 2002)
Promoted to Special Assistant to Staff Auditor Bruno DeMolli:
Promoted to General Assistant to the Investigators:
Hired as Administrative Assistant for Grievance Division:
Litigation Paralegal
Kirschbaum, Nanney, Brown & Keenan PA, Raleigh, NC (Feb. 2001–Feb. 2002)
- High-volume composition of litigation and pleadings in collections-related civil suits, including Complaints, Writs of Execution, Transcripts of Judgment and other documents
- Conducted skip tracing of missing defendants
- Assisted File Clerk with daily maintenance of 6,000+ case file system
Other Professional Experience
Teaching Assistant, CSC116 (Introduction to Computing in Java)
N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC (Spring 2006, Spring 2007)
- Assisted with instruction of approximately 30 first-year computer science students in an integrated lecture/lab pilot environment (Spring 2007) and approximately 45 students in a standard lab environment (Spring 2006)
- Reviewed and graded all quizzes, tests and programs
- Answered programming- and computer-related questions at regular office hours
Sole Proprietor
PhoenixWeb Internet Creations, Raleigh, NC (Sept. 2003–Aug. 2006)
- Founded niche web development company focusing on website reform and improvements for political, electoral and government websites
- Specialized in retaining existing content combined with efficient code redesigns that complied with XHTML, CSS, and WCAG specifications from the W3C
- Provided non-coding services including email and listserv support, calendar integration, basic image creation and alteration in Photoshop
Apple Campus Representative for N.C. State
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (Apr. 1999–Oct. 2000)
- Led an Apple resurgence at N.C. State, providing technical support, sales and consulting services to faculty, staff and students, including establishing the NCSU Mac User Group
Public Service & Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Student Member (2009–Present)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Student Member (2009–Present)
- N.C. State Friends of the Library Board of Directors, Member (2007–Present)
- City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment, Member and Vice Chairman (2004–2008)
- North Carolina Farm Bureau, Member (2004–Present)
- American Mensa Ltd., Member (2003–Present)
- Notary Public (2005–2015)
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