Description
LICENSURES: New York
EDUCATION
HOWARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., cum laude, June 2000
Washington, D.C.
HONORS:
Class Rank: Top 15%
Law Review, Articles Editor
Winner, 1999 Charles Hamilton Houston Moot Court Competition
ACTIVITIES:
Moot Court
Elder Law Clinic I & II
Intern, District of Columbia Superior Court
EMORY UNIVERSITY, M.A.T., concentrations in English Language Arts and History, June 2012
Atlanta, Georgia
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, B.A. in English Literature, May 1996
Greencastle, Indiana
CONTRACT ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE
Update Legal, Inc.
New York, NY
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (federal government OSHA investigation)
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP
July-February, 2016
Performed first level review of records, correspondence, and agreements related patent infringement litigation.
Reviewed documents for relevance and privilege utilizing Relativity software.
Performed second level quality-control review and applied issue tags.
Update Legal, Inc.
New York, NY
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (federal government OSHA investigation)
Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP
July-September 26, 2015
Performed first level review of records, correspondence, and agreements related to international aircraft sales and leases.
Reviewed documents for relevance and privilege utilizing Relativity software.
Performed second level quality-control review and applied issue tags.
Legal Support Personnel, Inc.
New York, NY
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (federal Anti-Kickback investigation)
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP
February-March 2015, June 2015
Performed second-level/quality-control privilege review for international pharmaceutical client.
Reviewed agreements with specialty pharmacies, FDA investigational new drug (IND) submissions, FDA adverse reaction and quality-control reports and correspondence.
Created and edited privilege log utilizing Kroll software and Microsoft Excel.
Applied and logged privilege redactions; removed non-privilege redactions.
Beacon Hill Legal, Inc.
New York, NY
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (securities derivatives litigation)
February-March 2015
Performed first level review of securities derivatives records, trader correspondence, and other memoranda.
Reviewed documents for relevance and privilege utilizing Kroll software.
Hudson Global, Inc.
New York, NY
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (RMBS (residential mortgage-backed securities litigation)
June-August 2014
Performed electronic document review in RMBS litigation for investment firm.
Reviewed documents for relevance and privilege utilizing Viewpoint software.
The Partners Group, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Contract Attorney, various E-Discovery document reviews (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal civil investigative demand)
Alston & Bird, LLP (winter 2013-2014)
Drafted legal briefs and pleadings, performing legal research on banking and finance laws, and reviewing documents for relevance and privilege to prepare exhibit binders.
Reviewed documents for relevance, privilege, and confidentiality utilizing Relativity software.
Counsel on Call, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document reviews (telecom, trademark, corporate debt collection)
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2013
Performed large-scale electronic document review in class-action litigations for large corporate client.
Reviewed documents for relevance, privilege, and confidentiality utilizing Viewpoint software.
Special Counsel, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (corporate breach of contract)
Jones Day, LLP (Summer 2013-Fall 2013)
Performed large-scale electronic document review in contract litigation for large corporate client.
Reviewed and coded documents for relevance, privilege, and confidentiality utilizing Relativity software.
Performed second level quality-control review.
Cambridge Professionals
Atlanta, GA
Contract Attorney, E-Discovery document review (federal government contracts)
Winter 2012-Spring 2013
Performed large-scale electronic document review in breach of federal government contracts litigation.
Reviewed documents for relevance, privilege, and confidentiality utilizing Relativity software.
SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL EXPERIENCE
United States Department of Justice, Civil Division Torts Branch
Washington, D.C.
Attorney Advisor
August 2004-April 2010
Served as defense side lead attorney in medical malpractice and negligence cases.
Responded to discovery requests, recommended matters for settlement, negotiated and drafted settlement agreements, conducted discovery , prepared pleadings and discovery responses, researched and drafted motions, interviewed witnesses, retained expert witnesses, conducted and defended depositions and participated in trials and hearings.
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP
Washington, D.C.
Litigation Associate
February 2003-July 2004
Performed legal research and drafted briefs and memoranda on contract, tort, and administrative law.
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Federal Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Judge W. Richard Roberts
August 2001-August 2002
Responsible for conducting legal research and drafting bench memoranda on federal issues including civil procedure, constitutional law, employment discrimination, social security, criminal law and sentencing, and commercial law.
Responsible for attending civil and criminal hearings and trials, reviewing case records and filings, and briefing court regarding appropriate disposition of calendar matters.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
New York, New York
Litigation Associate
August 2000-August 2001
Researched and drafted memoranda on product liability, copyright, and contract law matters.
Researched and drafted brief in digital copyright case on behalf of international media corporation.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Pacer, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
E-Discovery software platforms: Summation, CoreView, Concordance, Viewpoint, Relativity. Kroll Ontrack