EDUCATION

Passed the State of Michigan Bar Exam:  Eligible for immediate admission.

 Wayne State University Law School: Detroit, Michigan

Juris Doctor, May 2004

 

OccidentalCollege: Los Angeles, California

Bachelors Degree in Philosophy, June 2001

·                    GPA in Major: 3.85

·                    GPA Cumulative: 3.6

·                    Chair of Philosophy Club and Percussionist in College Orchestra

 Cranbrook Community of Schools: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Highschool Diploma, June 1997

·                    Directed and Produced Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothin’

·                    Received Choir Award

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Arturo Dopazo: Miami, Florida

Paralegal: May 2008 - Present

• Legal Research
• Draft Motion for Summary Judgment
• Draft Motion to Strike
• Draft all necessary documents to initiate a suit

 Michael M. Skinner: Lake Orion, Michigan

Legal Assistant: November 2006 - December 2007

·                    Write trial transcript summaries for criminal appeals.

 William Berardo: Berkley, Michigan

Legal Research Department: February 2006 – August 2007

·                    Leal Research on novel legal issues involving contract disputes.

 Ravid & Associates, P.C.: Southfield, Michigan

Paralegal: May 2005 – December 2005

·                    Drafted complaints, interrogatories, and requests to admit and produce; witness lists, garnishments, orders for alternative service, summary disposition briefs, motions and responses; affidavits; appellate brief, case evaluation summaries, legal research, answered interrogatories, contacted clients regarding the administration of their cases, took potential new client calls and discussed the best course of action for filing suits.

 

Kevin M. Taylor, P.C.: Southfield, Michigan

Legal Assistant: January 2004 – January 2006

·                    Drafted complaints, summons, default judgments, garnishments, motions and orders for alternative service, garnishment releases and satisfactions of judgments and prepared and served garnishments and filing in the office.

 

Judge Avern Cohn, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan: Detroit, Michigan

Legal Intern: September 2003 – December 2003

·                    Drafted case summaries and bench memoranda

·                    Researched legal topics ranging from ERISA to Equal Protection

 Michigan Attorney General: Health Professionals Division: Detroit, Michigan

Law Clerk: September 2002 – May 2003

·                    Drafted administrative complaints and reviewed files

·                    Researched for the head of the department on issues including prescriptions drug sales on the internet and contracts between doctors and billing companies.

 

Attorney Joyce Q. Lower: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Legal Assistant: September 2001 – September 2002

·                    Filed pleadings, wills, and trust in Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne County Probate Courts

·                    Maintained administrative organization in the office

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

 

Washtenaw County Treasurers Office: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Legal Volunteer, October 2004

·                    Assisted Treasurer in filing conservatorship petitions for delinquent tax payers.