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Savvy Attorney who is well versed in trial preparation, research and drafting legal documents. Tackles cases with tenacity and an analytical mindset.
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- Provide both strategic advice and resources to manage the discovery challenges of various Fortune 500 companies.
- Review and analyze documents in order to assist with the clients' document production request.
- Objectively identify and optimize processes, procedures, technology, and resources to aid in becoming better prepared to fulfill discovery obligations.
- Identify situations where evidence and key documents can be properly withheld from opposing counsel based on the privilege doctrine.
- Support the litigation team by focusing on pretrial discovery and case management.
- Responsible for all aspects of the e-discovery process, including preparing evidence for production, organizing key documents for trial, conducting deposition designations and record management.
- Manage and supervise the firm's foreign language team by establishing workloads and evaluating employee performance.
- Effectively designed several strategies that improved the firm's discovery process.
- Represented Simon in matters, including breach of contract, employment discrimination, landlord/tenant issues, personal injury claims and commercial real estate issues.
- Accountable for trial preparations such as interviewing witnesses, drafting motions and pleadings, responding to requests and conducting pre-trial negotiations.
- Organized the presentation of cases and successfully argued motions before state and local court.
- Developed written policies and procedures regarding employment and tenant relationships.
- Participated in the settlement process by evaluating claims and drafting recommendations for settlement figures.
- Helped developed a leasing agreement that increased the effectiveness of the Houston office's current leasing structure.
- Performed research to defend the City against litigation involving claims for breach of contract, insurance claims, discrimination claims and claims for civil liberty violations.
- Effectively drafted motions and pleadings that allowed the City to succeed on its defenses and saved the City from costly and extensive litigation.
- Conducted and participated in pre-trial conferences, depositions, mediation, negotiations, hearings and trial.
- 164thth Civil District Court.
- Advised and assisted partners and attorneys with trial preparations, court filings, document production and records management.
- Conducted legal research regarding complex legal matters such as Asbestos and Toxic Tort litigation.
- Drafted memorandums on substantive and procedural issues involving clients' matters.
- Reviewed and summarize depositions as a part of trial preparation.
- Aided Judge by drafting recommendations for Summary and Default Judgments, Motions to Withdraw Pro Hac Vice and Motions to Compel.
- Conducted extensive research on legal issues identified in briefs submitted to the Court.
- Drafted memoranda, proposed orders, legal opinions and case summaries.
- Assisted in management of the court docket by scheduling pre-trial conferences, hearings and trials.
- Supported staff by performing general administrative duties.
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Houston, TX
Cum Laude Top 25%
Dean’s List 2006-2007
Helen Dawn Williams Mock Trial Team, Member, Regional Qualifier
CALI Award for Excellence: Trial Simulations, Federal Jurisdiction, Media Law and Motion Practice
University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL
Political Science National Honor Society
UCF Trial Team, Co-Captain
Women’s Track and Field, Captain
Atlanta Bar Association-Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation-Volunteer Lawyer, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Generation Vote, Inc-Co-Founder, Attorney Ad Litem, Fulton County, Texas Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Houston Volunteer Lawyers Association-Volunteer Lawyer
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School Attended
- Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- University of Central Florida
Job Titles Held:
- E-Discovery Consultant
- Pre-Trial Litigation Consultant
- Staff Attorney
- Student Attorney
- Paralegal/Project Assistant
- Intern for the Honorable Martha Jamison Hill
Degrees
- Juris Doctor
- Bachelor of Arts
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