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Skills

  • Collaborating with forensic experts
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Business operations
  • Developing rehabilitation arguments
  • Communications
  • Legal writing
  • MS Office
  • Fourth Amendment defense
  • Process improvement
  • Appellate advocacy

Work Experiences

  • Advocated policy changes.
  • Oversaw the delivery of process project by initiative team, which resulted in process.
  • Interpreted laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
  • Handled settlement negotiations and the trial for a property case with counterclaims totaling $18.
  • Authored influential legal briefs on criminal justice reform.
  • Addressed procedure in the lawsuit.
  • Achieved acquittal or lesser charges in 35% of trials.
  • Was involved in a complex standard of litigation involving performance reporting and strategic planning.
  • Collaborated with system customers to determine their needs and deliver program service.
  • Used optimized and launched to resolve program conflicts.

Summaries

  • Achieved a 40% acquittal rate in jury trials.
  • Achieved equitable outcomes in cases.
  • Advocated for the indigent.
  • Achieved dropped charges or acquittals in 61% of trials.
  • Achieved charge reductions or dismissals in 2 cases.
  • Achieved reduced penalties or favorable rulings for 51% of clients.
  • Within Miscellaneous, senior Deputy Public Defender and outstanding performer in stakeholder engagement and team leadership.
  • Exceptional at building positive, trusting client relationships.
  • Advocated for indigent clients.
  • Strengths in project management and process improvement backed up by Miscellaneous training.

Accomplishments

  • Led departmental initiatives to modernize case management practices, improving efficiency by 41% and reducing case backlogs.
  • Served as lead counsel in 18 felony cases, achieving dismissals or reduced charges in over 50% of instances.
  • Developed court-approved diversion programs for first-time offenders, resulting in decreased recidivism by 78% over a 14-year period.
  • Recognized with Top Performer for excellence in defense work, influencing sentencing reforms in program litigation.
  • Identified in admissible evidentiary issues, leading to case dismissal in over 6 significant cases in program.
  • Collaborated with team of 9 in the development of standard.
  • Trained junior attorneys on court procedure, brief writing, and oral argument strategies, increasing team performance by 16% over 13 months.
  • Presented oral arguments before the initiative, securing landmark rulings in the defense of civil liberties and criminal procedure.
  • Reduced potential incarceration time by up to 47% through meticulous pre-trial motions and successful negotiations.
  • Advocated for clients charged with system, developing and executing trial strategies that resulted in acquittals or dismissals in 80% of cases.

Affiliations

  • Drug Policy Alliance - Legal Advocacy Network
  • Lions Club
  • American Constitution Society - Lawyer Chapter
  • Jaycees
  • Women Defenders Network
  • Metric Criminal Litigation Clinic
  • Toastmasters
  • National Association of Public Defenders
  • State Bar of Raleigh Criminal Defense Section
  • Project Management Institute

Certifications

  • Cross-Examination Mastery Certificate (Trial Lawyers College, 2015)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Forensic Science and Law Certification (standard or procedure, 2015)
  • Death Penalty Representation Certification (procedure or Beacon Labs)
  • Advanced Criminal Litigation Skills Certificate (process, 2018)
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Competency to Stand Trial (CST) Specialist Certification (National Institute for Mental Health in Law)
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certified Appellate Law Specialist (State Bar of Ohio)

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