DEBRA HUMPHREY

*** ********* ***., *** **, New York, NY

Phone: 917-***-****; Email: acghk9@r.postjobfree.com

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York State; United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

EXPERIENCE

Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP New York, NY

Associate August 2011 – Present

Mass tort case management in all stages of litigation and trial preparation. Draft pleadings, discovery requests and

responses, and motions. Take and defend witness and expert depositions. Appear at motion hearings and

preliminary, compliance, status, and pre-trial conferences. Analyze case merits to determine appropriate

settlement value. Participate in mediations and assist in negotiating settlements. Supervise a team of attorneys and

paralegals. Conduct client interviews and maintain client relationships. Research and prepare memoranda on

multi-jurisdictional procedural and substantive legal issues.

Legal Intern May 2009 – June 2010; September 2010 – June 2011

Conducted client interviews and assisted in trial preparation. Researched and prepared memoranda on procedural

and substantive legal issues. Observed motion hearings and preliminary, compliance, status, and pre-trial

conferences. Attended mediations.

HIV/AIDS Legal Centre Sydney, Australia

Legal Intern June 2010 – August 2010

Provided general legal services to individuals diagnosed with HIV and/or AIDS: drafted refugee protection and

humanitarian entry immigration applications and accompanying submissions to file with the Australian

Government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship; represented clients in landlord-tenant dispute

mediations; negotiatied debt settlements; drafted wills, enduring guardianship documents, and power of attorney

documents; researched and prepared memoranda on Australian immigration, tenancy, and domestic violence legal

issues.

English 2020 Busan, South Korea

English Teacher May 2007 – June 2008

Prepared lesson plans and instructed students of all ages in English writing and conversational speaking.

Stuart Collis, P.C. Ann Arbor, MI

Legal Intern February 2007 – May 2007

Drafted pleadings, motions, and other documents for debt collection, wage garnishment, divorce and

criminal proceedings.

EDUCATION

Fordham University School of Law New York, NY

May 2011

Juris Doctor

GPA: 3.2

Honors: Urban Law Journal, Fordham Securities Arbitration Clinic

Activities: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Domestic Violence Awareness Center

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse La Crosse, WI

2006

Bachelor of Science in International Business and Economics

Summer 2004

Study Abroad: Universitas Castellae, Valladolid, Spain

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