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Atlanta, GA
Posted:
May 26, 2016

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JON CILIBERTO 678-***-****

acuyn2@r.postjobfree.com www.jonciliberto.com

EDUCATION

J.D. Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA; GPA: 3.23 2015 Honors/Activities:

• American Jurisprudence Award (CALI) for highest grade: “Theories of Justice” course; “Mediation” course

• Health Law Certificate (completion of a core of Health Law and related courses)

• Highest Distinction: Pro Bono Honors

• Lower Income Tax Clinic (two semesters)

• State Certified Neutral (Georgia)

• 2013 Public Interest Law Association Summer Fellowship

• Public Interest Law Association Webmaster; American Constitution Society Secretary M.A. (Philosophy) University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 1995 Honors/Activities: Graduate Assistantship: School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies B.A. (Philosophy & East Asian Studies double major) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 1991 Honors/Activities: Arts Columnist, Vanderbilt Hustler (University newspaper); Radio Personality, WRVU EXPERIENCE

Betts & Associates; Law Clerk: Atlanta, GA August 2015 - present For this civil litigation firm I have worked in the areas of employment law, tax, and personal injury law, prepared court documents (complaints, interrogatories, requests for discovery, etc.), researched legal issues, and conducted discovery.

Legal Researcher & Consultant: Atlanta, GA May 2015 - present I work as a consultant for attorneys, nonprofits, government agencies, and private companies, reviewing and writing contracts, whitepapers, and articles. I have worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (researching several aspects of the Affordable Care Act), for Boling & Company (a health-law focused law firm), and for a solo practitioner (researching a narrow area of tort law). Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Extern: Atlanta, GA Fall 2014 I took intake from potential clients, determined possible legal issues (including those related to copyright, trademark, employment, contracts), and conducted in-person interviews. Upon concluding a ripe legal issue existed, I sought appropriate lawyers from GLA’s membership, communicated issue and conflict information, and placed the client (pro bono or paid referral). US Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Counsel, Extern: Atlanta, GA Summer 2014 I worked on projects in three areas: 1) benefits (wrote a research brief on the Affordable Care Act’s effect on benefits determinations involving pre-existing conditions); 2) employment (worked on several cases involving alleged wrongful termination; researched case materials and relevant law; prepared court documents); and 3) torts (worked on several cases, participated in interviews with claimants, researched relevant laws). All of these projects involved claims by veterans, and included extensive research, writing, and engagement with the VA Regional Counsel’s case management software. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Intern: Atlanta, GA June - August 2013 Handled a high volume of client intake, conducted interviews over the phone and in person, consulted on procedural and substantive questions in several areas of the law (including employment, family law, con-

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tracts, and property), directed clients to legal resources, drafted complaints and other court documents, worked with staff attorneys to place clients, tracked and summarized cases. Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Law Program, Intern: Atlanta, GA January - June 2013 Drafted a 10-state survey on laws related to Hepatitis-B testing for pregnant women and a 50-state survey on laws related to prescription drug abuse. HOPE for Georgia, Intern: Atlanta, GA January - March 2013 Worked with a lobbyist at the State Capital tracking bills related to Georgia’s HOPE scholarship, attended sessions and meetings, prepared information on bills for legislators, worked with Capital staff. OTHER EMPLOYMENT

Gallery Manager, {Poem 88}, Atlanta, GA 2010 - present I cultivate and develop relationships with patrons, program and plan events, maintain the website and inventory database, program and record live performances, capture and edit movies. Graphic Designer, Art Director 1994 - present

Graphic design, art direction, creative direction, photography, illustration, print production, color correction & matching, image manipulation, editing, pre-flight, web design, identity, package design. Clients include: American Express, Beck Compression Systems, Coca-Cola, Cole Henderson Drake, Contemporary Museum, Danya International, Eckerd Drugs, Georgia Power, HIlltop Design Group, HOK Architects, Home Depot Advertising, Ogilvy, Opus Group, Rive Gauche, Vanity Fair Publications, Welbornhenson, WestWayne. Editor, Buddhist Art News 2007 - present

Buddhist Art News gathers news on Buddhist art, architecture, film, and archaeology. I am the chief editor, researcher, and programmer for the site, and contribute book, exhibition, and movie reviews. I also recruit and manage interns.

Student Innovation Fellow, Georgia State University Center for Instructional Innovation 2014 - 2015 I was one of 15 students selected from across the campus to work with faculty campus-wide on innovative projects linking technology and education.

Instructor: The Princeton Review Atlanta, GA 2009 - 2011 Taught GRE Prep courses covering Verbal, Quantitative (math), and Essay; significant time working with students, score analysis, etc.

Instructor, Yangchen Choling Monastery, Pangmo Gonpa, Lahaul/Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh, India 2010 I taught two English classes daily, and also engaged in conversation throughout the day as a volunteer at this remote Himalayan monastery. The curriculum was self-generated, modeled to the needs of the students. Instructor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA fall 2008 Taught “Print and Editorial Design” in the graphic design program. Designed and developed curriculum and materials; instructed by lecture and example; worked one-on-one with nineteen junior-level students. Instructor, The Creative Circus, Atlanta, GA 2007

Taught course in layout: designed curriculum, instructed by lecture and example layout generally and InDesign specifically; worked on an individualised basis with students on their portfolio projects. Instructor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA 2003 - 2006 Taught color photography and basic darkroom.

Senior Graphic Designer, Lithonia Lighting; One Lithonia Way; Conyers, GA 1999 - 2004 Worked in an internal design department, concepting, designing and seeing through the press: catalogs, brochures, technical sheets, packaging, advertising; identity and logo design, layout, package design, PAGE 2/2



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