Dawna C. Argenbright

**** *. *** ****** ***** . Tucson, AZ 85743 . 520-***-**** .

ab29cj@r.postjobfree.com

Bar Status: Admitted to Arizona State Bar, November 10, 2011.

EDUCATION

University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, AZ: Juris

Doctor, May 2011

. Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law: Articles

Editor; Editorial Board; Copy Work; Student Note, "Of Chimps and Men: Why the U.S. Must Pass the Great

Ape Protection Act and End Invasive Biomedical Research on Primates"

. Volunteer Work: Child and Family Law Clinic; Pima County Superior

Court Clerkship; Volunteer Lawyer's Program; Legal Referral Services; Bankruptcy Reaffirmation Clinic

. Other Activities: Pima County Bar Association; Student Bar Association; Pielet Family Scholarship; ACLU Student Chapter; Environmental Law Society

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ: Bachelor of Science,

Journalism, summa cum laude, 1996

. Outstanding Senior, School of Communication

. Student Writer, Mountain Campus News

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Kinerk, Schmidt & Sethi, Tucson, AZ: Paralegal (December 2012 - March 2013)

Conduct phone interviews with potential new clients and write advisory

memos for attorneys; investigate new cases, including ordering records

and interviewing witnesses; prepare disclosure and discovery documents;

perform medical lien accounting; prepare settlement and accounting

documents; initiate in-person interviews, phone calls and correspondence with clients.

Guglielmo & Associates, Tucson, AZ: Paralegal (April 2012 - November 2012)

Prepare and file miscellaneous motions, including default applications

and judgments, motions for summary judgment, motions for judgment on the

pleadings, motions to amend judgment, motions to vacate dismissal, pre-

arbitration statements, and various responsive motions. Worked with

defense counsel and pro se defendants to settle cases before trial.

Handled all bankruptcy verification and account closures to ensure firm's

compliance with automatic stay and bankruptcy trustee preference.

Performed full paralegal functions, including handling mail, calendaring

hearings, ordering witnesses for trials and arbitrations, paper and

electronic filing of court documents, notifying clients of counterclaims

and disputes in Answers.

Tucson City Prosecutor's Office, Tucson, AZ: Fellow, Path to Practice

Fellowship (September - December 2011)

Appeared for State in evidentiary hearings for reasonable suspicion and

probable cause, and in bench trials for misdemeanor cases such as DUI,

criminal trespass, assault, criminal damage. Wrote response motions on

behalf of State to challenges to reasonable suspicion, probable cause,

voluntariness of statements, prosecutorial misconduct and in-person

officer interviews. Performed research on novel legal topics, such as

what State must show to prove a prior conviction was constitutionally

obtained. Observed pretrial and mental health court procedures,

evidentiary hearings, and bench and jury trials.

Child and Family Law Clinic, Tucson, AZ: Rule 38(d) Law Student Attorney

(August 2010 - January 2011)

Represented adult domestic violence victims seeking divorce, child

custody, child support and spousal maintenance. Represented child clients

in CPS custody and dependency situations during Juvenile Court hearings

and at Child and Family Team Meetings. Worked with social work students,

parents, grandparents and other family members before and during meetings

to resolve problems together.

Volunteer Lawyers Program, Tucson, AZ: Student Volunteer (April 2009 - July

2010)

. Bankruptcy Reaffirmation Clinic (July 2010) - Discussed reaffirmation

options with pro se litigants prior to

same-day court appearances. Appeared in United States Bankruptcy

Court with pro se litigants to guide

them through bankruptcy reaffirmation process.

. Legal Referral Services Clinic (April 2009, May - July 2010) -

Interviewed clients to assess legal issues and

match with affordable legal and social services.

Pima County Superior Court, Hon. Howard J. Fell, Tucson, AZ: Judicial

Clerkship (June - August 2009)

Clerked in Criminal and Mental Health court. Researched and drafted

memoranda on Post Conviction Relief Petitions and motions to suppress.

Observed court procedures and criminal trial process.

JOURNALISM and OTHER EXPERIENCE

BarBri, Tucson, AZ: Course Administrator (May - July 2011)

Administered study course for July 2011 Arizona Bar Exam: answered

students' questions; presented daily recorded lectures; managed in-

classroom technology and solved technical problems; proctored exams;

welcomed visiting professors; coordinated with main office.

Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ: Copy Editor (October 2000 - August 2010)

. Copy Editor: Edited business, feature, and local and national news

stories according to Associated Press

and Star style guidelines, wrote headlines and cutlines. Winner:

First Place in Words, Pictures and Design,

Arizona Press Club, Generation Y Voters' Guide.

. News Editor: Created wire-story budgets and pitched stories

in Page One meetings; selected photos and

stories for publication and determined their placement in the A

section; updated stories throughout night as

needed; provided initial edit on wire stories before sending to copy

desk; designed pages; compiled briefs

packages; managed copy flow and page flow.

REFERENCES

Heather Zapata, Associate City Prosecutor, Office of the City Attorney,

Criminal Division, Tucson, AZ

791-4104; ab29cj@r.postjobfree.com

Path to Practice Fellowship, September - December 2011

Jeanette Wah-Duffy, Copy Editor, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ

573-4170; ab29cj@r.postjobfree.com

Copy Editor, October 2000- August 2010

Mary Cooney, Copy Editor, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ

573-4170; ab29cj@r.postjobfree.com

Copy Editor, October 2000-August 2010

Martin Rosales, Copy Editor, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ

573-4170; ab29cj@r.postjobfree.com

Copy Editor, October 2000-August 2010

Paul Bennett, Director, Child Advocacy Clinic, Child and Family Law Clinic,

University of Arizona James E.

Rogers College of Law, Tucson, AZ: 626-5245; ab29cj@r.postjobfree.com

Rule 38(D) law student attorney, August 2010 - January 2011

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