JD, pending bar admission

ASHLEY JORDAN

**** ***** ****** **. *****, FL ***09 • 727-***-**** • ab7023@r.postjobfree.com

BAR ADMISSION

Sat for Florida Bar Examination, July 2013. Results pending.

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL

Juris Doctor, May 2013

GPA: 3.212/4.00

Honors/Awards: CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Excellent Achievement in Health Law; Dean’s List, Spring 2013;

Miami-Dade FAWL Alexandra Bach Lagos Leadership Scholarship; Center for Ethics and Public Service (CEPS)

Fellowship; Health Rights Clinic Recognition of Leadership in Public Service; Miami-Leipzig Exchange

Activities: Honor Council, Bylaws and Election Committee; Student Bar Association Election Commission, Deputy

Supervisor of Elections; Health Law Association, Vice President; Books and Buddies, Mentor; HOPE Service

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, cum laude, May 2009

GPA: 3.79/4.00 Minor: Spanish Language & Literature

Honors: Order of Pegasus; President’s Honor Roll (two semesters); Dean’s List (five semesters); Coca-Cola Scholar; LEAD Scholar;

Senator Lee Constantine Legislative Scholars Program

Activities: President’s Leadership Council, Vice Chair; Sigma Alpha Pi, Society of Leadership and Success, Vice Chair;

LEAD Scholars Program, Peer Mentor; Junior Achievement, Mentor; United Cerebral Palsy, Volunteer

Study Abroad: Volgograd Law Academy, Volgograd, Russia, Summer 2008 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DLA Piper, LLP, Miami, FL January 2013- May 2013

Law Clerk. Assisted with health care mergers and acquisitions, hospital and physician joint ventures, and licensure matters.

Performed due diligence investigations, corporate transactional and health care regulatory matters. Researched HIPAA compliance,

anti-kickback, self-referral laws, state licensure and certificate of need laws. Drafted briefs in support of army-combat related special

compensation for firm pro bono project.

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL February 2013- May 2013

Research Assistant to Professor Susan Stefan. Assist Professor in researching assisted suicide case law, statutory law and regulations.

Interviewed State Senators regarding their participation in passing legislation relating to assisted suicide and right to die. Assisted

Professor in writing her book, to be published by Oxford Press, in Spring, 2014; will be listed as contributing writer.

University of Miami Health and Elder Law Clinic, Coral Gables, FL August 2011- May 2013

Legal Fellow/Research Assistant (June 2012- May 2013). Supervised seven interns, with a total of 30 clients. Directed case theories

on healthcare, immigration, criminal, and social security hearings. Edited briefs and conducted mock hearings. Successfully

represented clients before Immigration court in deportation proceedings and secured Administrative Closure against DHS; submitted

Motion to Terminate Proceedings and Motion to Administratively Close Proceedings for client.

Legal Intern (August 2011- May 2012). Managed caseload of 11 clients each semester. Successfully represented clients in disability

benefits matters before Administrative Law Judges and in deportation proceedings against Department of Homeland Security in

Immigration Court. Aided clients in securing federal health benefits. Prepared naturalization applications, disability waivers, and fee

waivers for clients and attended naturalization interviews. Conducted client intake with Veterans Affairs physicians. Prepared and

executed advance healthcare directives, durable powers of attorney, and guardianships.

Miami-Dade County Health Department, Doral, FL August 2012- November 2012

Law Clerk. Conducted research and drafted motions on a variety of environmental and public health matters. Drafted complaint

letters regarding lack of compliance to state regulations. Submitted Motion to Compel HIV Testing on Child.

Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, Felony Division, Miami, FL May 2011- March 2013

University of Miami Center for Ethics and Public Service Fellow (May 2011-August 2011), Legal Intern (January 2013-March

2013). Aided with trial preparation for four major felony trials by reviewing discovery, taking depositions, interviewing clients,

conducting research, and preparing questions for voir dire. Drafted and submitted wide range of motions, including Sixth Amendment

Right to Speedy Trial Constitutional Brief, motion to determine confidentiality of records and motion for downward deviation in the

guidelines for two disabled clients; succeeded in procuring placement in dual diagnosis facility.

United States Coast Guard, District Seven Legal Office, Miami, FL May 2012-July 2012

Law Clerk. Worked on court martial prosecutions; researched admiralty issues, including right to take biometrics at sea.

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