Assistant Medical
Resume:
ALLISON M. BAKER
*** *. ****** **. #**** • Wilmington, DE 19801 • 315-***-**** • ***********@*****.***
Passed July 2010 New York Bar Exam, application pending
EDUCATION
Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY
J.D., May 2010
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A. in Comparative Literature (English/Spanish) magna cum laude, May 2003
Honors: Dean’s List
Departmental honors
Senior thesis granted departmental distinction
Ucelay Spanish Recitation Prize
EXPERIENCE
Hon. Brendan L. Shannon, Hon. Kevin Gross, and Hon. Peter J. Walsh
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D. Del. Wilmington, DE
Swing Law Clerk January 2011 – present
Research, draft, and edit initial versions of opinions and orders
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Review pleadings and brief Judges on substantive and procedural issues at various stages of bankruptcy proceedings
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Hon. Kevin J. Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, D. Del. Wilmington, DE
Post-Graduate Judicial Intern September 2010 – present
Prepared bench memoranda in connection with adversary proceedings, motions, and related pleadings; researched selected legal
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issues as directed by Judge Carey
Observed hearings and contested matters
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Reviewed fee applications
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Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY
Student Pro Bono Research Assistant January 2010 – May 2010
Assisted Professor Gregory Germain in pro bono bankruptcy matters
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Researched various legal questions and appeared as student counsel in connection with chapter 13 bankruptcy filing
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O’Hara, O’Connell & Ciotoli Syracuse, NY
Law Clerk May 2009 – August 2009
Researched issues and drafted memoranda for general practice litigation boutique
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Practice areas included education law, medical malpractice and personal injury
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Researched issues in conflicts and choice of law, standing and Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights
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Drafted memoranda of law in support of defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a civil case for battery and plaintiff’s
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opposition to a motion to dismiss based on a college’s duty as landowner to protect a student from reasonably foreseeable harm
D.J. & J.A. Cirando Syracuse, NY
Law Clerk May 2008 – August 2008
Drafted appellate briefs for civil and criminal matters including an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, appeal of dismissal of
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habeas corpus petition, appeal of guilty plea, and appeal of dismissal of petition for custody
Prepared motion to dismiss regarding modification of order of custody in family court case
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Hon. Cecelia G. Morris
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, S.D.N.Y. Poughkeepsie, NY
Judicial Intern June 2007 – August 2007
Drafted and reviewed proposed orders
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Prepared various bench memoranda and researched case law as necessary
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Created program materials for Hudson Valley CLE conference regarding judgment enforcement in New York State
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Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A. Tampa, FL
Legal Assistant August 2005 – April 2006
Assisted attorneys in preparing rezoning, variance and other applications
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Filed rezoning and variance applications with appropriate county offices
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