Resume

Experience

**** - **** ****** ** *** Public Defender Jacksonville; Fl.

Paralegal III 1997-2004

Criminal Defense Investigator II 2004-2009

Paralegal III 2009-2012

Duties Included but were not limited to:

developing and identifying witnesses,

identifying issues pertinent tote the defense and performing follow-up investigations

taking sworn testimony

consulting directly with attorneys regarding case development and case litigation strategies

working with multi agency committees and programs,

assisted in the development of Juvenile and Adult Drug Courts as liaison from Office of the Public Defender,

researching issues specific to the defense’s theory of innocence,

preparing and maintaining case files for multiple attorneys,

writing memorandum of a law for specific motions and pleadings,

preparing and writing motions and orders to the Court

worked independently with no direct supervision

supervised and trained dozens of interns (Paralegal, Law Students and Criminal Justice ) over my employment with the OPD

Proficient in Westlaw and LexisNexis legal research data bases

Proficient in other most computer programs and internet search engines

Education

1996-1997 Florida Community College at Jacksonville

A.S., Paralegal Studies

Graduated Dean’s List.

Awards

“Defense Investigator of the Year” Public Defender’s Association of Florida

Referances available upon request

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