Juris Doctor Candidate graduating December 9, 2012

EDUCATION

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, VALPARAISO, IN

Juris Doctor Candidate, December 2012

. Student member, Career Planning Committee, Dean appointed

position, 2010

. Student representative, LexisNexis, 2010-2011

. Student member, Indiana Bar Asso ciation, 2009-Current

. Student member, Phi Delta Phi, Legal Fraternity, Hosted IN

Supreme Ct and Ct of Appeals,

2009- Current

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN

Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society May 2007

. Member, Phi Kappa Phi Academic Sorority, 2005-2007

. Member, Golden Key Honors Society, 2005-2007

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLINIC, Valparaiso, IN, 3L year 2011-2012

. Assisted victims of domestic violence who were seeking temporary

or permanent restraining orders; provided advice and represented

victims in court as their attorney under the supervision of the

Director the clinic; and provided legal assistance to residents of

domestic violence shelters.

INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Indianapolis, IN, Transportation Litigation

Department, Externship, Summer 2011

. Drafted complaints for District Attorney Generals regarding

issues surrounding eminent do main

. Involved in mediations between the State and the opposing

landowners

. Resolved issues related to takings from studying surveys, plats,

and appraisals

REILING, TEDER, AND SCHRIER, Lafayette, IN, Law Clerk, Summer 2010

. Drafted and filed all relevant petitions at area plan

commission, ("APC")

. Attended and participated in hearings for zoning cases before

"APC"

. Reviewed documentation to open estate for probate which included

determining probate and non-probate assets and date of death value for

such assets

. Compared legal description to chain of title; identified gaps,

and overlaps; corrected all exceptions to survey and title

HONORABLE JUDGE ALEXA, Valparaiso, IN, Superior Court II, Pro Bono

Clerk, Summer 2010

. Wrote memos and opinions for Judge; predicted case outcomes;

worked hand-in-hand on various cases ranging from eminent domain to

murder

. Attended trials, observed, and took notes for future

documentation

MAGISTRATE FORBES, Valparaiso, IN, Superior Court II, Pro Bono Clerk,

Summer 2010

. Researched administrative rules and procedure in order to draft

and amend Porter County Court Rules for Family Law and researched

pertinent case law for pending case

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

OLD NATIONAL BANK, Indianapolis, IN, Personal Banker II, 2008-2009

ADVANTAGE TITLE, INC., Lafayette, IN, Title Search Clerk, 2006

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