Black Belt Assistant
Resume:
Shawn M. Sauro, Esq.
Horseheads, New York, 14845
E-mail: *******@***.***
Bar Status
Admitted to and in good standing with the Chemung County, Steuben County, New York
State and Federal Bars
Professional Experience / Employment
Learned, Reilly, Learned & Hughes, LLP September 2008-March 2011
Associate Attorney
• Specializing in personal injury litigation and Workers’
Compensation claims (managing approximately 125 of my own clients
in addition to others at the firm)
• Research, writing and submission of all pleadings, motions and
memoranda including Appellate and Federal practice for myself (in
addition to doing the same for all four partners at the firm on a daily
basis)
• Coverage of a large volume of hearings in Workers’ Compensation
Court and coverage of Oral Arguments/Appearances in Criminal,
Family, Support, Surrogate, Social Security Disability, Supreme,
Appellate and Federal Courts for all four partners at the firm
• Conducted trials, oral arguments, depositions and arbitrations, etc.
(for myself and the partners)
Law Office of Jacob P. Welch Corning, New York May 2003-August 2008
Associate Attorney
• Solely responsible for litigating approximately of the firm’s
complex personal injury and commercial tort cases (firm average of
150 active cases per year)
• Research, writing and submission of all pleadings, motions and
memoranda including Appellate and Federal practice for myself and a
large percentage for Attorney Welch.
• Solely responsible for all of the firm’s legal research (Westlaw and
Lexis with extreme proficiency in Boolean search methods)
• Conducted trials, oral arguments, depositions and arbitrations, etc.
(for Mr. Welch and on my own behalf)
Federal Bureau of Investigation Albany, New York 2002-2003
Field Agent
Lockheed Martin NE&SS Liverpool, New York 2001-2002
Classified Document Control Officer
Shawn M. Sauro, Esq.
• Secret Security Clearance with NATO briefing by Department of
Defense
• Liaison for classified information exchanges between U.S. Navy
personnel, Lockheed engineers and foreign contractors
• Managed all STU-III encrypted phone/fax transmissions for the
above-referenced individuals
• Managed security clearances and debriefings for the entire facility
Lynx Consulting, Inc. Austin, Texas Summer 2000
Management Assistant
• Research for Visa (H1-B) hiring issues regarding prospective
foreign Software Consultant candidates
• Developed company website (proficient in JAVA and HTML)
• Researched and proposed new marketing and advertising strategies
for business start-up
Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, Appeals Bureau Summer 1999
Law Clerk
• Researched and drafted motions and memoranda for County
criminal Appeals
• Presented legal analysis to Bureau Chief and ADA’s
• Attended court proceedings for related cases
Education
Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, New York
Juris Doctor, with Honors May, 2001
Joint Certification in Law and Market Economics May, 2001
Activities:
Graduate Research Assistant 2000-2001 Academic Year
• Research and Editing for “Real Estate Transactions” Casebook
• Research and Editing for “Law in a Market Context (Cases and
Materials)”
Law and Market Economics Fellow 1999-2000 Academic Year
• Project for the World Bank, Washington, D.C.:
Authored and presented at the World Bank: “A Primer and Field
Guide on Long-term Leasehold Estates
Senator of the Class of 200*-****-**** Academic Year
• Academic and Fund-raising Committees
Honors:
Shawn M. Sauro, Esq.
Deans List – Spring 2000 through Graduation
CALI – Excellence for the Future Award
Syracuse University Dean’s Scholarship
University Graduate Scholarship
Alfred Wohl Memorial Scholarship
Syracuse University – College of Arts and Sciences Syracuse, New York
Bachelor of Arts, with Honors May, 1998
Economics Major / Biology Minor / Pre-Law & Medicine
Cumulative GPA – 3.4/4.0
Activities:
Omicron Delta Epsilon – Economics Honor Society Member
Golden Key Honor Society Member
Economics Club President
Honors:
Dean’s List – Fall 1996 through Graduation
Syracuse University Dean’s Scholarship
Herbert and Bricea Faus Scholarship
Syracuse University Alumni Fund Scholarship
Syracuse University Grant
Personal Activities/Hobbies
2nd Degree Black Belt Kempo Since 1994
1st Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do Since 1990
Corning “Over 30 League” Lacrosse Summers Since 2004
Avid outdoor sportsman/Fishing
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