Baton Rouge Assistant

CANDACE J. GREER **** Dawnwood Dr.

Old Hickory, TN 37138

615-***-****/

abiog8@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking an Associate Patent Attorney position in an Intellectual

Property Law Firm.

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HIGHLIGHTS & QUALIFICATIONS

. Proactive and articulate Attorney admitted to practice before the

state of Tennessee, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Court of Appeals for

the Federal Circuit.

. Background includes undergraduate degree in Biology, teaching

experience in the public school system, student attorney with

experience in criminal law proceedings, and a law clerk with

administrative law experience.

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LEGAL EXPERIENCE

LAW CLERK & LEGAL SECRETARY, Law Offices of Dr. C. H. Thornton, Baton

Rouge, LA (2008-2009)

. Performed statutory and case research on issues related to Social

Security Disability and Veterans Disability benefits.

. Collaborated with the managing attorney to develop case theories and

writing appeal briefs.

. Responsible for keeping clients up to date on the progress of their

appeals.

STUDENT ATTORNEY, Southern University Criminal Law Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA

(2008-2009)

. Worked in conjunction with the Baton Rouge Public Defenders Office.

. Represented criminally charged clients before Baton Rouge City Court

and Criminal Court of East Baton Rouge Parish.

. Vigorously defended clients in all phases of criminal proceedings,

including arraignments, plea negotiations, and trials.

WORK EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2005-2006)

. Conducted research on the effects of elementary school aged children

with ADD/ADHD in regular classroom settings.

. Collected and compared data on the effects of psychotropic medications

used to treat children with behavior disorders.

. Collaborated in teams to anaylize the successes and failures of the

use of psychotropic medications compared to behavior modification

tools in the treatment of behavior disorders.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, New Orleans Public Schools, New Orleans, LA

(2000-2001)

. Instructed students at the middle school level with special needs,

particularly behavior disorders.

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EDUCATION

JURIS DOCTOR, Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA (2009)

. Barrister Award receipent 2009

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, Dillard University, New Orlenas, LA (2000)

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LICENSEING

. TENNESSEE STATE BAR, (2009)

. REGISTERED UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK ATTORNEY, (2010)

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