ALEKSANDER PONTUS
* ****** ***** *****, **********, MO 63031 734-***-**** abj86t@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
State Bar of Michigan, admitted February 2006
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
Juris Doctor, September 2003
Concentration in General Practice
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, December 1998
Varsity Men’s Tennis Team, 1993-1997
WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Attorney (via Robert Half Legal) August 2010 to Present
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. Saint Louis, MO
Review and code electronic documents for contractual dispute using Summation. Assist in compiling
privilege log for depositions.
Project Attorney (via Robert Half Legal) August 2010 to August 2010
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP Saint Louis, MO
Reviewed and coded electronic documents for real estate dispute using Citrix.
Project Attorney (via Robert Half Legal) February 2010 to March 2010
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. Saint Louis, MO
Reviewed and coded electronic documents for multi-million contractual dispute using Summation.
Project Attorney (via KForce) August 2009 to September 2009
Elsevier Inc. Maryland Heights, MO
Reviewed and coded electronic documents involved in proposed Congressional investigation using Applied
Discovery.
Project Attorney (via Juris Temps) March 2008 to December 2008
Bryan Cave, LLP Saint Louis, MO
Reviewed and coded electronic documents for pharmaceutical litigation.
Legal Analyst (via Kelly Law registry) April 2007 to September 2007
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Kansas City, MO
Reviewed pharmaceutical litigation documents with the program Lextranet. Reviewed product liability
litigation documents with the program iCONECT.
Attorney October 2006 to March 2007
Casterline and Associates PC Farmington Hills, MI
Gained working proficiency with Immigration Law and Family Law. Assisted in court preparation.
Observed and assisted in client interviews. Researched legal issues and drafted documents for general
practice firm relating to Immigration Law and Family Law. Filed documents for court proceedings.
Organized case files.
Extern January 2003 to April 2003
Bodwin & Fuzak, P.C. East Lansing, MI
Assisted in drafting a case evaluation involving Michigan no-fault. Wrote various memoranda and various
complaints involving tort law. Researched legal issues concerning no-fault and family law. Observed
deposition procedures involving tort law. Exposed to client interview regarding Michigan no-fault claim.
Law Clerk May 1997 to May 1998
Bassey & Selesko, P.C. Southfield, MI
Filed motions for various types of legal proceedings involving estate planning. Provided attorney litigation
and discovery support related to probate practice with court filings and docket assistance.
MISCELLANEOUS
Proficient in Polish.
Missouri Life & Health Insurance license.