Training Assistant

Kristin Lee Knotts____________________________________________________

**** *** *** # * *****., IL 62704

Cell: 217-***-****

*************@****.***

Professional Experience

Methamphetamine Prosecutor; 21st Judicial District; Grand Junction,

CO (November '07-November '08)

* Responsible for prosecuting major Methamphetamine dealers

& importers- Specializing in Search & Seizure Law

* On call 24/7 for Law Enforcement Questions,

Warrants, Seals, Etc.

* Assisted Drug Task Force with confidential

informants & S.O.Is

* Filing decisions, filing complaints &

assigning cases to other prosecutors

* Assisted prosecutors in case strategy & plea

offers

* Handled motions to suppress & upper level

felony jury trials

* Worked with legal assistants on filing

appropriate court documents

* Handled negotiations with defense attorneys

District Court, Senior Trial Deputy District Attorney; 21st Judicial

District; Grand Jct, CO (April '07-Nov. '08)

* Responsible for prosecuting higher-level felony cases such

as Sexual Assaults

* Extended appropriate plea offers

* Handled preliminary hearings, disposition

hearings, & sentencings

* Motions hearings, including child hearsay,

competency, suppressions, etc.

* Worked with victims on victims' rights cases

* Conducted upper level felony jury trials

District Court, Deputy District Attorney; 21st Judicial District;

Grand Jct., CO (August '06- April '07)

* Responsible for prosecuting lower-level felony cases such

as Theft & Simple Possession

* Expected to manage large dockets with over 100

felony cases at a time

* Managed dockets & court hearings everyday

* Worked with defense attorneys on plea

negotiations

* Handled preliminary hearings, motions hearings,

& jury trials

District Court, Deputy District Attorney; 13th Judicial District; Sterling,

CO (December '04 -July '06)

* Responsible for over 250 Felony cases. Handled matters

including:

* Filing decisions and filing complaints and

informations

* Extending appropriate plea offers in most

cases

* Status conferences and pre-trial conferences

with defense attorneys

* Preliminary (Probable Cause) hearings and

Disposition hearings

* Motions hearings, including motions to

suppress evidence, statements, and warrant

sufficiency

* Bench Trials and Jury Trials

* Handled 15 Felony Jury trials including as high as

Class 3 felonies and Sexual Assaults on

Children and have obtained guilty verdicts in

11 out of 15

* ILD and Temporary release hearings

* Responsible for coverage in Washington County Court and

Logan County Juvenile Prosecutions:

* Handled docket management

* 6 Jury Trials including Driving Under the

Influence

* Bench trials

Providence Academy of Law & Leadership; Denver, CO: Teacher's

Assistant (Summer 2004)

* Taught Evidence & Trial Tactics to students from Regis Jesuit

and Denver North High Schools

* Participated in leadership activities that taught the class

confidence and team work

* Helped students prepare a final trial

Kristin Lee Knotts____________________________________________________

2604 Fox Run # 3 Spfld., IL 62704

Cell: 217-***-****

*************@****.***

The Law Office of David Schott; Denver, CO: Law Clerk (Summer 2003)

* Wrote and filed complaints particularly for wrongful termination

and assault and battery cases

* Researched civil/tort issues for trial such as respondeat

superior

* Prepared notebooks for attorney's use in trial including

depositions, exhibits, etc.

CO Public Defenders' Office; Denver, CO: Legal Intern (Fall 2001)

* Prepared clients for their initial appearance in Felony

Arraignment Court by explaining the charges against them,

assigning their public defender, and discussing whether or not a

lower bond could be argued for at that time

* Argued and won the lowering of bond for several clients accused

of felony and/or juvenile offenses

* Prepared misdemeanor County Court cases with Public Defenders by

speaking with clients and discussing their options, i.e. trial

or plea bargaining

* Conducted plea negotiations with Deputy District Attorneys on

behalf of clients

* Entered guilty and not guilty pleas on behalf of clients in

Denver

Securities and Exchange Commission; Denver, CO: Law Clerk (Summer

2001)

* Researched evidence issues for particular cases including the

ability of the SEC to admit a particular accountant's papers

* Summarized depositions of a company's officers conducted by the

SEC in the midst of filing fraud charges in conjunction with the

Justice Department

* Wrote a trial brief arguing for the admission of evidence

(accountant's papers) at trial

Other Employment/Experience

Figure Skating Coach & Choreographer; Mpls, MN, Detroit & Ann Arbor,

MI, & Denver, CO (1996-2004)

* Taught private & group lessons at all locations from beginner

to senior levels

* Choreographed programs for competitive skaters

* Taught special technique workshops

Director of Figure Skating for Big Bear Ice Arena; Denver, CO (Sept.

'03- December 2004)

* Coordinated private and group instruction through Learn-to-

Skate for children and adults

* Oversaw a staff of coaches

* Promoted the program throughout the community

Professional Memberships, Affiliations, & Training

Member of the Colorado Bar

* Passed the July 2004 Colorado Bar Exam

Colorado District Attorney Association: 3 annual training conferences

Colorado Drug Investigators Association; Breckinridge, CO; 2008

Annual Conference

Fraud Training; Grand Junction Police Dept.: Spring 2007

Kristin Lee Knotts____________________________________________________

2604 Fox Run # 3 Spfld., IL 62704

Cell: 217-***-****

*************@****.***

Felony Prosecutor's School; February 2005

* Sponsored by the Colorado District Attorneys' Council

* Training included how to give proper plea offers, how to

handle preliminary hearings, motions hearings, and sentencing

hearings, and how to handle your own appeals.

NDAA Trial Advocacy 1; August 15-19, 2005

* Sponsored by the National District Attorneys' Association

and the National Advocacy Center

* Critiques and techniques on Opening Statements, Direct and

Cross Examinations, and Closing Arguments

Education

University of Denver College of Law; Denver, CO (1999-2002)

* J.D., May 2002

* GPA: 3.1

* Staff Editor for Law Review, 2000-'01; Edited articles for the

DU Law Journal

* General Editor for Law Review, '01-'02; Reviewed articles

assigned to and edited by staff editors

* Moot Court Negotiations Competitor, Fall 1999

* Hoffman Trial Competitor, Fall '01; Scores led to

invitation to try-out for DU Trial Team

* DU ATLA Trial Team member, Winter '01-'02; Regional Competitor

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI (1998-1999)

* B.A., Political Science

* GPA: 3.5

* Graduated with Class Honors

Augsburg College; Minneapolis, MN (1994-1996)

* Major: Political Science

* GPA: 3.3

* Elected Freshman Student Government Representative

* Voted Membership on Political Science Journal

Skills

Microsoft Word

* Type more than 60 words per minute

Power Point

Research

* General internet

* Lexis-Nexis

* Westlaw

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