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EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles

Degree: Juris Doctor, May 2010

GPA: 3.38

Honors: 2010 UCLA Hagman Scholar, 24th Annual UCLA Land Use Law & Planning

Conference

Activities: 2009 Symposium Director, UCLA Journal of International Law and

Foreign Affairs

Member, La Raza Latino Law Students Association

Participant, Jones Day Moot Court Competition

Pace University, New York

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, May 2005

GPA: 3.90

Honors: Valedictorian, Social Sciences

Winner, Excellence in Field of History; Kahlo-Bolivar Award

for Latin American Studies

Activities: Staff Writer, Pace Press

EXPERIENCE

Hunton & Williams, LLP - Los Angeles, California

Summer Associate, May 2009 - July 2009

Worked in various areas of law including environmental, labor and

employment, immigration and general litigation.

Assisted clients in regulatory compliance matters involving various

environmental statutes.

Drafted motions and proposed orders for the Los Angeles Superior Court and

Immigration Court.

Entrusted with management of pro bono cases involving monolingual Spanish-

speakers.

Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights - San Francisco, California

Summer Law Clerk, May 2008 - August 2008

Drafted and filed an amicus curiae brief for the Orantes-Hernandez case

before the Ninth Circuit.

Conducted intake and drafted case analysis reports for asylum and racial

discrimination cases.

Texas Civil Rights Project - Austin, Texas

Central Texas VAWA Case Manager, March 2006 - July 2007

Drafted and filed immigration petitions for family violence victims in 21

counties in Central Texas.

Efficiently managed a heavy caseload while preparing trainings and public

information campaigns.

Conducted Violence Against Women Act training to shelters and law

enforcement agencies.

Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional - San Jose, Costa Rica

Legal Intern, August 2005 - February 2006

Drafted documents for litigation in cases before the Inter-American Court

for Human Rights.

Conducted research and communicated with victims and government entities,

completely in Spanish.

Organized an Indigenous People's Summit, with tribal leaders from Mexico

and Central America.

New York Unemployment Project/National Employment Law Project - New York,

New York

Lobbyist/Legal Advocate, May 2002 - September 2002

Successfully lobbied for an extension of benefits for New Yorkers who

became unemployed as a result of 9/11.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Spanish: native speaker with legal experience; French: intermediate; Greek:

intermediate.

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