Lindsey J. Simmons
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405-***-**** - L SIMMONS . STU @ MY . OKCU . EDU
RÉSUMÉ
EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Oklahoma City, OK
Juris Doctor with Certificate in Health Law – Magna Cum Laude May 2010
GPA: 9.988/11.0 (with abolished A+)
Class Rank: 8/142
Honors
Outstanding Trial Court Advocate 1L Moot Court Champion
McAfee & Taft Award: Spring 2009 OK Court of Crim. Appeals: Spring
OCU Law Review 2008
Published Comment: Summer 2009
Dedication to Public Service
Staff Member: Spring 2008-Spring
Public Interest Law Group: Spring 2009
2010
Moot Court Society Judge
CALI Awards
1L Moot Court Competition: Spring
Income Tax: Summer 2009
Trial Practice: Spring 2009 2009
Law & Medicine: Summer 2008
Faculty Honor Roll & Dean’s List
Legal Research & Writing II: Fall
Spring 2010; Spring & Fall 2009;
2007
Spring & Fall 2008; Fall 2007
Merit Scholar
Organizations
American Association for Justice Public Interest Law Group (PILG)
(AAJ) INTEGRIS Health Mentor
Vice President(’09); President Holloway Inn of Court
(’08) Law Student Member
Trial Advocacy Team Member
Health Law Organization
The Verdict (School Newspaper) Founder & President
Copy Editor & Contributor
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Lubbock, TX
Bachelor of Arts & Honors Studies: Major – Philosophy; Minor – Spanish May 2007
GPA: 3.87/4.00; Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors
Honors
Honors College President’s List
Published Thesis 4.0 Average, Fall 2004 – Spring 2007
Highest Honors in Honors
Studies
Organizations
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Phi Alpha Delta National Mock Trial Competition
Fall 2004 – Spring 2007 Washington, DC: 2005 & 2006
Chapter Secretary – 2006 Gold Key International Honour Society
Chapter Historian – 2005 Historian & Fundraising Committee:
2006
WORK EXPERIENCE
Johnson, Hanan, and Vosler Oklahoma City, OK
Summer Intern – Medical Malpractice - Defense Summer 2009
Perfected the Art of Medical Chronologies; Attended Hearings for Involuntary Commitment
Drafted Summary Judgments, Performed Legal & Medical Research on Numerous Topics
Updated and Informed Associate Attorneys of Recent Oklahoma Tort Reform, as well as other
recent legislative changes to various health law related statutes
Oklahoma Bar Association - Office of the General Counsel Oklahoma City, OK
Law Clerk Summer 2008
Performed legal research and prepared legal memorandums
Drafted litigation, assisted in investigations and interviewed witnesses
Attended Professional Responsibility Committee (PRC) meetings
Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City, OK
Teaching Assistant Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Legal Writing and Torts Tutor for incoming 1Ls and fellow 2L classmates
Law Offices of Ronald L. Sanders Lubbock, TX
Legal Assistant Spring 2005 – Spring 2007
Conducted interviews, assisted depositions, transcribed affidavits, motions, and
client/attorney correspondence; Made initial jail visits; Attended mediation and trials
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Mock Trial Experience: Washington, DC; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Albuquerque, NM;
Oklahoma City, OK; Lubbock, TX - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE; PHI ALPHA DELTA
Team Member of National and Regional Mock Trials - Competing Since 2005
Limited participation at trials held in Lubbock, TX County Court House
Trial preparation (trial binders, locating expert witnesses, case timelines, subpoenas)
Spanish Proficiency: San Luis Potosi, Summer 2006 Study Abroad – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Established reading, writing, and oral skills - Additional training in “Business Spanish”
Tutor: English as a Second Language (ESL); Lubbock, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; 2005 to
Present
Extensive training in various learning and teaching techniques
Worked with individuals of many different nationalities and languages
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Oklahoma: INTEGRIS Health Child Mentor Program; Bike MS – MS 150 Tulsa to Oklahoma
Phantom Rider; Women’s Law Prom Dress Drive Seamstress; Oklahoma Bar Association
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Law School Division - Elder Care Handbook; Oklahoma Lawyers for Children; City Rescue
Mission; Habitat for Humanity’s Wills Project
Texas: Community Tutor - ESL; Project Grip; Les Masquerades des Artistes; Toys for Tots;
Halloween - University Children’s Hospital; Haven Animal Shelter; Susan G. Koman Society
Race for the Cure; Habitat for Humanity; Texas Tech Law School Blood Drive; March of
Dimes; Lubbock State School; Relay for Life; Voter Registration; Arbor Day
REFERENCES
George McDonald Francesca di Poppa
Attorney at Law Assistant Professor; Thesis
P.O. Box 5145 Mentor
Granbury, TX 76049 Department of Philosophy
817-***-**** Texas Tech University
ablv0y@r.postjobfree.com Lubbock, Texas 79409-3092
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Jeff Lynch
AAJ Trial Advocacy Team
Coach
U.S. Western District Court
of Oklahoma
200 NW 4th St
Loraine D. Farabow
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-***-**** Assistant General Counsel
ablv0y@r.postjobfree.com Oklahoma Bar Association
rts.gov 1901 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
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Kari A. Hawthorne
Associate Attorney -
Laurie W. Jones
Medical Malpractice
Johnson, Hanan & Vosler Public Interest Law Group Faculty
100 N. Broadway Ave., Ste Advisor
2750 OCU School of Law
Oklahoma City, OK 73102 2501 N. Blackwelder
405-***-**** Oklahoma City, OK 73106
khawthorne@johnsonhanan. 405-***-****
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Vicki L. MacDougall Mark O. Webb
Health Law Professor & Certificate Associate Professor and Chairman
Director Department of Philosophy
OCU School of Law Texas Tech University
2501 N. Blackwelder Lubbock, Texas 79409-3092
Oklahoma City, OK 73106 806-***-**** ext 339
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