Assistant Supervisor

Lydia H. Hamlet

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EDUCATION Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS

Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 2010

G.P.A. 3.13 Rank 53/152

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

Master of Arts in Applied Psychology, with honors, December 2003

G.P.A. 3.93

Psi Chi Honor Society

Hendrix College, Conway, AR

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude with distinction, May 2000

G.P.A. 3.75

Psi Chi Honor Society

EXPERIENCE Legal Intern August 2009-April 2010

Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office, Business Regulation and Enforcement Division

Conducted legal research, issued opinion letters, and drafted memoranda on various legal

issues. Primary focus was regulating the preneed funeral and perpetual care cemetery

industries and enforcing state-wide scrap metal regulations.

Legal Extern May 2009-June 2009

Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, Opinions Division, Jackson, MS

Performed extensive legal research and, pursuant to guidance of supervising attorneys,

drafted official opinions concerning an array of legal issues, reviewed proposed interlocal

agreements, and issued opinion letters to the public.

Legal Research Assistant January 2009-April 2009

Panter & Stutzman, Madison, MS

Performed legal research and wrote office memoranda regarding issues of alimony

modification, bankruptcy, employment contracts, and guilty pleas in criminal cases.

Research Assistant May 2008-April 2009

Judge Mary Libby Payne, Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS

Performed research and editing for book on the history of Mississippi College School of

Law. Research required extensive use of WESTLAW, LexisNexis, and Mississippi

Department of Archives and History.

Supervisor, Medicaid Waiver Coordination June 2002-June 2007

Medicaid Waiver Coordinator June 2000-

June 2002

Integrity, Inc., Little Rock, AR

As Supervisor, managed waiver coordinators; led design of rehabilitative programming

for children and adults with developmental disabilities and emotional/behavioral

disturbances. Assured compliance with state regulatory agencies and court orders; served

as liaison among clients, legal representatives, and case management entities. Secured

financial support for client programming through plan of care review board. Renewed

client evaluations; ensured that necessary psychological and adaptive testing was

completed by licensed psychological examiner. Supervised and disciplined personnel and

conducted performance appraisals. Processed workers compensation claims. Ensured

agency compliance with COBRA legal mandates; completed employment reports and

testified regarding the legitimacy of unemployment claims.

As Coordinator, testified at foster care reviews, permanency planning, and juvenile

detention hearings. Maintained frequent communication with guardians, attorneys ad

litem, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists involved in the prescription of psychotropic

medications. Facilitated investigation of abuse allegations and accessed alternative

placement for clients pending law enforcements findings. Submitted reports of client

progress to behavioral treatment unit, guardians, and attorneys.

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