Bar Admissions

Admitted to Practice in New York State

LEGAL Experience

Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, New York City, NY

Intern, Fall 2008

Negotiated settlements of OSHA citations. Prepared litigation file for an

OSHA suit concerning multiple willful violations of the code which

resulted in settling of the suit without a reduction of the fine

initially assessed. Researched law and wrote legal memos on topics

including Occupational Safety and Health Act and ERISA. Drafted legal

documents such as proposed settlements and proposed court orders.

Professor Michael A. Perino, St. John's School of Law, Jamaica, NY

Research Assistant, Summer 2008

Wrote synopses of relevant and/or novel interpretations of Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act for addition to text and footnotes of

update to Securities Litigation After The Reform Act, Michael A. Perino,

CCH.

MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION, Lakewood, CO

Summer Intern, 2007

Wrote Amicus Curiae Brief in support of petition for grant of certiorari

in Johnson v. United States, 2007 WL 2589906. Performed research and

prepared research memos for Foundation attorneys in areas including

public land use, inverse condemnation, and the Solomon Amendment.

Prepared legal documents such as Statements of Fact for legal briefs.

Experience

STRATAGENE L.L.C., Jackson, WY

Research Associate, 1999 to 2006

Designed and tested protocols for cancer and genetic disease detection.

Lead researcher, responsible for the planning and execution of a variety

of projects. Coordinated work between labs and between shifts. Reported

progress through written updates and weekly presentations. Collaborated

with research and medical labs in San Diego, Austen, Hong Kong, and Los

Angeles. Trained employees in the design and use of new laboratory

techniques. Participated in the design, testing, and trouble shooting of

analytical machines, complex biochemical testing solutions, and software

used in working with DNA. Worked on developing technology for rapid

detection of Human Papilloma, Herpes Simplex, and Hepatitis A viruses.

Worked on a technique to detect both breast and oral cancers from saliva

samples. Worked to develop a less invasive alternative to Amniocentesis

and Chorionic Villus tests.

EDUCATION

St. John's University School of LAW, Queens, NY

J.D., June 2009

G.P.A. 3.33 (top 1/3 of class, Dean's List Fall 2007, CALI awards for

Personal Federal Income Tax and for Secured Transactions)

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne, FL

B.S., Biochemistry, May 1998

LANGUAGES

Spanish - Fluent

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