Real Estate Developer
Resume:
Michelle Montjoy Diverio
Coconut Grove, FL 33133 / 305-***-****
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP Miami, FL
Jan. 2008–Sept. 2009
Litigation Associate, Intellectual Property & Complex Commercial Litigation
Drafted Federal Court of Appeals briefs, petitions, and motions
Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda on complex issues of federal and state
substantive and procedural law
Managed cases from inception through resolution in Florida federal and state courts in
areas of commercial litigation, real estate litigation, class actions, and entertainment law
Drafted pleadings and dispositive motions, conducted written discovery and depositions,
argued hearings, negotiated settlements on behalf of clients, and conducted a mediation
Legal Services of Greater Miami Miami, FL
Jan. 2008–May 2008
Law Clerk, Pro-bono work for Housing Department
Defended foreclosures and wrongful evictions
Conducted client interviews
Leon County Public Defender’s Office Tallahassee, FL
Aug. 2007–Dec. 2007
Law Clerk, Misdemeanors Department
Drafted motions, pleadings, and memoranda of law
Assisted in pretrial preparation, hearings, and case management conferences
Rivero Palmer & Mestre LLP Miami, FL
May 2007–Aug. 2007
Summer Associate, Complex Commercial Litigation
Drafted complaints, pleadings, and memoranda of law
Participated in hearings, depositions, and client interviews in English and Spanish
EMI Music Publishing/Capitol Records Miami, FL
July 2006–Aug. 2006
Summer Associate, Entertainment Law, International Law
Edited contracts and assisted in contractual negotiations
Drafted memoranda of law
EDUCATION
Florida State University College of Law Tallahassee, FL
Juris Doctor, 2008
Activities: Student Bar Association, FSU College of Law Ambassador
International Law Society, Entertainment Law Society
International Law Study Abroad Program (Barcelona, Spain)
Transferred: Attended New York Law School Fall 2005-Fall 2006
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
BS, Business Administration, Honors in Marketing, 2004
Honors: Florida Bright Futures Merit Scholarship, Pre-Legal Honor Society
Warrington College Student Ambassador, “Liti-Gator” Newsletter
Activities:
Columnist, Student Advisory Board, VP of American Marketing Association
Michelle Montjoy Diverio
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BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Florida
Southern District and Middle District of Florida
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fluent in Spanish - Born in Lima, Peru
Business developer/co-creator of www.miarock.com
Avid tennis player
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