JONATHAN HOYT
**** ******** **. #*** ● West Des Moines, IA 50266 ● 515-***-****
abnqtj@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA
Juris Doctor Candidate July 2009
Activities: Drake Law ACLU
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Bachelors of Arts, History August 2005
Honors: Dean’s List, University Honors Program
Activities: Mock Trial, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Campus Christian Fellowship
WORK EXPERIENCE
Drake University Legal Clinic Des Moines, IA
Student Attorney in Middleton Children Right’s Clinic Summer 2009
• Assist in removal cases, adoptions, and termination of parental rights
• Participate in team meetings with children undergoing placement
• Participate in staffings to determine needs of children whose parents rights had been terminated
• Draft guardianship pleadings
Polk County Attorney’s Office Des Moines, IA
Prosecutor’s Intern January – May 2009
• Represented the State of Iowa in traffic court handling speeding and no insurance violations
• First chaired a felony assault case and second chaired a trespassing violation
• Assigned to Collections Department, meeting with individuals owing the state money
Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA
Research Assistant to Professor David McCord September – November 2008
• Researched case histories of death row inmates throughout the United States
• Drafted memoranda with findings
Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA
Retirement Specialist February 2006 – August 2006
• Assigned to Client Call Center and worked with Principal clients concerning their 401k’s
• Responded to inquiries regarding penalties and taxes that accrued upon early withdrawal of 401k’s
• Assisted customers in switching investments in their 401k portfolio
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Employment: Server, Mug’s Pub – West Des Moines, IA (Summer 2008)
Clerk, Dillard’s – West Des Moines, IA (Summer 2007)
Telemarketer, Marketlink, Inc., Des Moines, IA (Summers 2003 – 2005)
Interests: Fitness, golf