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Christopher M. Branscum

** ********* ***. ***** *****, NY 10549

Email: abowjr@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 786-***-****

BAR ADMISSION

Admitted to New York State Bar

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL

J. D., December 2009

Honors: Honor Society of Bar and Gavel; Public Interest Scholarship Recipient 2009-2010 in recognition for dedication to public interest work; Early Graduate. Spanish Proficiency

Activities: The University of Miami International Moot Court Board; Honor Council; Black Law Students Association Fundraising Director, 2009; Entertainment and Sports Law Society; UM Law School Ambassador; Orientation Committee Leader; 2008 Summer Abroad program in Cape Town, South Africa 2008.

Johnson and Wales University, North Miami, FL

B. S., with academic honors, Marketing, May 2004

Minor: Sports & Entertainment Management

EXPERIENCE

Onofrio Law, Nyack, NY

Project Associate, August 2010- Present

Research and draft memoranda for intellectual property litigation. Collectively strategizes and prepares necessary documentation for upcoming proceedings with founding attorney.

Magistrate Judge Patrick A. White, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami, FL

Judicial Intern, Summer 2009

Researched Sixth Amendment and Section1983 issues and organized memoranda for staff attorneys. Prepared legal memoranda on contested issues as well as reviewed case files and motions prior to attending hearings. Prepared and delivered moot style opening and closing arguments and conducted moot jury selections.

Center for Ethics and Public Service, Children and Youth Law Clinic, Miami, FL

Clinical Intern, August 2008 – December 2008

Represented clients at juvenile court hearings. Researched and drafted memoranda in the areas of compensatory education, legal ethics and emancipation of minors. Prepared handbook for interns and caseworkers on Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test waiver options.

Willem C. Vis Moot Competition Team, Vienna, Austria

Oral Advocate, August 2008 – May 2009

Researched and drafted memoranda on issues in international commercial arbitration and cross border insolvency. Crafted and delivered oral arguments.

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