Project Manager Assistant

C HRISTOPHER C ERCONE, E SQ.

786-***-**** (F)

415-***-**** (V) *****@************.***

B AR A DMISSIO N

Admitted to practice Law in California, December 2009. SBN 266080.

E DUCAT ION

G OLDEN GATE U NIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Spring 2009

Doctorate of Jurisprudence.

Honors Lawyering Program.

Dean s List.

T HE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Fall 2004

Bachelor of Arts in archaeology, minor in political science.

Dean s List.

E XPERIENCE

P RIVATE PRACTICE, December 2009 to present.

Solo Practitioner- Copyright and trademark registration, privacy law class

action consultant, intellectual property litigation, Digital Millenium

Copyright Act compliance and takedown notices, legal research, consumer

complaints, requests for compensation, evictions and eviction defense, and

rent disputes.

Advisor to two startups.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act and privacy law consultant to top

rated small firm.

E LECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, Fall 2008

Intern- Near full-time position in the legal department.

Undertook novel-question research assignments and document production

related to cutting edge technology and civil liberties litigation.

Assisted in litigation of ongoing government spying disputes.

A CLU OF NORTHERN CA LIFORNIA, Fall 2007

Intern- Full-time position in the Technology and Civil Liberties Policy

Program.

Assisted in drafting of blog posts and other policy materials for web

publication.

Drafted white papers on emerging technologies and related civil liberties

concerns.

Worked with ACLU staff at local and national levels to further policy

goals.

G OLDEN GATE LANDLORD TENANT LAW CLINIC, Summer 2007

Student Attorney- Worked to achieve housing-related legal goals of AIDS

patient client.

Successfully negotiated to delay rent increases that would have forced

client onto the streets.

A RCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE SERVICE, May 2005-August 2007

Archaeological Field Team Leader- Directed teams of up to 12

archaeologists and technicians during excavations and other field projects.

Project Manager- Worked to preserve cultural resources through pre-

development project planning and project monitoring. Prepared cultural

resources survey and monitoring reports in compliance with local, state,

and federal requirements.

C ALIFORNIA S TUDENTS FOR CHANGE, Summer 2003-Spring 2005

Founder and Director- Ran the day to day operations of a small not for

profit committed to training California s students in how best to lobby

federal officials.

A RNOLD & PORTER LLP, Spring 2005

Temporary Legal Assistant- Employed through Legal Resources, Inc.

Assisted in document preparation for federal filing of major telecom

merger.

Assisted in multi-billion dollar products liability litigation.

K ERRY FOR PRESIDENT, Summer and Fall 2004

Field Organizer- Part time campaign work.

Fundraiser- Gathered funds directly and trained other fundraisers.

D EAN FOR AMERICA, Fall 2003

Field Organizer- Facilitated events and voter outreach, contact prospective

volunteers and donors.

T HE OFFICE OF SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, Fall 2002-Spring 2003

Intern- Assisted in committee hearings preparation, constituent

correspondence, constituent services, legislative research and scheduling.

Attached to Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government

Information Fall 2002.

T HE O FFICE OF REP. MIKE THOMPSON, Spring 2002

Intern- Assisted in constituent correspondence, constituent services, event

preparation and legislative research.

ACTICE, December 2009 to present.

• Solo Practitioner- Copyright and trademark registration, privacy law class

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