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Christopher Missick
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EDUCATION
WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL, Costa Mesa, CA, J.D. Cum Laude, May 2008
Class Rank: 15%, 23 of 156
Merit Scholarship Recipient
CALI Awards: Bankruptcy, Women Law & Culture, International Animal Law
Law Review Staff
Federalist Society President
Student Bar Association Vice President
Phi Alpha Delta Historian
Summer Abroad, 2006 & 2007 Toulouse, France
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO, B.A., Government, 2003
Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) Outstanding Greek Leader, Greek Scholar
Sigma Phi Epsilon President, VP of Recruitment
Associated Students (ASI) Vice President of University Affairs
PUBLICATIONS
"Child Custody Provisions in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Congress Acts to Protect Parents
Serving in the Armed Forces," Volume XXIX, No. 4 Whittier Law Review, May 2008
Authored Chapter "A Line In The Sand," in Letters from the Front Lines: Iraq and Afghanistan, by
Rear Admiral Stuart Platt, Greenville Island Press, 2006
EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE, Los Alamitos, CA 2001-2009
Sergeant, 25 Quebec
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2005
Soldier of the Year, 2003, 319th Signal Battalion
Team leader, Tactical Communication Unit
Granted Secret Security Clearance
Awarded Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal
Prepared active duty Army units to augment Army Reserve soldiers, Camp Henry, Korea
CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL 4TH DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, Santa Ana, CA Fall 2007
Judicial Extern, Hon. David G. Sills, Presiding Justice
Conducted cite checking of briefs submitted to the court and opinions filed by the court
Drafted summaries and opinions for cases before the Court of Appeal
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Santa Ana, CA Spring 2007
Certified Law Clerk
Assisted deputy district attorneys in the Consumer/Environmental Protection Unit
Worked primarily with worker's compensation fraud
Drafted numerous pre-trial motions and successfully argued motions before the court
MCPHERSON FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, Sacramento, CA 2002
Northern California Field Director
Managed campaign effort for 27 counties
Created McPherson Media Alert program providing instant connectivity to supporters
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - THE LEARNING CENTER, Sacramento, CA 1998-2002
Director of Instruction
Designed educational outreach program for senior citizens, welfare recipients, and at-risk youth
Developed original introductory computer class curriculum
Employee of the Year, 2000
AFFILIATIONS
Orange County Mensa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Long Beach Valley, Scottish Rite
INTERESTS
Cooking, wine tasting and travel
Studying history, politics, philosophy and theology
Anything technology related including web design and video production