Real Estate Environmental

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LICENSE:

Admitted to State Bar of Texas, November 2012

EDUCATION:

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas

Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 2012

Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal: 2011-2012 Executive Student Writing Editor, 2010-2011 Staff Editor, Best

Comment Award 2010-2011

Award: Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges 2012

Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 2007

American University, Washington, DC

Washington Semester Program, January 2006 – May 2006

PUBLICATION:

COVERING ALL THE BASES: HOW TEXAS CAN PRESERVE ITS MILITARY BASES IN THE FACE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

BUDGET CUTS, 12 Tex. Tech Admin. L.J. (Spring 2011).

SELECTED EXPERIENCE:

Feb. 2013 – May 2013

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX

Fortney Fellow – Office of Legal Services

Research and write memoranda regarding ad ministrative law procedures, enforcement of environmental

statutes, and legislative history, including Superfund, water utilities, and air and waste permits

Draft petitions, agreed orders, and default orders enforcing federal and state environmental programs

Prepare for and attend administrative hearings and public meetings

Sep. 2012 – Dec. 2012

Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX

Law Clerk – Environmental Protection Division

Drafted pleadings, motions, and briefs on environmental and appellate issues for federal and Texas courts

Researched and wrote memoranda on subjects including ownership of the riverbeds of navigable waters,

administrative judicial review of agency orders, and drinking and waste water regulati ons

Attended meetings, court proceedings, and mediations regarding cost recovery, remediation, and natural

resource damage actions under CERCLA and Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act

May 2010 – Aug. 2010

56th Judicial District Court, Galveston County, TX

Intern

Observed courtroom proceedings for criminal and civil trials

Analyzed party submissions and discussed decisions regarding those submissions with the judge

Researched and applied statutes in the areas of property law, criminal law, and wrongful deat h

Dec. 2007 – June 2009

Kutak Rock LLP, Washington, DC

Legal Secretary

Assisted a team of attorneys working in real estate, federal, and environmental law practices

Performed environmental due diligence document reviews and assisted in the preparati on of

environmental law presentations to various educational and industrial organizations

Provided support to members of a class action lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims

involving over 600 former Air Force officers by means of communicat ion with Department of Justice and

maintenance of each individual member’s records

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