Real Estate Assistant

K. DENISE BAIRD, ESQ.

***** ******** *** ****** ******, MD 20905 301-***-****

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QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

Expertise in drafting contract documents and providing edits to said

documents. Able to provide highly persuasive, clear and concise legal

memoranda, including motions oppositions and reply briefs that have resulted

in highly successful rulings and case outcomes in law and motion matters.

Strong negotiator and persuasive litigator who willingly works within the

constraints of the legal system to achieve justice for all parties.

Highly organized and extremely detailed, able to work seamlessly on

multiple projects and transactions simultaneously.

Sharp and effective communicator, with strong negotiation, leadership, and

interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with people of diverse

backgrounds and levels of authority.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Law Offices of Dennis A. Baird Esq., Silver Spring, MD

2010 - Present

Attorney

Drafts contracts, legal memoranda, briefs, pleadings and motions on

defined case issues and facts for real property disputes, contractual

matters, probate, torts and family law matters.

Conducts research on laws, regulations, Board of Immigration Appeals

decisions, and other precedents involving personal injury, contracts, torts

claims, landlord tenant, criminal and family law.

Extensive experience with drafting and reviewing complaints, answers,

discovery, oppositions, wills, trusts, contracts, leases and other business

documents.

Extensive experience representing and negotiating, on behalf of clients at

real estate closings, mediations, settlement conferences and at meetings

relating to negotiating contractual terms.

Makes Court appearances, litigates and presents oral arguments for

immigration, personal injury, breach of contract actions, criminal law and

family law hearings.

Prepares witnesses for deposition/trial, collects and organizes evidence and

exhibits used in depositions/trial.

Works closely with the billing department to ensure complete and accurate

billing in compliance with contracts/agreements.

Hollywood City Attorney’ s Office, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2010

Certified Legal Intern

Conducted research on a variety of civil and procedural legal issues for

transactional and litigation purposes.

Litigated trials, conducted several arraignments, and attended code

violation hearings and meetings.

Drafted legal memoranda of law, policy relating to the municipal code and

an amendment for the municipal city code.

Chief Judge Victor Tobin, 17th Judicial Circuit Court, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2009

Judicial Law Clerk

Conducted research on civil statutes, court rulings, cases, treatises,

and practice guides relating to family law, traffic violations, products

liability and legal malpractice.

Analyzed written arguments submitted in law and motion matters

and presented analysis in a concise detailed written format.

Assisted judges and staff attorneys with drafting Court opinions.

Observed family law, traffic, legal malpractice, products liability and

criminal law hearings and trials.

OF NOTE:

Saint Thomas University School of Law, Research Assistant, Miami Gardens,

FL 2009-2010

The United Nations Headquarters, Law Intern, South African Mission, New

York, NY 2009

Broward State Attorney’ s Office, Law Intern, Sex Crimes/Elderly Abuse, Ft.

Lauderdale, FL 2008

Philadelphia Immigration Court, Intern, Philadelphia, PA

2006-2007

Arlington Immigration Court, Intern, Arlington, VA

2005

Executive Office for Immigration Review ( EOIR), Intern, Leesburg Pike, VA

2004-2005

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, Saint Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, FL

2010

Honors: Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Editor/Member; Caribbean

Bar Assn. Scholarship Recipient

Activities: Peter T. Faye Inn of Court, Member; Broward Inn of Court,

Member; Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Member; Member; Gwen

Cherry Lawyers Assn., Member.

Courses: Completion of Contracts and Corporate Law Classes addressing

Sarbanes Oxley Rules and Regulations as they apply to Contracting.

Bachelors of Arts in Communications, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2007

Honors: The Star Scholarship Foundation Recipient; Temple Academic

Scholarship.

Activities: Spanish Club; Temple Newspaper; Temple Student Government;

Diversity Affairs Committee.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

State Bar of Florida - Elder Law Section

State Bar of the District of Columbia: Intellectual Property Section

The American Bar Association: Litigation Section

The Greater Washington Area Chapter Women Lawyers Division

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Member The Young Not For Profit Professionals DC

Study Abroad: IES Study Abroad Program, Barcelona, Spain.

2006

Languages: Proficiency in speaking, writing and reading Spanish

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