Assistant Legal

MICHAEL GRANT

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ADMISSIONS A member in good standing with the New York State Bar admitted on May 3, 2017.

EDUCATION

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY

Juris Doctor, June 2015

Awards: Centennial Grant, Dean's Merit, and Academic Achievement

Pro Bono Scholar Access to Justice Award

Activities: Mentoring Youth through Legal Education, Legal Outreach Constitutional Law Debate Coach

National Security Law Society Education Board, Vice President and Chairman

Macaulay Honors at Hunter College, New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, minor in Psychology, cum laude, June 2012

Honors: Dean's List; Honors in Political Science 2012

Award: Macaulay Honors Scholarship

Activities: Mock Trial Team, Founder and President (2008-2010);

Hillel, The Foundation of Jewish Life, Program Adviser (2008-2012)

Study Abroad: Rothberg Inter. School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (2010)

EXPERIENCE

Brandeis Center, Washington D.C.

Civil Rights Legal Fellow January 2017-Present

Research case law. Draft memo about tax exempt organizations. Researches case law of Title VI, VII, IIX of the 1964 Civil rights Act. Draft Memo on 1964 Civil Rights Act. Research history and legal issues that arise from BDS. Investigate claims of Anti-Semitism on college campuses.

The Law Office of Justin A. Zeller, New York, NY

Legal Intern September 2016-Present

Draft complaints, notices of depositions and affidavits. Conduct client intake and interviews. Assess and calculate alleged damages. File motions and affidavits. Observe settlement hearings. Research potential defendants. Draft openings and closings. Prep attorneys for objections on cross and direct.

Children’s Law Center, Brooklyn, NY

BLS Public Interest Post Graduate Fellow September 2015-March 2016

Fact cited briefs and researched case law. Observed client interviews, hearing, and trials. Made and calendared appointments.

Legal Services NYC, Brooklyn, NY

Pro Bono Scholar March 2015 - May 2015

Interviewed clients seeking to recoup public assistance benefits. Evaluated recoupment, rejection and termination notices, identifying procedural and substantive defects. Examined other financial documentation and in person representations. Represented clients at fair hearings for public service benefits. Reviewed and researched the TANF and SNAP fair hearing regulations. Argued before administrative law judges. Kept track of percentage of approved and denied nuisance and abatement cases, as well as dates, officers and judges involved and other information for the purposes of future litigation.

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, New York, NY

Legal Research Assistant June 2014 – August 2014

Researched natural law writings and analyzed natural law doctrine. Drafted article as possible law journal publication. Discussed with the Judge natural law theory.

New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY

Clinic Intern August 2013 – May 2014

Interviewed clients and researched regulations concerning public assistance benefits. Drafted letters to clients and government agencies. Requested discovery and reviewed case files.

Hon. Gary Knobel, New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County, Mineola, NY

Legal Intern Summer 2013

Researched cases concerning Article 84 guardianships and prepared a draft order. Observed court proceedings. Discussed procedural and substantive issues in chambers.

Office of New York City Council Member Gale Brewer, 6th District, New York, NY

Legislative Intern June 2011 - August 2012

Drafted correspondence to constituents and government agencies. Conducted research pertaining to gun control laws, taxes, broadband data usage and mandatory sick days in order to draft legislation. Reviewed budgets.

Glassman and Glassman Attorneys at Law, Lynbrook, NY

Assistant Summer 2010

Reviewed documents, deposition transcripts, and affidavits in preparation for trial. Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of cases.

PUBLICATION

Michael Grant, Buttering Bread: The Sordid Tale of Campaign Finance and Shaun McCutcheon, National Law Review,

(May 2, 2014)

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