Attorney

Cherée M. Powers

**** ****** ****, *** *** Norcross, GA 30093 • 912-***-**** • *******@*****.***

BAR ADMISSION & EDUCATION

State Bar of Georgia, November 2017.

Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida Juris Doctor, May 2016

Honors: Pro Bono Honors

Activities: Student Ambassador; American Bar Association, Student Member; Atlanta Bar Association, Student Member; Phi Alpha Delta Member South University, Savannah, Georgia

Masters in Business Administration, June 2013

Honors: Presidential Scholar Recipient

Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 2011

Honors: HOPE Scholarship; MACAS Award Recipient

Activities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Vice-President LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Interviewing and Counseling Clinic with Concentration in Human Trafficking Jacksonville, FL Clinician January 2016-May 2016

• Managed a caseload of trafficking cases and collaborated with various agencies such as ICE.

• Interviewed survivors of human trafficking; assessed credibility of claims and recommended solutions.

• Managed client relationships, including explaining legal rights and identifying goals.

• Advised clients of legal rights under federal law with T and U visa. D.C. Law Students in Court Washington, DC

Law Clerk May 2015 – July 2015

• Conducted legal research regarding landlord/tenant issues and assisted attorney with discovery.

• Drafted a joint pretrial statement and motion for summary judgment.

• Conducted client interviews, advised tenants of legal rights, mediated disputes, and summarized depositions. Public Defender’s Office-4th Judicial Circuit Jacksonville, Florida Internship August 2014-November 2014

• Conducted legal research and investigative fact-finding in furtherance of preparing cases for trial.

• Attended client meetings, depositions, plea and sentencing hearings and assisted at counsel table. U.S. Attorney’s Office – Southern District of Georgia Savannah, Georgia Executive Assistant to the U.S. Attorney May 2012-July 2013

• Prepared memoranda, letters and other documents.

• Read and analyze incoming memoranda, submissions and reports to determine significance.

• Opened and closed bankruptcy files and criminal case files for military base cases. U.S. Attorney’s Office – Southern District of Georgia Savannah, Georgia Student Clerk March 2008- April 2012

• Assisted attorneys with case research regarding Criminal, Civil and Bankruptcy law. LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Volunteered with MLK Day: A Day On NOT a Day Off; Light the Night for Leukemia; Combined Federal Campaign Contributor: Cancer Research and Humane Society SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Certified in WestlawNext; Proficient in Lexis/Nexis Legal Research; Playing the piano, Traveling; Reading

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