Attorney

BAR ADMISSIONS

The North Carolina Bar, ****

Southern District of Florida, 2015

The Florida Bar, 2014

EXPERIENCE

DAUNTLESS DISCOVERY, Morrisville, North Carolina October 2017 Present

Contract Attorney

Review and analyze documents for relevance to legal issues

Organize documents based on relevance

BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC, Raleigh, North Carolina March 2016 April 2017

Real Estate Paralegal

Coordinated all REO closings for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in North Carolina and South Carolina

Coordinated retail real estate closings in North Carolina from point of contract execution to closing

Conducted all post-contractual work for real estate closings including, but not limited to: drafting of deeds and lien waivers, coordinating CDs with lenders, drafting HUDs, initiating title curative work, communicating with clients and realtors daily, enforcing compliance measures, processing wires for closing, reviewing and analyzing issues arising from real estate contracts

UPDATE LEGAL, Miami Lakes, Florida June 2015 March 2016

Contract Attorney

Review and analyze documents for relevance to legal issues

Organize documents based on relevance

TERRANOVA CORPORATION, Miami Beach, Florida

Assistant In-House Counsel September 2014 December 2014

Conducted legal research relating to commercial real estate law

Interpreted commercial leases and defaulted tenants

RAUL R. LOPEZ, P.A., Miami Lakes, Florida

Law Clerk December 2013 September 2014

Researched, analyzed, and summarized case law relating to contract law, property law, and tort law

Drafted and filed motions, complaints, and discovery requests; drafted wills; prepared documents for production; and drafted legal memoranda

ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Miami Gardens, Florida

Research Assistant to Professor Tamara Lawson August 2012 May 2014

Conducted legal research related to Florida criminal law

Edited Professor Lawson’s pending journal publications

EDUCATION

ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Miami Gardens, Florida

Juris Doctor, cum laude May 2014

Honors: St. Thomas Law Review, Articles Editor (May 2013 – May 2014); Dean's List (Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014); CALI Book Awards: Advanced Legal Research & Writing; and Law & Literature

Activities: President of the American Constitution Society (May 2013 – May 2014); Training for Optimal Performance ("TOP"), Mentor (Summer 2012); 1L Student Orientation, Mentor (Fall 2012, Fall 2013)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Minor: Philosophy) May 2011

Honor: The Florida Medallion Scholars Award (Recipient, 2008 2011)

Activity: Delta Kappa Chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma, Active Member

PUBLICATIONS

Innocent Blood on Manicured Hands: How the Media has Brought the New Roxie Harts and Velma Kellys to Center Stage, 16 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J.51 (2014)

So Let the Paint be Spread, We're Painting the Soles Red, 15 Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L. 49 (2014)

SKILLS

Proficient in Spanish

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