Insurance Assistant

Kyle Mitchell

*** ***** ***** ******, ***** Harbor, NY 11694

H: 718-***-****/C: 646-***-****

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BAR ADMISSIONS

New York; Southern District of New York; Eastern District of New York, 2013

Passed the July 2012 New Jersey State Bar Exam, Application Pending

EDUCATION

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Juris Doctor, May 2012, cum laude; GPA: 3.62; Rank: 40 of 364; Top 11%

Honors: Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal, Articles Editor,

Volume 29 (2011 to 2012)

Dean's List (Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

Activities: Phi Alpha Delta, Kennedy Chapter, Vice Justice (2010 to

2011)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

B.A. in History and in Criminology & Criminal Justice, May 2009, cum laude;

GPA: 3.862

Activities: Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society, Academic Chair (2007);

University of Maryland Men's Ice Hockey

EXPERIENCE

Miranda Sambursky Slone Sklarin Verveniotis LLP, Mineola, NY

Associate, April 2013 to October 2013

. Drafted discovery, pleadings and motions in insurance coverage,

employment discrimination, and general liability defense cases

. Drafted coverage opinions and disclaimer letters in insurance coverage

cases

. Appeared in New York State Supreme Court for preliminary conferences,

compliance conferences, and on dispositive motions

New York City Law Department, Administrative Law Division, New York, NY

Post-Graduate Fellow, September 2012 to April 2013

. Drafted pleadings on Article 78 challenges to final agency

determinations of various New York City agencies

. Conducted oral arguments on some of these cases in New York Supreme

Court (New York, Kings, Bronx)

Law Office of Vincent R. Fontana, P.C., Garden City, NY

Contract Work, April 2012 to September 2012

. Researched and drafted appeals and memoranda of law in employment law

cases

. Edited and updated practice handbook, Municipal Liability

King's County District Attorney's Office, Trial Zone-Grey, Brooklyn, NY

Legal Intern, January 2012 to April 2012

. Conducted legal and fact research for Assistant District Attorneys;

provided administrative support

. Observed proceedings in Supreme Court and Criminal Court; spoke on

record in some cases in Criminal Court

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, Criminal Justice

Clinic, Hempstead, NY

Clinical Intern, August 2011 to December 2011

. Counseled and represented indigent clients; act as 18-b attorney

. Conducted interviews, researched and drafted legal memoranda,

advocated in Nassau County District Court

U.S. Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York,

New York, NY

Intern, June 2011 to August 2011

. Composed research memoranda on Fourth Amendment issues and disclosure

of grand jury materials under Rule 6(e)

. Conducted general legal research on RICO conspiracy statutes, Rule 11

plea-bargaining, and extradition law of a foreign country

Hon. Joseph F. Bianco, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York,

Central Islip, NY

Law Intern, May 2010 to July 2010

. Drafted an opinion for a Social Security appeal; assisted law clerks

with supplemental research

. Observed oral arguments and trials in federal district court

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section

District Representative-11th Judicial District (Queens County), July 2013

to present

. Organize networking events and CLE classes for section members

. Engage in outreach with other bar associations to expand membership

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