Representative Training

LAUREN F. FRITZ

************@*****.***

Phone Number: (616) 566 – 2289

Address: ** **** **** ******, ** Roy, NY 14482

EDUCATION

Michigan State University College of Law (MSU Law) East Lansing, MI

Juris Doctor Candidate May 2014

Grade Point Average: 3.3/4.0

Michigan State Law Review, Articles Editor (2013 – Present); Associate Editor (2012 – 2013)

Casenote: Borderline Reasonable: The Circuit Split and the Application of Miranda Rights by Border Patrol Agents

Published in Volume 1: Issue 1 of The Indonesian Journal of International and Comparative Law (January 2014)

Business Law Society, Events Coordinator (2013 – Present); Member (2011 – Present)

Michigan State University Graduate and Graduate -Professional Judiciary (April 2013 – Present)

Student Ambassador for Office of Admissions (contact with prospective students) (2011 – Present)

Council of Graduate Students (COGS) Law School Representative, Liaison (April 2013 – October 2013)

Attended conference in Kansas City, MO in June 2013 as the MSU COGS Law School Representative

Dean’s List (2012 – 2013)

Student Bar Association, Events Committee Chair Head (2012 – 2013); Senator (2011 – 2013)

Distinguished 1L Student Award, Finalist (2012)

Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Allendale, MI

School of Criminal Justice December 2010

Bachelor of Arts; Magna cum Laude; Major: Criminal Justice; Minor: Sociology

Grade Point Average: 3.9/4.0

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Michigan Legal Help Lansing, MI

January 2014 – Present

LiveHelp Volunteer

Assist people who are representing themselves in civil legal matters

Thomson Reuters East Lansing, MI; Rochester, NY

August 2012 – Present

Westlaw Student Representative

Assisting students, faculty and staff with Westlaw research and providing other support for Westla w; Westlaw Next certified

Legal Editorial Operations – Legal Intern May 2013 – August 2013

Performed legal research; updated legal databases, treatises, statutes, and regulations; and researched legislative history

Authored case summaries that were published in the Elder Law Advisory, a monthly elder law newsletter

Wrote Uniform Commercial Code State Variations, to be published in 2013 -2014 Volume

MSU Law Housing Clinic East Lansing, MI

August 2012 – December 2012

Student Clinician

Interviewed and advised clients and researched matters on a variety of federal, state, and local housing issues

Represented clients in court proceedings and negotiated settlements when applicable

Filed pleadings with the court on behalf of clients, including Complaints, Counter-Claims, and Answers

Livingston County Courts Geneseo, NY

May 2012 – August 2012

Legal Intern

Performed legal research and produced memoranda used by Supreme Court Judges in court regarding family law issues

Provided administrative support to court clerks and reporters in various 7th Judicial District courts

Prepared orders for protection, custody, and visitation in Family Court and answered questions of litigants of the court

McPhail & Associates, PLC Muskegon, MI

Estate Planning – Paralegal January 2011 – August 2011

Drafted and prepared estate planning documents, including probate forms, for estates exceeding $10 billion

Organized and tracked over 4,000 case files drafting affidavits, statements, schedules, set tlements, orders, and petitions

Stenger & Stenger, P.C. Grand Rapids, MI

Civil Litigation and Creditors’ Rights and Collections – Paralegal May 2009 – July 2010

Drafted and filed various court documents including, but not limited to, claims filings, garnishments, notices of bankruptcy

Skip traced and located assets of thousands of clients’ records to further debt collection cases

Ottawa County Courthouse Grand Haven, MI

Legal Self Help Center – Volunteer December 2010 – February 2011

Provided legal information to Ottawa County citizens who were representing themselves in civil actions (mostly family law)

AWARDS

National Honor Societies – Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice) and Phi Kappa Phi (academic scholarship)

American Bar Association Sample – Professor submitted legal writing to the ABA as student sample work (2010)

TRAININGS: Civil Mediation Training – Completed 40 hours of mediation training including classes and role play (January 201 4)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys – Member (2013 – Present)

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