Scott King
** ********* ***** ** 404-***-****
Atlanta, GA 30309 ****************@*****.***
EDUCATION
Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT
Juris Doctorate May 2009
Honors: Dean’s Leadership Award Recipient, 2009
Activities: Student Bar Association, President, 2008 09 ; Class of 2009, Class President, 2009; Dean’s Fellow,
Legal Writing Instructor, 2008 09; VLS Alternative Spring Break/Habitat for Humanity, 2009
Relevant Coursework: Constitutional Criminal Procedure; Federal Courts; Legal Research & Writing
Maryville College Maryville, TN
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Writing Communications May 2004
Honors: Dean’s List, 2001 2004; Outstanding Senior Award Nominee (1 of 5), 2004;
Ruth Kramer scholarship and Highland Echo outstanding achievement awards, April 2003
Activities: Highland Echo, Maryville College student newspaper, Editor in Chief, 2003 04
EXPERIENCE
Special Counsel Atlanta, Georgia
E Discovery Associate Oct. 2011 –Dec. 2014
• Examined documents previously reviewed by other associates for quality control and redaction.
• Edited sensitive legal documents to redact irrelevant, privileged, and confidential content.
• Produced, tagged, and edited documents at rate averaging over 200 documents per day.
Asian American Hotel Owners Association Atlanta, Georgia
Managing Attorney, Government Affairs and Fair Franchising Mar. 2012 – April 2014
• Served as in house legal advisor on state and federal legislative issues.
• Advocated on behalf of AAHOA members on franchising issues with international hotel chains.
• Provided general legal counsel, including contract review and commercial transactions.
Paulding Circuit Public Defender’s Office Dallas, Georgia
Assistant Public Defender Nov. 2011 – Jan. 2012
• Managed 50+ client caseload as local public defender.
• Represented clients at arraignments, motion hearings, and plea enterings.
• Submitted written and oral argument on evidentiary motion hearings.
Independent Contractor Atlanta, Georgia
E Discovery Specialist Mar. 2011 – Oct. 2011
• Reviewed documents for relevance, privilege, and responsiveness to discovery requests.
• Identified attorney client and bank examiner’s privilege in documents subject to discovery.
• Utilized document review platforms Ringtail, Relativity, and Dewarview.
Democratic Party of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia
Communications Assistant Mar. 2010 – Nov. 2010
• Tracked and videoed Republican gubernatorial candidates at fundraising events.
• Monitored and reported on GOP candidates’ activities on the campaign trail and in the media.
• Assisted with statewide campaign messaging strategies.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Passed July 2009 Georgia Bar Examination; Member of Georgia Bar, 2010 to present
Scott King
63 Lafayette Drive NE 404-***-****
Atlanta, GA 30309 ****************@*****.***
REFERENCES
Geetika Patel
Vice President of Membership and HR
Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
Phone: 404-***-****
E mail: *******@*****.***
Tom Driggers
Chief Public Defender
Paulding Circuit Public Defender
Phone: 770-***-****
E mail: *********@********.***