Attorney, Litigator

ELIZABETH ABOUCHAR HOMSY

773-***-**** **** N. Bosworth, Apartment 3F

*******@*****.*** Chicago, IL 60642

PROFILE

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Talented and enthusiastic attorney with a history of litigation experience and an interest in trial work seeking

a job that will utilize my trial knowledge, advanced research and legal writing skills, and while advancing

my abilities as an attorney and providing me with opportunities to grow in my career.

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EDUCATION

! John Marshall School of Law, Chicago, IL.

J.D.,

Honors: John Marshall Law School Moot Court Team – Representative for John Marshall Law School in the

Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition, October 15-16, 2010.

John Marshall Law School Mediation Team – Alternate in American Bar Association Representation

in Mediation Competition, February, 2010. Placed 3rd overall.

Herzog Moot Court Competition – High Marks.

CALI Award – Excellent Achievement in International Trade Law, Fall, 2009

! English/Revolutionary History, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT (2004).

B.A.,

Honors: National Deans List (2003-04), Second Class Educational Honors (U.C. DUBLIN, 2002-03).

International study: English and Celtic Studies, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN, Ireland (2002-03).

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Founding Partner, Madigan & Homsy, LLC (July, 2012-present).

Our firm was founded with the goal of providing legal assistance and litigation support to a wide variety of

clients with a diversity of legal disputes. In this capacity, I have been co-counsel and lead counsel on many

cases with a diversity of legal problems, including:

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- Personal Injury - Contracts disputes - DUI/DWI defense

- Child support - Divorce - Construction defect

modification and pursuit

- Breach of fiduciary duties - Copyright disputes - Small claims

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! ILaw Clerk, Judge Bartkowicz, County $150,000 andLaw Division, Cook County, IL (August, 2010-

have achieved settlements in excess of have litigated multiple cases to successful completion.

Judicial Department,

November 2011).

- Drafted Memoranda and Orders as well as conducted legal research for both Judge Bartkowicz

directly as well as other judges when necessity arose.

- Reviewed court filings and updated Judge Bartkowicz on upcoming trials.

- Contributed to and assisted in the maintenance of Judge Bartkowicz’s Bench Book.

! Law Clerk, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Justice Bureau. Started as Law Clerk for Child

7-11

Protection, later became a 7-11 Law Clerk for Delinquency Gun Court (June 2009-July, 2010).

Initial duties for the Child Protection Office included:

- Review of cases falling under the jurisdiction of Child Protection

- Working with attorneys from the Department of Children and Family Services in assessing whether a

delinquent parent was acting in the best interests of the child at issue

- Filed multiple documents regarding the termination of parental rights

- Drafted support memoranda on various legal matters with regards to child protection.

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As a 7-11 in the Juvenile Delinquency Gun Court, my duties included:

- Reviews of evidence in juvenile gun crimes

- Contact with police in Cook County regarding these matters

- Assistance in depositions and cross-examinations of witnesses in juvenile gun matters

- Filing briefs regarding juvenile infractions, etc.

- Assistance with multiple cases from beginning to end, including filing the initial complaint,

contacting and interviewing police officers regarding the arrests, conducting depositions,

arguing the case before a judge, and opening and closing statements.

- Conducted multiple full trials under attorney supervision and was able to successfully secure

conviction in two.

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Research Internship, Under Prof. Schwinn of John Marshall Law School (June, 2008-October, 2009).

This paid internship consisted of conducting research into Prof. Schwinn’s main area of specialty, which was

civil rights litigation, as well as Trade Support Enforcement for American companies affected by Federal

legislation. Also assisted in review of Prof. Schwinn’s Basic Legal Research Book, Third Edition (Aspen,

2009).

! Clerkship, For the firm of Berton N. Ring, PC, (July and August, 2008), Specializing in Fair Housing litigation.

Legal

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Paralegal, MECKLER BULGER & TILSON, LLP, Chicago, IL (November, 2004-December, 2007)

Conducted research, compiled and maintained databases using Summation and Excel, aided in writing and

editing pleadings, drafted letters and e-mails to parties, analyzed and reviewed documents for production,

reviewed and summarized legal documents and testimony.

! Marketing Manager, PALM BEACH TAN, Chicago, IL (June, 2004-October, 2004).

Field

Negotiated sponsorship of events; promotions, canvassing, and supervision of promotions crews. Graphic

design included designing flyers, banners, and gift certificates.

! Internship, NBC-5 NEWS, Chicago, IL (Summer, 2003).

Media

Contacted sources, recorded interviews, researched issues and facts, edited final footage, filed FOIA requests

and related responsibilities. Included production assistance on short news segments.

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OTHER STRENGTHS

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Languages: Arabic (moderate) and Spanish (moderate to conversational).

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Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Axis, WordPerfect, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe

! Illustrator, Flash Media (and other Adobe programs), Acrobat, Summation, Concordance.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

! for the Creative Arts, Member and volunteer since 2014.

Lawyers

! American Bar Association, Active Member since 2011

Arab

! Alpha Delta, Member since 2008

Phi

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PUBLICATIONS

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Grandfather’s Civil War Story, Editor and Annotator. Published through PublishAmerica, October, 2010.

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