Assistant Executive

Trace Sexton

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Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH

Juris Doctor, May 2014

Canada-U.S. Law Journal, Executive Editor; Dean’s Advisory Committee, Student Advisor; Ohio State Bar Association, Student Representative

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Masters of Law Student Exchange Program, August 2013 – December 2013

Completed course work in International Company Law, EU Internal Market Law, International Tax Law, Competition Law, and Transnational Organized Crimes

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Bachelor of Arts, May 2011

Dean’s List: Fall ’10, Spring ’11; Order of Alpha Greek Honor Society; Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Social Chairman; Pre-law Student’s Association, Member; Relay for Life, Team Leader: Fall ’09, ’10, ‘11

Experience

Cicayda, LLC, Birmingham, AL

June 2015 – Present

Document Review Attorney

Analyzed complex legal documents including emails, contracts, spreadsheets, and other financial documents.

Determined relevance of documents and which issues applied to each document and tagged the documents accordingly.

Reviewed and determined if documents were responsive to the issues of the case.

Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, New Orleans, LA

May 2013 – August 2013

Law Clerk

Drafted court documents, including complaints and oppositions to defendant motions, for use in multiple courts and jurisdictions in pursuing multi-jurisdictional litigation claims.

Researched and analyzed legal sources to prepare briefs and arguments for use by supervising attorneys.

Drafted interrogatories and developed lines of questioning to maximize information gained from deponents.

Assisted in the initiation of arbitration against delinquent parties to contracts, seeking up to six figures in compensatory damages due to the delinquent party breaches.

Professor Lewis Katz, Cleveland, OH

May 2012 – May 2013

Graduate Research Assistant

Researched treatises, articles, and case law exploring challenges to the Fourth Amendment in order to rewrite and edit a chapter of the 2013 and 2014 editions of Ohio Arrest Search and Seizure.

Researched, organized, and integrated cutting edge criminal case law into Ohio Practice, Criminal Law for its 2013 and 2014 publication.

Case Western Law and Language Seminar, Cleveland, OH

July 2012 - August 2012

Instructor

Taught international students basics of the American legal system, as well as the keys to success in law school, from how to brief cases to the importance of timeliness, participation, and critical thinking.

Mentored students as they adjusted to American culture by providing guidance on social norms and linguistic.

Gentle, Turner & Sexton, Gulf Shores, AL

May 2010 - August 2010

Intern

Researched party eligibility regulations and permissible advertising procedures pertaining to the BP Gulf Oil Spill and Chinese Drywall class action disputes.

Assisted attorneys with client interviews, including depositions and other meetings to develop relationships with potential clients.

Bar Admission

Admitted to practice law in Georgia.

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