ADMIRA MAKAS

**** ********** **., ***. ***, Denver, CO 80203

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EDUCATION

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO

J.D., May 2011; Bar Licensed May 2012

Academic Achievements: Academic Excellence Award for highest grade in Contracts.

University of Colorado, Boulder

B.A., Political Science, May 2008

Puksta Scholarship: Community volunteering scholarship where I implemented an

intensive English learners program for elementary aged students whose first language

was not English.

Deans Honor Roll

EXPERIENCE

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment June 2012-Present

251 E. 12th Ave. Denver, CO 80203

Administrative Law Judge/Hearings Officer II

Presided over and conducted hundreds of administrative unemployment insurance

benefits hearings which required independently questioning all relevant witnesses, and

providing parties the opportunity to present evidence and oral arguments.

Made rulings on objections and motions during the course of the hearing.

Conducted record reviews, evaluated testimony, arguments, and evidence of all parties,

researched legal and administrative decisions and opinions to determine their bearing on

the case, and interpreted laws, regulations, policies, and standards relevant to the case.

Prepared and issued legally binding decisions for a resolution on the case in a timely

manner in compliance with federal quality and timeliness standards.

Headed the Logical Reasoning Committee requiring review and editing of current

employment law, and drafting of proposals for changes in existing law.

Assisted in training newly hired hearing officers by covering relevant areas of law,

assisting in drafting legal decisions, and assisting in conducting hearings.

Achievements

Designated peak performer, the highest level of performance review, for each full year of

employment as a Hearings Officer based on annual performance reviews which score

conduct in hearings, legal evaluation of all evidence gathered, quality of legal decisions

issued, and compliance with federal timeliness standards.

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO April 2011-July 2011

2255 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210

Research Assistant for Prof. Robert Hardaway

Researched and drafted a book proposal to ABC-CLIO Publishing Company on prison

systems in the U.S.

Researched U.S. compliance with United Nations prison standards and prevalence of

violence in U.S. prison systems to be incorporated into the book.

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law Civil Litigation Clinic Jan. 2010-May 2010

2255 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210

Student Attorney

Successfully obtained permanent civil protection orders for clients in a domestic abuse

case.

Researched landlord evictions for breach of a lease in government subsidized housing;

successfully negotiated with a landlord to allow a low-income Section 8 Voucher client

to finish out a lease in an eviction case.

Performed research and drafted memoranda on independent contractor status and right to

payment for services performed used in preparation for filing a case on behalf of a client.

Provided legal services at El Centro Humanitario, a workers rights non-profit

organization in Denver, to migrant workers and low-income individuals in the

community on issues of employment and right to compensation complicated by illegal

alien status.

Interviewed and prepared clients for trial.

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