Attorney

CHEYAYN L. DAVIDSON

**** ********* **** **, ***. 1802 Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Phone: 786-***-**** E-Mail: *******.********@*****.*** EXPERIENCE

Naggiar & Sarif, LLC Atlanta, GA

Associate Attorney August 2014 – February 2016

• Represented clients in all aspects of family law matters, including complex and high-asset divorce, child custody, alimony, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, restraining and protective orders, and more.

• Responsible for own caseload including interviewing and managing clients, coordinating and drafting discovery, drafting pleadings and motions, working with opposing counsel, and participating in hearings.

• Drafted a full spectrum of family law correspondence, pleadings, petitions, motions, and court filings, including settlement agreements, parenting plans, petitions for divorce, contempt motions, interrogatories and requests for production of documents, requests for admissions, and proposed orders.

• Prepared for and participated in mediations and trials, and negotiated settlement agreements.

• Assisted in case evaluation, performed complex legal research, and aided in strategic planning while communicating with clients and documenting all time dedicated to case.

• Reviewed and assessed assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of client and opposing party to develop worksheets and financial affidavits for use in settlement, mediation, and trial. Legal Services of North Florida, Family Law Division Tallahassee, FL Certified Legal Intern January 2014 – April 2014

• Responsible for own caseload including one-on-one client interviews, discovery, and motion drafting.

• Conducted ex parte divorces and spoke on the record for a wide range of family law matters. The Mills Firm, PA Tallahassee, FL

Law Clerk May 2013 – November 2013

• Researched for and drafted memorandum of law regarding a wide variety of case law including family law, class action (e.g., tobacco litigation), insurance, wrongful death, and real estate matters.

• Drafted and revised motions, pleadings, and discovery for cases appearing before Florida's First District Court of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court.

Florida Department of Corrections, Employment Litigation Section Tallahassee, FL Certified Legal Intern May 2013 – August 2013

• Responsible for own caseload including organizing settlement negotiations, managing discovery, drafting and filing pre-trial and post-trial motions (e.g., witness and exhibit lists, proposed recommended orders, and exceptions), and conducting hearings on the record. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Georgia

Atlanta Bar Association

EDUCATION

Florida State University College of Law Tallahassee, FL Juris Doctor May 2014

Dean’s List: Spring 2012

Chester Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Team

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Society

Jewish Law Students Association – New Member Chair FSU Student Supreme Court Associate Justice

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

Bachelor of Science, Political Science April 2011

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

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