Marquis Starks

*** ******* ******, **** ***, Alexandria, VA 22314

Mobile: 202-***-****; Email: acxvn6@r.postjobfree.com

Education

UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Washington, D.C.

Clinical program ranked 7th in nation (U.S. News & World Report)

Juris Doctor, May 12, 2007, GPA: 3.0

Honors: Top grades in Products Liability, Legislation Clinic, Legal Writing & Research, Contracts II,

Activities: Trial Advocacy, Federal Courts, Moot Court; Vice President, Equal Justice Works

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, GPA: 3.2

Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society; Capitol Hill Scholarship Intern (Washington, D.C.), 1999

Experience

Contract Attorney with litigation experience, Washington, D.C. 2013 to Present

Collection and organization of evidence at discovery stage. Relativity and iConect experience.

Reviews documents to identify relevant issues, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-trust, intellectual property, false claim, SEC, and whistleblower litigation. Quality control experience.

Second-level review, privilege, and privilege log review. Confidentiality review experience.

Experience preparing and administering depositions. Class action litigation experience.

Pro Bono Attorney, D.C. Office of the Attorney General, Civil Enforcement Sec., Sept. 2012 – Nov. 2012

Second-chaired administrative hearings to prosecute alcohol and beverage control violations.

Drafted complaints, motions, and legal memoranda. Analyzed cases of employee nonpayment.

Missouri State Public Defender, St. Louis, Missouri, December 2010 – August 2011

Litigated misdemeanor bench and jury trials from interview to verdict. Experience with clients.

Managed diverse, large caseload. Worked with circuit attorneys, judges, and stakeholders.

Argued felonies at preliminary hearing level, won case dismissals on probable cause grounds.

Full-time Study, Jan. - Jul. 2010, Missouri State Bar Exam, July 27-28, 2010, Jefferson City, Missouri

Maryland State Public Defender Office, Rockville, Maryland

Volunteer Law Clerk, Juvenile Division, Attorney Alan Drew, September 2008 – Nov. 2008

Researcher/Law Clerk/Canvasser, Chicago, Illinois, September 2007 – August 2008

Legislation Clinic, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Washington, D.C. Sept. 2006 – Dec. 2006

D.C. Council Intern, Co-drafted small business bill. Answered constituent inquiries and conducted research.

D.C. Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C.

Law Clerk (paid), Juvenile Services Program, June 2006 – August 2006

Juvenile & Special Education Clinic, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Washington, D.C.

Law Student Advocate, January 2006 – April 2006, Administrative Hearing experience

Memberships

Member, Missouri State Bar, admitted 2010 (inactive)

Member, District of Columbia Bar, admitted 2013 (active)

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