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Education
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA KNUDSON SCHOOL OF LAW, Vermillion, SD J.D., May 2020
Honors: Harvey C. Jewett IV Writing Award Recipient (2018) Activities: South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 65, Issue I Production Editor (2019-2020) Publications: South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 65, Issue II: Forced Catheterization: a Method of Substance Testing that “Shocks the Conscience” Should be Disallowed in its Entirety. AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY, Sioux Falls, SD
B.A., magna cum laude, Government/International Affairs and Modern Foreign Languages, May 2015 Honors: Pi Delta Phi National French Honor Society (2013) Activities: Augustana Cultural Exchange Ambassador (2013) Professional Experience
CISA TRUST COMPANY (SOUTH DAKOTA) LLC, Sioux Falls, SD Trust Officer, November 2022-April 2024
• Provided tailor-made trust services to an exclusive, high-net-worth international clientele
• Managed and administered trust account portfolios
• Advised on trust and estate issues
• Provided complete range of incorporation and secretarial services
• Drafted and revised deed, operating agreements and various other documents
• Building a STEP diploma
o STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Law and Practice (International) o STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes
o STEP Advanced Certificate in Principles of International Taxation, AML and Compliance
GOOSMANN LAW FIRM, PLC, Sioux Falls, SD
Litigation Attorney, November 2021 – October 2022
• Practiced in the areas of general litigation
• Conducted discovery and performed document review
• Conducted legal research
• Drafted and revised pleadings, motions, and wills
• Edited legal briefs
• Performed legal due diligence
• Attended hearings and mediations
SOUTH DAKOTA UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM, Pierre, SD
South Dakota Supreme Court Law Clerk, August 2020 – August 2021
• Conducted legal research
• Drafted legal memoranda and conference opinions
• Assisted in the preparation for oral arguments
• Attended oral arguments
Licenses:
• State of South Dakota
Language Skills
• French, Spanish (Limited working proficiency)