Assistant Attorney

Matthew Estrada

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Education

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Juris Doctor: May 2020

Activities: Nevada Justice Association 2nd Annual Mock Trial Tournament, Semifinalist, La Voz-Philanthropy Chair 2019-2020,

DACA Renewal Assistant

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in History, May 2017

GPA: 3.43

Honors: College of Liberal Arts Dean’s List, Fall 2013, Fall 2015

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Fall 2013-Present

Activities: Phi Alpha Theta Conference, Panelist, 2015

Law School Preparation Institute, Student, 2014, 2016; Recruiter, 2014; Moot Court Judge 2016; Timekeeper, 2014

Experience

Van Law Firm, Las Vegas, Nevada

Law Clerk, 9/2020- 11/2020

Draft briefs and motions used to summarize key issues of case.

Oversee research projects involving coordinating and delegating tasks with other law clerks regarding personal injury and bad faith cases.

Nettles Morris Law Firm, Las Vegas, Nevada

Law Clerk, 11/2018- 7/2019

Draft motions, complaints, discovery request and responses to ongoing discovery, and briefs used to summarize key issues of cases.

Conduct research regarding personal injury cases.

Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Las Vegas, Nevada

Intern, 6/2019- 12/2019

Researched and drafted memorandums about active workplace discrimination cases.

Conduct research regarding bills passed during the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session.

Proposed ideas and conducted research on ongoing projects such as a public information campaign to spread awareness of voter rights in Nevada.

Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC), Las Vegas, Nevada

Intern to Deputy Attorney General Sophia Long and NERC Director Kara Jenkins, 05/2018-08/2018

Researched and drafted memorandums about active workplace discrimination cases.

Observed settlement conference and assisted Conference Mediator with research about the case.

346th District Court, El Paso, Texas

Intern to the Honorable Angie Juarez Barill, 01/2013-05/2017

Assisted court coordinator with scheduling court dates through Odyssey program.

Assisted bailiff with scheduling inmate appearance in courtroom.

Observed court proceedings and discussed outcomes with Judge.

References

Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC), Las Vegas, Nevada

NERC Director Kara Jenkins – 702-***-****

Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Las Vegas, Nevada

Deputy Attorney General Sophia Long – 702-***-****

Nettles Morris Law Firm, Las Vegas, Nevada

Associate Attorney Kylee Gloeckner – 702-***-****

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