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Attorney

Location:
Memphis, TN
Salary:
negotiable
Posted:
April 05, 2021

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MEAGAN O. JONES, ESQ.

**** ****** **** ****** *******, TN 38103 901-***-**** adlf9d@r.postjobfree.com BAR ADMISSION

Tennessee, 2016

LEGAL EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT

HONORABLE DAVID S. KENNEDY, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tenn. August 2016 – March 2021 Judicial Law Clerk, Memphis, TN

• Draft judicial opinions, memoranda of law, and orders pertaining to issues presented to the Court.

• Brief and research pleadings, review orders for accuracy, prepare seminar materials, and other duties as requested. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS, Judicial Services Office October 2017 – October 2018 Temporary Duty Assignment/Staff Attorney, Washington, D.C.

• Assisted the Judicial Conference’s Committee of the Administration of the Bankruptcy System and Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group; worked with the Chair of the Bankruptcy Committee to establish an Unclaimed Funds Task Force charged with resolving the issue of unclaimed funds in bankruptcy; and planned and organized the Bankruptcy Committee’s inaugural Diversity Symposium.

• Researched complex bankruptcy issues, wrote various agenda items, and drafted proposed legislation. HONORABLE ROBERT S. WEISS, Circuit Court Judge for the 30th Judicial District May 2015 – May 2016 Law Clerk, Memphis, TN

• Organized and prepared weekly motion dockets with all relevant pleadings, exhibits, and research.

• Briefed all motions, memoranda, responses, and replies for weekly review meetings in advance of hearings. MEDICAL- LEGAL PARTNERSHIP CLINIC August 2015 – March 2016 Student Attorney, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

• Interviewed and met with clients at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

• Filed pleadings, corresponded with other attorneys, and appeared in court under a “limited” license. CITY OF MEMPHIS ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Transactional Unit January 2015 – May 2015 Externship, Memphis, TN

• Researched legal issues and drafted/revised contracts in areas of environmental, transportation, and employment law. EDUCATION

University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, TN Juris Doctor, May 2016 Honors: The Honorable David S. Kennedy Bankruptcy Achievement Award Recipient (2014- 2016) CALI Award “Problems in Bankruptcy” (2016)

Octofinalist at the Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition (2016) Pillars of Excellence Memphis Law Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund Recipient (2015- 2016) Association of Women Attorneys’ Dorothy Osradker Memorial Scholarship Recipient (2015) Moot Court Board (2014- 2016)

Student Ambassador (2014- 2016)

Peer Mentor (2014- 2016)

Activities: Student Bar Association, Bar Governor; Association for Women Attorneys, President Member: Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Travel Team, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Public Action Law Society, Health Law Society, Black Law Students Association University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR B.A. Communication, May 2013 Honors: Dean’s List; Chancellor’s List; Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society Activities: Delta Delta Delta Fraternity; Student Alumni ACTIVITIES

Head Coach, Memphis Law Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team Board Member, Memphis Bar Association – Bankruptcy Section Vice President & Annual Banquet Co- Chair, Association for Women Attorneys AWA Representative, Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Member, Memphis Bar Association



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