TITUS R. WILLIS

** ******** *****, **** ******, NC, 27587

adocsr@r.postjobfree.com 304-***-****

EDUCATION

Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC

Juris Doctor expected, May 2021

GPA: 3.3 (3L: 3.7)

Honors: Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, Senior Editor; Duke Law & Technology Review, Senior Research Editor (Published in 19 Duke L. & Tech. Rev., forthcoming 2021) Clinic: Children’s Law Clinic, Fall 2020

Activities: Business Law Society

Law & Entrepreneurship Society

Duke Bar Ass’n, Student Mentor

Columbia University, New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science, May 2018 GPA: 3.5

Honors: Irving M. Tolkin Scholarship; Columbia College Dean’s List Study Abroad: APAHA Archaeological Dig, Tivoli, Italy, Summer 2017 Activities: Crown and Cross (newspaper), Editor-in-Chief; and Christian Union, President Intern with law firm Jenkins Fenstermaker PLLC (Huntington, WV), Summer 2018 EXPERIENCE

Breach of Fiduciary Duty Research Project, Duke Law, Durham, NC Research Assistant to Professor Jim Cox, September 2020 – Present

Collaborated with team of 5 RAs to analyze trends in derivative and class-action litigation during the period before and after the financial crisis and to identify notable legal developments, under the supervision of Professors Cox and Randall Thomas (Vanderbilt Law) and practicing attorney Sandy Xu.

Drafted memos on corporate law issues, including executive compensation suits and records inspections. Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL

Summer Associate, July 2020 – August 2020

Researched and wrote memos on corporate, tax, trust, real estate, regulatory, and other matters.

Assisted partner with due diligence work related to an acquisition; represented the tech company being acquired. Assisted client with responding to multiple, time-sensitive due diligence requests from purchaser.

Created training presentation for partner to use to educate a client bank’s regional branch representatives about their fiduciary obligations under common law and state and federal statutes. Lewis Thomason, P.C., Nashville, TN

Summer Associate, May 2020 – June 2020

Assisted firm’s attorneys with litigation and transactional matters.

Helped client to navigate negotiations with their housing development in a property law case. Provided necessary legal research and drafted demand letter, achieving positive result for client.

Researched applicability of force majeure clause for insurance company contesting payment for claim related to lost revenues from tour cancellation due to COVID-19. Research used by the firm to advise client and to develop strategies for other clients navigating force majeure claims during 2020 pandemic. Legal Aid of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC

MLK Summer Associate, May 2019 – July 2019

Assisted clients with bankruptcy, healthcare, education, credit reporting, and housing law issues. Guided clients through discovery process in ongoing litigation and conversations with local government agencies. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Former congressional speechwriter for Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). Volunteer service with underprivileged youth in Appalachia, Harlem, NY, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Planning to sit for July 2021 AL Bar Exam. Member of the Young Lawyers’ Division of the AL Bar Ass’n.