LEIGHA ANN WEISS

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WORK EXPERIENCE

COHEN, LABARBARA & LANDRIGAN LLP. Chester, New York. Senior Law Clerk. May 2022 - May 2023 Law clerk for asset protection, estate planning, and administration in surrogate’s court (probate, administration, Letters of Administration c.t.a., Letters of Administration d.b.a., safe deposit box search, appointment of trustee for testamentary trust). Experienced in drafting wills, trusts (charitable, grantor, revocable, irrevocable, bearer, supplemental needs, etc.) living wills, health care proxies, power of attorney with the new June 2021 requirements etc.

HAVENS LAW FIRM, Warwick, New York. Senior Law Clerk. February 2021- May 2022 Firm specializing in estate planning and administration as well as real estate with practice in other fields, including but not limited to trademarks, business entity formations and governance, nonprofits, litigation and more. Familiar with all areas of estate planning and administration (administration and probate) and ancillary issues concerning same. Also performed Clerical and office responsibilities - email, phone, all communications with clients and courts as well as colleagues, etc. as well as invoicing and banking etc. Performed interviews clients and conducted and analyzed legal research pertaining to various legal matters and drafted office memorandum regarding same. FABRICANT LIPMAN & FRISHBERG, PLLC, Goshen, New York. Senior Law Clerk December 2019- Feb.2021 Participated and assisted the attorney in litigation and mediation. Prepared uncontested divorce documents, net worth statements, motions, affidavits, and otherwise assisted in divorce and custody cases. MOST & SCHNEID, P.C., White Plains, New York. Legal Secretary. March 2019-December 2019 Participated and assisted the attorney in litigation of matrimonial cases including divorce, custody, modification, enforcement proceedings, and paternity cases. Prepared uncontested divorce documents, net worth statements, motions, affidavits, and otherwise assisted in divorce and custody cases. LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P. BERKLEY, P.C., Garden City, New York. Legal Assistant. May 2014-Dec 2017 Participated and assisted attorneys in litigation, mediation, arbitration and administrative proceedings. Performed factual investigations, interviewed clients and conducted and analyzed legal research pertaining to various legal matters and drafted office memorandum regarding same. Drafted, reviewed, and catalogued discovery documents and requests, subpoenas, motions, complaints, answers, stipulations, liens, correspondence and other court documents. Assisted in contract drafting and review, including modifications and addendum. EDUCATION

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Jamaica, NY Juris Doctorate. January 2018 Honors: Symposium Editor and Executive Notes and Comments Editor for the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (JCRED)

JCRED Best Note Award Recipient

Dean’s List for Academic Year 2015

Publications Incarcerating the Accused: Reforming Bail for the Pretrial Detention of Juveniles, in the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (JCRED)

New Technology offers Pretrial Release for Indigent Accused, in Jurist Blog as Student Commentary

MAURICE A. DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, NY.Fall 2013-Spring 2015 Honors: First and Second Year Student Ambassador

Activities: Journal: Family Court Review (Fall 2014-Spring 2015) Unemployment Action Committee (Fall 2014-Spring 2015) Moot Court (Spring 2014)

Trial Advocacy Association (Fall 2013-Spring 2014) LEIGHA ANN WEISS

177 Hambletonian Road, Chester, NY 10918

914-***-**** · adythm@r.postjobfree.com

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, Westchester and Rose Hill Campuses, NY. BA Legal and Policy Studies, May 2011 Honors: Summa Cum Laude graduate

Academic Achievement Award and Financial Scholarship (2011) Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society (2011) Phi Kappa Phi National Jesuit Honor Society (2011) Dean’s List Academic Year 2009-2010 and 2010-2011

Activities: Mock Camelot City Council (Fall 2011)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

JUVENILE JUSTICE PRACTICUM, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY CLINIC, Hempstead, NY Legal Intern, January 2015 – April 2015

Participated in strategic planning and management with supervising attorney. Conducted retrospective review of clients and client interviews, drafted documents and correspondence, conducted legal research, performed client advocacy, negotiation and settlement. NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ADOLESCENT DIVERSION PART (ADP), Hempstead, NY Youth Court Extern, September 2014 – December 2014 Assisted the NCDA’s ADP Youth Court with criminal court diversion intakes at the Nassau County Family Court and District Court and performed advocacy on respondent’s behalf. Participated and assisted in interviewing, negotiation, adjudication and disposition. OC GOVERNMENT: PROBATION DEPARTMENT & YOUTH BUREAU, Orange County, NY Summer Intern/ Volunteer, April 2010 – September 2010 Shadowed Probation Officers during day-to-day tasks within the Probation Department and at Mid- Hudson Correctional Facility. Assisted the Crime Victims Assistance (CVA) Counselors in preparing and submitting Orders of Protection and Victim Impact Statements. Coordinated and allocated funding under the supervision of the Youth Bureau for youth services and advocated for youth and families in Orange County.

HOLLY TREE SERVICE, Greenwood Lake, NY

Office Administrator, May 2004 – August 2013