Nina C. Baccala, Esq.

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CERTIFICATIONS

Massachusetts State Bar, December 2008

EDUCATION

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE

Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, May 2008

New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts

Juris Doctor, May 2008

Class Rank: 11/80 (Top 14%)

Honors: Cum Laude

Honors Judicial Clerkship (Fall 2007)

New England Law Review

• Comment & Note Editor (2007-2008)

• Associate Member (2006-2007)

Moot Court

• American Constitution Society Moot Court Team (2007-2008)

• ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team (2006-2007)

New England Scholar Award (2003-2004)

Dean’s List (All semesters)

Activities: Student Tutor, Contracts (January-May 2008)

Oral Argument Judge for Legal Research & Writing Classes (November 2007)

Phi Delta Phi (November 2006-present)

1L Orientation Panel, Student Speaker (August 2004)

Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island

Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance, May 2005

Honors: Recipient of the Victor Gold Memorial Scholarship (2001-2002)

Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts, May 1996

Honors: Dean’s List (Spring & Fall 1993)

Activities: Hollywood Field Study (January 1995)

Directed a student production of the musical “Nine” (Fall 1994)

Musical Theatre Society (Fall 1991-Spring 1996)

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

On Brief for Plaintiff, Siders v. Sleek MedSpa March-April 2011

No. MICV2007-04954 (Mass. App. Ct. April 15, 2011)

• Assisted in researching and writing brief for plaintiff-appellee Siders

Committee for Public Counsel Services, Roxbury, MA January-May 2008

Student Attorney

• Represented defendants at arraignments

• Conducted defendant interviews

• Performed legal research & drafted motions

Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, MA September-December 2007

Judicial Intern for the Honorable Raymond J. Brassard

• Performed legal research and wrote legal memoranda

• Observed trials and other court proceedings

New England School of Law Clinical Law Office, Boston, MA January-May 2007

Student Attorney

• Represented clients in a variety of civil matters

• Conducted client interviews

• Performed legal research and planned litigation strategies

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

BCN Enterprises, LLC, North Providence, RI

Owner/Manager June 2002-present

• Founded an entrepreneurial entertainment venture

• Utilized various business skills in solo management of the enterprise, including hiring contractors, managing finances, capitalizing the venture, overseeing advertising, and procuring telephone sales

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