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