Esq.

Zuhair (ZuZu) Fanash

**** *. **** ***. ***# *. Denver, CO 80238 • 720-***-**** • pakqba@r.postjobfree.com

Colorado Bar Member Since May 2010

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado

Juris Doctor, December 2009

• Student Bar Association: 1L Representative, Finance Committee member (2006)

• Arapahoe County Minority Scholarship Recipient (2006)

• Colorado Court of Appeals Diversity Fellowship Recipient (2008)

• Student Ambassador (2007-2008)

Mount Senario College, Ladysmith, Wisconsin

B.S. Criminology/Graduate Law, May 1999

A.A. Exercise Science and Physiology

• Full-Ride Athletic Scholarship (1994-1998)

• Dean’s List (1998-1999)

• Recipient, MVP in football and soccer (1994/1998/1999)

• Recipient, All-American Award in football (1994/1998)

• Inductee, NAIA All Time All-American in football (2003)

Legal Experience

Eighteenth Judicial Circuit July 2010 - Present

Fellowship – Judge Angela Arkin

• Conducting research on legal issues, provide assistance to judge Arkin, draft memorandums, and issuing orders based on the research, analysis, and Judges’ directions

• Taking “minute-order” on Eclipse during court procedures

Rey Lego & Associates, Denver, CO May 2009 – August 2009

Legal Intern – Insurance Defense

• Reviewed documents, wrote memoranda, and conducted research and legal analysis pertaining to insurance policies, contract law, insurance law, and tort law

• Attended depositions and settlement negotiations with senior attorneys

Colorado Court of Appeals, Denver, CO December 2008 – May 2009

Judicial Internship – Judge Steven Bernard

• Conducted research on numerous legal issues, including contract disputes, personal injuries, and specific rules of civil procedure; drafted daily memorandum

• Met with Judge Bernard on a weekly basis to discuss issues and analysis of each case

Denver District Attorney’s Office, Denver, CO August 2008 – December 2008

Legal Intern – Gang Unit

• Conducted research on criminal law and criminal procedure as part of the prosecution’s case in two murder trials and one felony possession trial

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Denver, CO. May 2008 – August 2008

Summer Associate – Civil Litigation

• Selected in highly-competitive summer associate process for first year position

• Conducted legal research, analyzed case law, drafted specific deposition questions, and wrote memoranda related to insurance and medical malpractice litigation issues

• Conducted document review where I was relied on to find important document and scan and place it on file in anticipation for a very complex litigation.

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO. August 2007 – August 2008

Research Assistant & Teacher’s Assistant – Professor Rhodes

• Conducted legal research and analysis of corporate law and human rights with respect to construction workers in Dubai and the Middle-East

• Worked as a teacher’s assistant on the Pre-Law Tutoring Program designed to help incoming first year students with low LSAT scores to refine their logical reasoning and analytical skills

Additional Experience

Self-Employed: Independent Contract Work May 1994 – Present

Meetings and Events Coordinator

• Coordinated meetings and events in various locations across the country for large corporations such as Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, American Express, Astra Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Clear Logistics

• Organized all transportation needs for over 2,000 participants for Astra Zeneca during a week-long meeting in Dallas; supervised six travel staff and 25 temporary employees

LoDo Market and Deli, Denver, Colorado January 2005 – February 2006

Owner and Manager

• Created a successful new business and sold it for a 500% profit after only one year

• Designed all marking materials, marketing outreach efforts, inventory database, and accounting processes

Art of Steel, Irvine, California July 2002 - February 2003

Owner and Manager

• Managed and ran the day-to-day operations of a small personalized engraving business

• Recognized as Business of the Month in the Irvine Spectrum Newspaper, October, 2002

Languages and Hobbies

Fluent in Arabic; written and spoken

Spending time with family, playing soccer, watching comedy shows, working out, and reading

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