Attorney, Recent Graduate

Education

Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY

Juris Doctor, cum laude, received May 2011

GPA: 3.26

Honors: PACE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW; Dean’s List; Diversity Scholarship

Activities: Corporate and Commercial Law Society; Pace – MasterCard Mentoring Program, Mentee

John Jay Legal Services, Inc. – Pace Investor Rights Clinic. Represented modest means investors in securities arbitration matters. Responsibilities included legal research, motion drafting, conducting discovery and negotiating settlement for dispute involving negligent misrepresentation and unsuitable investment products.

Publication: Maryam Meseha & Edward Pekarek, Emerging Market Short Sales: Ambrosia or Kryptonite?, in THE HANDBOOK OF SHORT SELLING (Elsevier Publishing) (forthcoming 2011).

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Diplomacy and International Relations, magna cum laude, received December 2007

GPA: 3.62

Honors: Dean’s List (all semesters); Full Academic Scholarship; Honors Program Student

Activities: Class of 2008, Treasurer; Student Government Association, Diplomacy Senator; The Setonian, Staff Writer

Legal Experience

Smith, Buss & Jacobs LLC, Yonkers, NY

Law Clerk (July 2009 – May 2011)

Conduct extensive research on various corporate and commercial law issues and draft motions, answers, and discovery requests. Developed a mortgage foreclosure handbook. Drafted amendments to condominium and cooperative offering plans.

Hon. Nicholas Colabella, N.Y.S. Supreme Court, Westchester County, White Plains, NY

Judicial Intern (June – July 2009)

Conducted legal research, wrote memoranda, drafted decisions, and participated in court proceedings.

Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., Morristown, NJ

Paralegal (February 2008 – July 2008)

Provided legal assistance to complex civil litigation practice. Maintained medical records database and master medical notebooks by processing receipt of new medical records, editing corresponding indices, and identifying discrepancies experienced with medical records vendor. Sent correspondence to plaintiff’s counsel and medical records vendor in form of medical release authorizations and five day notice letters. Produced materials including expert notebooks, deposition transcript notebooks, and QA materials notebooks for attorney review.

H & P Consultants, Hackensack, NJ

Political Fundraiser and Analyst (August 2006 – May 2007)

Researched political lobbyists and corporations based on candidate’s credentials and voting patterns. Established ties between interested donors and political candidates.

The United States Department of Commerce, Newark, NJ

Assistant International Trade Researcher (January 2006 – May 2006)

Conducted foreign market analysis to increase company’s prospective international market opportunities and established lasting relationships between clients and international traders. Maintained United States Department of Commerce website.

Miscellaneous

Conversant in Arabic. Enjoy basketball, reading and karate.

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