Associate Attorney
Resume:
DAVID LOPEZ
Brookly, New York 11201
T: 516-***-****
E: *******@*****.***
EDUCATION
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Hempstead, NY
Juris Doctor, concentration in Corporate and Securities Law, 2009
AWARDS: Justice Raymond Wilkes Memorial Scholarship
ACTIVITIES: E. David Woycik, Jr. Intensive Trial Advocacy Program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Syracuse, NY
Bachelor of Arts, History and Bachelor of Science, Political Science, magna cum laude, 2004
HONORS: National Honor Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Dean’s List (6 semesters)
EXPERIENCE
BURKHART, WEXLER & HIRSCHBERG, LLP, Garden City, NY
Associate, 2009-Present
Practice focuses primarily on transactional and litigation matters in the areas of trusts and estates and complex estate litigation. Responsibilities include assisting senior partners in complex estate planning, wealth preservation and asset protection planning for high net worth individuals; assisting in the preparation of wills and trusts and the creation of family limited partnerships and limited liability companies; additional responsibilities include consulting with clients to discuss wealth transfer and business succession plans; drafting opinion memoranda advising fiduciaries on complex federal and state tax issues; preparing judicial accountings.
Summer Associate, 2008
Responsibilities included conducting legal research on various transactional and litigation issues; assisting attorneys in securities and commercial litigation matters. Additional responsibilities included drafting, motions, memoranda and discovery documents.
SECURITIES ARBITRATION CLINIC, Hempstead, NY
Legal Intern, 2008
Represented investors in arbitration proceedings filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Responsibilities included, case intake, case development, researching legal issues, preparing arbitration filings, drafting statements of claims, and representing clients before arbitration panels.
SALENGER, SACK, SCHWARTZ & KIMMEL, LLP, Woodbury, NY
Legal Intern, 2007-2008
Worked closely with attorneys on personal injury and medical malpractice maters. Responsibilities included drafting affirmations, summary judgment motions and orders to show cause; preparing bills of particulars and summons and complaints; drafting memoranda and discovery documents; preparing mediation, arbitration, and trial binders.
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM J. RITA, New York, NY
Legal Intern, 2007
Worked with attorneys on divorce, real estate, bankruptcy, criminal defense, estate and administrative law matters. Responsibilities included drafting affirmations and summary judgment motions; preparing summons and complaints, bankruptcy petitions and requests for letters of administration; drafting memoranda and discovery documents.
ANDREWS KURTH, LLP, Dallas, TX
Bankruptcy Legal Assistant, 2004 – 2006
Assist attorneys manage and file complex Chapter 7 and 11 Bankruptcy cases in Federal Court. Responsibilities included preparing bankruptcy petitions; electronically filing and causing service of applications; drafting notices, court orders, and affidavits; drafting and filing monthly, quarterly, and final fee applications; assisting with discovery and document production; administer filing of case and distribution of first day pleadings and applications.
ADMISSION
New York, 2010
AFFILIATION
New York State Bar Association
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Fluent in Spanish. Interests include travel, sports, and rodeo
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