LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Legal Aid Domestic Violence Clinic, Chula Vista, CA: Clerk, then Attorney, Fall 2012 – Present
- Help victims of domestic violence & civil harassment draft restraining orders & unlawful detainer complaints
Law Office of Joshua Gruenberg, San Diego, CA: Law Clerk, Spring 2013
- Drafted complaints, motions for summary judgment, discovery requests; attended hearings, depositions, & client meetings
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program: HIV/AIDS Clinic, San Diego, CA: Law Clerk, Fall 2012
- Drafted estate planning documents such as wills, advanced health care directives, & powers of attorney
- Negotiated financial settlements with Franchise Tax Board, Social Security office, & health care providers
Employee Rights Center, San Diego, CA: Law Clerk, Summer 2011
- Worked closely with supervising attorney, performed client in-takes, met with clients, & performed legal research for cases
- Argued for & defended clients in front of administrative law judges; won all seven cases
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Office of California State Controller Steve Westly, Southern CA: Political Director, 2006 to 2011
- Managed database of contacts, sent newsletters, drafted speeches, managed office & website, advance work, & planned fundraisers
- Assisted Mr. Westly, national finance co-chairman of Obama for America, raise money for Obama campaign.
Marty Block for Assembly, San Diego: Deputy Field Director, 2008
- Executed get-out-the-vote strategy for primary election, delegated field activities to volunteers, tracked absentee votes
Steve Westly for Governor, Los Angeles: Southern CA Volunteer Coordinator, 2006
- Designed campaign materials, staffed fundraisers, & assigned event responsibilities to volunteers
University of San Diego Journalism Department, San Diego, CA: Guest Lecturer of Politics, Oct. 2006 to May 2010
- Taught students fundamentals of campaign management, voter targeting, & media relations
Dick Gephardt for President, Sioux City, Iowa: Field organizer, Winter 2004
- Door-to-door get-out-the-vote efforts, called supporters, drove supporters to caucus
Joe Lieberman for President, Los Angeles: Fundraising Intern, Summer 2004
- Made fundraising calls, staffed fundraisers, sent fundraising emails & letters
Office of Sen. Joe Biden, Washington, DC: Senate Intern, Summer 2002
- Wrote & edited Senate floor speeches for Sen. Biden, sorted mail, met with constituents, answered calls, gave Capitol tours
Reality Changers, San Diego, CA: Tutor, December 2009 to May 2009
- Tutored students from inner cities & disadvantaged backgrounds in English, writing, & history
- Worked with non-English-speaking students to develop writing skills & explain academic concepts
Anti-Defamation League, San Diego, CA: Program supervisor, 2003-2004
- Supervised high school students and helped them prepare presentations for their high schools regarding stereotypes, anti-Semitism, and racism.
LEGAL RECOGNITION
- 2013, 2014 Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Award, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
- 2012 Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Award, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
EDUCATION
California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA
- Juris Doctor, Spring 2013
- Academic Achievement Award – STEPPS Class on Professional Responsibility & Ethics, Spring 2013
- Dean’s List, Fall 2011
- Faculty Scholarship based on undergraduate academics, 2010
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, May 2008
- Chaplain, Theta Chi Fraternity, Spring 2007 to Spring 2008
- Dean’s List, Fall 2007