Judicial Extern
Posted on: 2006-09-28
6400 SW 20 AVE., APT. 123 • GAINESVILLE, FL • 32607; E-MAIL: [email protected], [email protected] •PHONE: 305-725-4756 • HOME/FAX: 352-332-2791 ________________________________________________ EDUCATION January 2004-December 2006 University of Florida College of Law Gainesville, FL Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Judicial Extern) (Present) Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Team (Fall 2005-Present) --Executive Board Member, Chair of Publicity (Fall 2006) --Advocate, Florida Bar Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist, 3rd Best Brief (Summer 2006) --Coach, Final Four Moot Court Competition, U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Spring 2006) --Advocate, Final Four Moot Court Competition, Florida Supreme Court (Fall 2005) University of Florida Trial Team (Fall 2005-Present) --Advocate, St. John’s Tournament of Champions Trial Competition (October 2006) --Executive Board Member, VP of Publicity and Special Events (Spring 2006) Florida Journal of International Law (Member Candidate) (Spring 2006-Present) LexisNexis Student Research Representative (Fall 2004-Present) 1999-2003 Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL --Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Minor in Military Science, Cum Laude LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE Summer 2006 Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart and Shipley West Palm Beach, FL Drafted memos and motions; prepared for and attended motion hearings, trials, a Frye hearing, and oral arguments before the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Morgan Stanley v. Coleman (Parent) Holdings, Inc. Summer & Winter Break 2005 Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, Ft. Pierce, FL Summer Associate (40-60 hours a week) McManus, Watson, & Sperando, P.L. Prepared for and attended hearings and mediations in civil and commercial litigation matters; Assisted with and prepared for the Maris v. Anheuser Busch trial in Gainesville, FL; Completed an appellate brief to the Fourth District Court of Appeals in a wrongful death case; Completed memorandum of law assignments using LexisNexis and Westlaw. Summer & Winter Break 2004 Law Offices of Attorney HT Smith, PA Miami, FL Law Clerk (40-60 hours a week) Prepared for hearings, mediations, and depositions in criminal defense and personal injury cases; Completed legal memorandums, settlement demand letters and settlement demand packets; May ‘03-Dec. ‘03 Herman, Mathis, Kitchens, Casey, & Gerel LLP, Atlanta, GA Legal Intern (40-60 hours a week) and The Mathis Law Firm, P.C. Assisted with, prepared for, and attended oral arguments in TGM v. Jennings, trials, hearings, depositions, and mediations in product liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice matters; Met with clients and witnesses during intakes, discovery periods, and pre-trial. Oct. ’02- May ’03 (& Spring Break 2004) Parks & Crump, PA Tallahassee, FL Litigation Paralegal (40-50 hours a week) Drafted complaints and filed personal injury law suits; Oversaw roughly thirty cases in the litigation division; Prepared and maintained pleadings, discovery and trial notebooks in litigation matters. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AND PUBLIC SERVICE Summer (June) 2004 Virgil Hawkins Summer Program Gainesville, FL Teaching Assistant Supported the legal research and writing department of this program by counseling and providing assistance to students that were enrolled in this simulated law school semester. Summer 2001 Florida A&M University Allied Health Program Tallahassee, FL Academic Counselor Advised high school students as they took and received credit for college level health and science courses on the campus of Florida A&M University. Summer 2000 St. John Community Development Corporation Overtown, FL Economic Development Aid Assisted the economic development arm by proposing and executing programs to revitalize Overtown Miami and attended various community meetings in that same regard; and Initiated and oversaw the very first “Overtown Comes Alive!” Festival which is still a yearly event. Summer 1999 WLRN Channel 17 Miami, FL Rendered pre-show preparations; Operated camera, audio, and video equipment for live and taped broadcasts; Monitored phone calls from students during live Dial-A-Teacher segments; Assisted in implementation of improvements to the station programming. JOURNALISM WORK EXPERIENCE Spring 2002 “Express Yourself: The College Show” Tallahassee, FL Radio Host WTAL 1490am As the host of this weekly, 30-minute talk-show, I communicated with college students from Florida A&M University, Florida State University, Keiser College, and Tallahassee Community College. Topics to discuss for each segment were selected from a pool of e-mail, faxes, and phone calls. We covered topics ranging from “Parenting as a College Student,” “Inter-Racial Dating,” “Time Management,” “Domestic Violence,” as well as other issues concerning college students. Fall ’00-Fall ’02 CHOICE Entertainment Magazine Tallahassee, FL Executive Editor As Tallahassee’s first Black entertainment publication, we received much exposure from news stations as well as local publications. My responsibilities included assigning stories to each column editor for each publication, ensuring that all deadlines were being met, proof-reading each issue in its entirety for typographical and grammatical errors, and coordinating interviews and follow-ups with interviewees. Fall ’01-Spring ’02 Your Life, Your CHOICE TV Tallahassee, FL Television Co-Host FAMU Channel 20 This weekly 30-minute broadcast served as a supplement to the publication. We aired footage of the interviews that had been published in the prior week’s issue. As the Executive Editor of the print publication, I, along with the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, served as the host of this exciting television series. REFERENCES Mr. Christian Searcy, Esquire Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley, PA 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 (561) 686-6300 Mr. Lorenzo Williams, Esquire Gary Williams Parenti Finney Lewis McManus Watson and Sperando, PL W.E. Gary Professional Center 320 South Indian River Drive Ft. Pierce, Florida 34950-3390 (772) 464 2352 Mr. Paul McMahon, Esquire Gary Williams Parenti Finney Lewis McManus Watson and Sperando, PL W.E. Gary Professional Center 320 South Indian River Drive Ft. Pierce, Florida 34950-3390 (772) 464 2352 Mr. H.T. Smith, Esquire Law Office of HT Smith, PA 1017 NW 9th Court Miami, Florida 33136 (305) 324-1845 Mr. Darryl Parks, Esquire Parks and Crump, LLC 240 North Magnolia Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 222-3333 Mr. Benjamin Crump, Esquire Parks and Crump, LLC 240 North Magnolia Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 222-3333 Mr. Charles Mathis, Jr., Esquire Herman Mathis Casey Kitchens & Gerel, LLP The Equitable Building, Ste 1400 100 Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 523-5000