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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors - LACountyBOSSenior Justice Deputy
Jul. 2024 - Dec. 2024Los Angeles County, California, United StatesProvide policy counsel to Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, 2nd District, and implement systemic justice reforms impacting the county’s 10 million residents.
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles CountyStaff Attorney
Dec. 2022 - Apr. 2024Glendale, California, United StatesAdvocates for low-income clients, including domestic violence survivors, in Family Courts throughout SoCal on issues of restraining orders, dissolution, and custody and visitation.
Alliance for Children's RightsTransition-Age Youth Program Manager
May. 2021 - Nov. 2022Los Angeles, California, United StatesAdvocated for youth and nonminor dependents in extended foster care and aging out of foster care with an array of legal issues and social services. Led the team and was the team’s only attorney.
ACLU SoCalStaff Attorney/LA Jails Coordinator
Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2020Los Angeles, CaliforniaStaff Attorney working on Jails Project, First Amendment, and Government Transparency; LA Jails Coordinator
Los Angeles Dependency LawyersStaff Attorney
Oct. 2017 - Sep. 2018Monterey Park, CaliforniaStaff Attorney in LADL2 defending parents in Dependency court and advocating to keep their families together.
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLCAssociate
Jul. 2016 - Aug. 2017Johnston, Rhode IslandColeman monitor responsible for auditing mental health systems for inmates in California State Prisons and Hospitals (CDCR & DSH).
Committee for Public Counsel ServicesStaff Attorney
Aug. 2010 - Jul. 2016Massachusetts, United StatesStarted off as Staff Attorney in Brockton District Court Office/Plymouth County in 2010. Promoted to Superior Court Staff Attorney in Dedham Office/Norfolk County in 2012. Lateral transfer to Roxbury Defenders Unit in Suffolk County in 2013 and through 2016.
FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF SAN DIEGO, INC.Legal Extern
Jan. 2010 - May. 2010San Diego, California, United StatesExterned as a barred attorney with The Federal Defenders of San Diego. Conducted successful legal research that resulted in the settlement of a major case sparing multiple co-defendants and their attorneys of a second lengthy trial. Conducted successful research and drafted a winning sentencing appeal for a client facing significant time. Edited pleadings for several attorneys in the office to eliminate errors and maximize the effectiveness of their briefs. Represented clients in arraignment and bail proceedings. Regularly visited incarcerated clients and attended court proceedings.
Los Angeles County Public DefenderSummer Legal Intern
May. 2007 - Aug. 2008Los Angeles County, California, United StatesInterned with the L.A. County Public Defender summer of 2007 and summer of 2008. Conducted legal research and writing; worked on high-profile cases; attended courtroom proceedings including bail hearings, trials, and sentencing hearings; reviewed voluminous discovery; witnessed forensic testing; worked on juvenile, misdemeanor, felony, and appellate issues; interacted with clients, witnesses, investigators, experts, co-counsel, prosecutors, and judges.
The Law Office of Michael Lynch/Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.Legal Assistant
Jun. 2005 - Jul. 2006Warwick, Rhode Island, United StatesLegal Assistant for in-house counsel of Beacon Mutual Insurance Company. Performed an array of tasks to support attorneys and other support staff, including filing, transcription, database entries, etc.
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