EXPERIENCE

Federal Judicial Law Clerk
Honorable David D. Noce, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, 2002-2004

Researched and wrote memoranda and orders adjudicating motions in many complex litigation areas, e.g., labor & employment, insurance, product liability, contracts, ERISA, FCRA, RICO, securities arbitration, Social Security, civil rights, and criminal law. Supervised interns. Trained in Electronic Case Filing.

Federal Staff Attorney
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, St. Louis, MO, 1999-2002

Independently managed caseload of civil and criminal appeals for the Honorable Morris S. Arnold. Drafted nearly 200 opinions. Conducted extensive research, reviewed appeal records, co-authored materials sent to judges circuit-wide, and screened cases for argument/no-argument disposition.

Forestry Project Manager/Surgery Clinic Coordinator
United States Peace Corps, Dominican Republic, 1993-1995

Achieved Spanish fluency and survived without electricity or running water. Spearheaded 24,000-tree reforestation project. Organized 500 free surgeries for Dominicans with severe disfigurations and trained 40 surgical translators. Recognized for exceptional service by United States Ambassador.

EDUCATION

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, MO, Juris Doctor, 1999
Saint Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal, Managing Editor-Articles and Outstanding Article Award winner; School of Law Scholarship; Public Interest Fellowship; Humane Studies Fellowship; earned highest grade in Jury Instructions class; publications on Social Security and Internet issues.

Miami University, Oxford, OH, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1992

COURT ADMISSIONS

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and State of Missouri.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Missouri Bar

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

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