Jurisdictions Admitted

Member in good standing of the Colorado Bar, 2007

•           United States District Court of Colorado, 2008

             Member in good standing of the Florida Bar, 2004

Experience

Pearson, Horowitz & Burnett, P.C, (April 2008-February 2009)                                  Denver, CO

•           Associate attorney in mid-sized firm in both criminal and civil litigation departments

•           Perform extensive legal research in preparation of drafting pleadings, motions and briefs for state and federal court

•           Attend and conduct motions hearings in state and federal court

•           Defend and conduct depositions

Jefferson County District Court (May 2007-April 2008)                                 

Golden, CO

•           Judicial Clerkship for the Honorable Margie Enquist

•           Perform extensive legal research in preparation of drafting Orders for civil, domestic

and criminal matters

•           Draft Orders for appeals from County Court and Administrative Hearing Tribunals

•           Assist Judge in any legal research or legal document drafting requested

Siegfried, Rivera, Lerner, De La Torre & Sobel  (March 2005-October 2006)         

 Coral Gables, FL

•           Associate attorney in mid-sized firm in construction and real estate litigation and transaction departments

•           Member of construction litigation and transaction department and supervisor of foreclosure and lien department

•           Drafted legal memoranda, contracts, briefs, motions and pleadings; attended numerous hearings and conducted depositions; negotiated construction contracts; maintained heavy client contact

Acosta & Associates (September 2004-March 2005)                                          

Miami, FL

•           Associate in insurance defense  and workers compensation litigation practice

•           Drafted legal memoranda, briefs, motions and pleadings

•           Attended numerous hearings and conducted depositions and mediations

Education

University of Miami School of Law, Miami, FL

•           Juris Doctor, May 2004

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

•           Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, summa cum laude, May 2001

Pro Bono Work/Skills

•           Judge for the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Moot Court Competition

•           Contributing author in legal textbook utilized nationwide, Florida Construction Law casebook by Steven M. Siegfried (June 2001)

•           Computer skills: LEXIS, Westlaw, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Concordance, Summation, ADI

•           Proficient in Spanish speaking, reading and writing