Experience

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  Jonathan goldsmith legislature campaign

  Jan 2004 - Nov 2005

  Campaign manager

  Managed the Monroe County Legislature campaign of Democratic candidate Jon Goldsmith in Henrietta, NY, a suburb of Rochester. In particular, I:• Researched campaign issues, enabling the candidate to develop well-informed positions• Developed relations with local voters and politicians, allowing them to get to know the candidate• Maintained campaign records, ensuring campaign organization and non-duplication of efforts• Managed other campaign members, ensuring campaign work was completed in an efficient manner Show less

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  Franklin county (ny) supreme court

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Judicial intern

  Served in the chambers of Judge Robert Main, Jr., whose jurisdiction included criminal and family matters.• In the course of this internship, I drafted memoranda on legal issues before the Judge, such as the proper role of the parents’ religion in custody disputes, the availability of fee and fine deferral to inmates, and the admissibility of polygraph results in probation revocation proceedings. • As part of my duties, I was present for court proceedings and conferences, and engaged in extensive discussions with the Judge about the legal and practical implications of them.• I acquired skills regarding the conduct of trials and the negotiation of settlements. Show less

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  Western new england university school of law small business clinic

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Clinician

  Provided supervised transactional legal counsel to local small business owners:• Drafted memoranda on choice of business entity;• Mitigated risk for business owners through education and issue identification;• Researched and drafted memoranda on trademark and trade dress registrability;• Improved the quality of trade dress advice offered by the clinic through comprehensive and client-specific research;• Drafted legal memoranda on client-specific requirements of employment law, protecting clients from consequences of non-compliance. Show less

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  Shpigel & associates, p.c.

  Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

  Associate attorney

  Managed litigation and transactional matters in the areas of commercial litigation, family law, administrative law, and general contract drafting and negotiations. Job duties include, but are not limited to:• Expediting legal research on a wide range of substantive and procedural matters that pertain to both state and federal law;• Drafting and reviewing demand letters, pleadings, discovery demands, motions, legal memos, stipulations, administrative petitions, and commercial contracts;• Representing clients in Supreme, Civil, and Family courts, in Kings, Queens, and Bronx Counties on preliminary conferences, settlement conferences, status conferences, compliance conferences, submissions, and oral argument; • Managing discovery process, documentation triage and prioritization, and all discovery-related scheduling;• Analyzing and identifying legal and factual issues with respect to new client matters;• Contributing a diversified approach to dispute resolution and negotiation strategies;• Managing clients and client relationships with respect to intake process, status updates, issue identification, and settlement negotiations. Show less

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  Law office of jeffrey k. davis, esq., p.c.

  Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  Associate attorney

  Assisted with the prosecution of commercial litigation matters. Job duties include, but are not limited to:• Performing objective case analyses to ascertain strengths of clients’ cases and determine the best courses of action, and drafting objective memoranda clearly and thoroughly explaining such analyses and the resulting conclusions;• Researching and analyzing matters of civil procedure to determine the appropriate course of action, and drafting objective memoranda accordingly addressing every appropriate procedural step;• Drafting pleadings, motions, and oppositions robustly and thoroughly addressing the relevant factual and legal issues;• Assisting with the taking of depositions;• Meeting with clients to advise them regarding the strengths and weaknesses of their cases and regarding evidence needed to most effectively prosecute their cases;• Conducting discovery conferences appropriately to ensure the orderly procession of discovery. Show less

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  Law offices of joseph m. lichtenstein, p.c.

  Jan 2016 - now

  Associate attorney

  I take a high level of responsibility for the prosecution a wide range of medical malpractice cases, at all procedural stages, across the five boroughs of NYC, Long Island, and upstate counties such as Westchester and Rockland.• My firm's cases involve a wide range of substantive areas of medical malpractice, such as birth injuries, failures to diagnose cancer, women’s health issues, failures to diagnose an impending stroke, failures to diagnose an infection, failures to respond appropriately to respiratory distress, and improper orthopedic care. My firm also handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, products liability, labor law, and general negligence.• In each case, I meticulously review the medical records (as well as any other relevant records) and conduct appropriate research to develop an in-depth understanding of the relevant factual issues.• I appear regularly in court to independently handle motions and conferences of every nature, in a diverse array of parts across the greater New York City area.• I also regularly and independently prepare witnesses for deposition, and represent them at those depositions, as well as take defendants' depositions.• In the office, I draft motions, appeals, oppositions, bills of particulars, and discovery demands and responses, and correspond with other attorneys, courts, and clients regularly regarding all matters of my firm's cases.• I am also responsible for managing my firm's team of paralegals with respect to matters such as discovery demands and responses, pleadings, court filings, scheduling, and the management of a very busy calendar. Show less