Peter Chickris

Experience

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  Administrative Office for the Harris County Courts

  Jan 2008 - May 2009

  Legal Intern - Harris County Administrative Office and Success Through Addiction Recovery Drug Court

  • Researched, drafted, and edited memoranda for district court judges based on analysis of Court of Criminal Appeals cases and federal and State legislation • Served as liaison for two Harris County Drug Court dockets• Coordinated event planning and assisted with special projects, including quarterly program graduations and newsletters, community service events, presentation materials, grant proposals, courtroom visits, and alumni events

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  Harris County Sheriff’s Office

  May 2009 - Jul 2009

  Law Clerk - Office of the General Counsel

  • Conducted research, wrote memoranda, letters, and responses to legal questions posed by law enforcement agencies and the public• Drafted contracts between the Sheriff’s Office and local municipal governments, law enforcement agencies, and third parties

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  Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of Texas

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  Intern for the Chambers of Chief Justice Adele Hedges

  • Conducted technical and substantive cite checks• Researched criminal and civil issues and cases, and drafted legal memoranda• Assisted in organizing, drafting, and editing appellate opinions

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  Harris County Attorney’s Office

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Law Clerk

  • Assisted attorneys in preparation for and in performance of two SAPCR dockets• Conducted research, analyzed discovery and other records, and constructed trial notebooks

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  Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas

  Aug 2009 - Nov 2009

  Intern for the Chambers of Justice Jane Bland

  • Conducted technical and substantive cite checks• Researched criminal and civil issues, and drafted pre-submission memoranda

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  United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

  Intern for the Chambers of Judge Gray H. Miller

  • Drafted memorandum opinions and orders in high-profile habeas corpus and civil rights lawsuits• Analyzed State habeas records, pleadings, and motions• Assisted with special assignments for the Chambers of Judge Keith Ellison

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  South Texas College of Law

  Jan 2011 - May 2013

  Research Assistant for Professor Geoffrey Corn

  • Assisted in drafting and editing revisions to the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, specifically updating the commentary on the role of and protections for medical aircraft• Co-authored an 85-page scholarly article addressing enemy belligerency and detainment, the detainee review process, and the validity of layman detainee representation.• Accomplishments: Drafted and edited a 50-page chapter for a legal textbook, THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT: AN OPERATIONAL APPROACH (Aspen 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4548-0690-5). Show less

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  Lieutenant Colonel Rachel VanLandingham, U.S. Air Force JAG Corps

  Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Research Assistant

  • Accomplishment: Provided substantial research, drafting, and editing assistance for an article discussing the evolving law of international humanitarian intervention: The Stars Aligned: The Legality, Legitimacy, and Legacy of 2011's Humanitarian Intervention in Libya, 46 Val. U. L. Rev. 859 (2012).

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  Law Office of Michael Moore

  Nov 2011 - Jan 2013

  Associate Attorney

  • Represented defendants in justice of the peace, county court at law, and state district court• Conducted plea bargain negotiations and performed all stages of trial preparation • Drafted and argued pre-trial motions • Represented clients at hearings and jury trials• Accomplishments: litigation and motions practice involving developing legal strategies for defendants in criminal court and related administrative proceedings.

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  Bering International Strategies LLC

  Dec 2012 - Apr 2015

  Attorney

  • On an as-needed basis, advises corporate officers of a privately-held consulting firm on contracts law, labor/employment law, business law, tax law, and relevant federal regulations, including FCPA• Assists in contract term negotiations with domestic and international clients• Drafts, edits and reviews consulting services contracts and employment contracts• Handles drafts and edits on multiple contracts simultaneously• Accomplishments: assisted in drafting, negotiating, and executing an annual consulting contract with a Chinese training services company, resulting in 20+ incoming business delegations to Houston annually Show less

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  CanAm Energy Services, LP

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  Field Landman

  • Conducted full drill title review of surface and mineral tracts in the Eagle Ford and Woodbine plays• Analyzed and traced surface and mineral title from present day back to land patent• Reviewed and interpreted public and private real property, probate, tax, legislative, and civil court records• Drafted abstractor’s notes to inform title attorneys/in-house landmen of potential title issues • Created tract maps using deed-plotting software based on deed-based metes and bounds• Proposed and prepares curative solutions to potential title issues• Calculated preliminary net mineral, working, and royalty interests on analyzed property• Collaborated with and assisted mineral interest and royalty holders in executing supplementary and curative documents• Accomplishments: completed full drill title files, with chain of title dates from 1830 – present; assisted with curative and update work on multiple tracts; assisted in training of new landmen and handling multiple high-priority files simultaneously. Show less

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  Sirius Solutions, LLLP

  Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  Lease & Title Consultant - Upstream Oil & Gas Practice

  • Employs functional expertise in land management to develop solutions which enhance efficiency through the use of technology, focusing on data integrity and cleansing, software and database integration, and land management system deployment • Performs all tasks required for post-acquisition asset integration and due diligence analysis• Evaluates company data sources to identify errors that create acreage discrepancies by using independent research of public and proprietary information, MS Excel, and Excalibur Land Lease Records• Provides land / land administration consulting services to clients to assist with data integration and data integrity• Experience assessing oil & gas properties and associated legal documents in Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Montana• Accomplishments: assisting in ground-up implementation of the Excalibur land system to manage 30,000+ oil & gas working interests owned by a major electricity supplier, as well as extensive verification of data to be loaded into the land system Show less

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  Social Security Administration

  Mar 2015 - now

  Attorney-Advisor, Office of Disability Adjudication & Review