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Tristan Akers

Tristan Akers

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Employment Attorney at Coffman Legal LLC

  • Education

    • Black Hawk College

      2016 - 2017
      Associate of Arts - AA 4.00 GPA

      Graduated Summa Cum Laude

    • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

      2019 - 2022
      Doctor of Law - JD

      Activities and Societies: Managing Editor - Ohio State Law Journal

    • University of Illinois Springfield

      2017 - 2019
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Political Science 3.99 GPA

      Graduated Summa Cum Laude

    • University of Illinois Springfield

      2017 - 2019
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Public Policy 3.99 GPA

      Activities and Societies: Public Policy Honors Program, Honors Thesis: “The Feasibility of Domestic Carbon Taxes: Insight from Home and Abroad” Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors

  • Experience

    • University of Illinois Springfield

      Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

      Responsibilities included scheduling other students on a weekly basis, working on special projects around the library to increase efficiency and patron service, and fulfilling patron needs at the front desk while assisting student workers with various tasks. Organized books within the various sections of the library, conducted queries for specific research materials for patrons and located said materials.

    • Illinois State Senate Republican Caucus

      Feb 2019 - May 2019
      District Planning & Member Services Intern

      Participated in outreach and coalition development activities identified by caucus members.Conducted detailed research to create lists of potential attendees to member events.Helped transform policy initiatives into viable programs for senators to use in their districts.

    • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

      May 2020 - Aug 2020

      Summer Research Assistant to Professor Ric Simmons:Researched materials on private criminal adjudication for publication.Analyzed judicial opinions from state-level courts for data for a state Supreme Court online voter preference tool. Summer Research Assistant to Professor Colleen Garrity Settineri:Researched materials on virtual oral argument in the United States Courts of Appeals with a focus on the Sixth Circuit.Analyzed rules of civil procedure in the Sixth Circuit for use in teaching and seminar materials.Researched and created teaching materials for use in legal writing and analysis classes.

    • United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

      Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
      Legal Extern

      Fall Extern for the Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.Researched and drafted orders on a pending motion to dismiss in collaboration with judicial clerks.Attended virtual meetings with Judge Sargus.

    • Ohio State Law Journal

      Aug 2020 - May 2022

      2020–2021 Student Note selected for publication in the Ohio State Law Journal Online, 82 OSLJ ONLINE 115–127.

    • Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

      Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
      Legal Intern

    • Coffman Legal, LLC

      Jun 2022 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • LexisNexis Legal Research Practice-Ready Certification

      LexisNexis
      Feb 2022

    • LexisNexis Legal Research Proficiency Certification

      LexisNexis
      Feb 2022