Jeffrey Frank

Experience

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  Piano Instruction

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  Piano Teacher

  Taught weekly piano lessons to two students.

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  Recco Home Care Service Inc.

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Billing Clerk

  Supported billing and collection functions as patients transitioned from Medicaid to Managed Care. Integrated billing information into the company's new software system.

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  University of Rochester

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  PSC 202 Teaching Assistant

  Led weekly discussion sections and graded students' papers for a writing course for political science majors.

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  Office of Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Congressional Intern

  Liaised with the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Education on behalf of constituents.

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  Relin, Goldstein & Crane LLP

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

  Legal Assistant

  Cleared titles, drafted contracts and deeds, and managed closings for real estate owned properties.

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  Bronk & Somers, P.C.

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  Legal Assistant

  Assisted clients with their Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability claims.

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  U.S. District Courts

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Judicial Intern

  Intern to the Honorable Alfred V. Covello, Senior U.S. District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Drafted two judicial opinions: one on a motion for summary judgment in a civil rights action and the other on an appeal of a Social Security Disability decision.

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  Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Clinic Participant

  Provided attorney-supervised transactional legal assistance to local nonprofit entities. Drafted lease agreements, corporate bylaws, a certificate of incorporation, and a joint venture agreement.

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  New York City Law Department

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Summer Honors Intern

  Interned in the Special Federal Litigation Division. Drafted dispositive motions, researched legal issues, and assisted attorneys with trial preparation.

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  New York City Law Department

  Jan 2021 - May 2024

  Assistant Corporation Counsel

  Lead defense counsel on dozens of federal civil actions against the City of New York and its police and correction officers. Served in the Special Federal Litigation Division. Tried three cases to jury verdicts: obtained two full defense verdicts and one mixed verdict. Delivered opening statements, conducted direct and cross-examinations, introduced exhibits, and argued motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a).Researched and drafted briefs on 24 dispositive motions. Earned an exceptional track record—of the 19 motions that have been decided thus far, federal courts have granted 12 in full and 5 in part, resulting in summary judgment or dismissal. Negotiated 12 favorable settlement agreements after carefully evaluating the claims, defenses, and evidence in each case. Served as counsel on complex and high-profile cases, including a putative class action and reversed conviction cases.Handled all aspects of civil litigation from inception to conclusion: interviewed prospective clients, filed responsive pleadings; attended court conferences, filed letter motions and adjournment requests; reviewed and produced discovery, served document requests and interrogatories, interposed objections and responses to adversaries’ requests; prepared witnesses for testimony, took and defended depositions; negotiated settlements at conferences, at mediations, out of court, and through offers of judgment; researched, wrote, and argued discovery motions and dispositive motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), 12(c), 41(b), and 56; drafted all pre-trial filings, including motions in limine, requests to charge, joint pre-trial orders, and voir dire questions; conducted jury trial proceedings. Supervised one first-year attorney on all of her cases. Co-taught CLE writing workshop to first-year attorneys in 2023. Show less

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  City of Boston: Law Dept.

  Jun 2024 - now

  Assistant Corporation Counsel