JoAnn D.

Experience

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  Dallas ISD

  Aug 1996 - May 1998

  Special Education Classroom Teacher

  I taught special education at Sunset High School in Oak Cliff. Primarily, I was the Content Mastery teacher for 9th-12th grade. I assisted 150 special-needs students and coordinated their classroom modifications.

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  Target Supplies & Logistics, Ltd

  Jul 1998 - Aug 2007

  Assistant to General Counsel, Human Resource Generalist

  My main responsibilities were human-resource management for about 150 logistics employees.

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  Warmbrodt, Ray & Associates

  May 2008 - Sept 2008

  Law Intern

  Assisted family law partner with client needs and court appearancesDrafted pleadings, client communications, and opposing counsel replies

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  SMU Dedman School of Law

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  Legal Writing Teacher's Assistant & Research Assistant

  For for SMU Prof. Misty Birdsong in the legal writing department, I edited and graded Bluebook citations, addressed student questions, and assisted with library research. Also, as a Garner Law Scholar, I assisted with editing the abridged Black’s Law Dictionary and Garner’s Modern American Usage for Bryan A. Garner, Distinguished Research Prof. of Law.

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  The Law Offices of Thomas H. Keen

  Feb 2009 - May 2009

  Law Clerk

  Researched real estate and personal property law; drafted portions of pleadings for current litigation

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  SMU Law Review Association

  Jul 2009 - Apr 2011

  Articles Editor

  Edited articles for publication in the SMU Law Review or the SMU Journal of Air Law & Commerce.

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  The Honorable Elizabeth Lang-Miers

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  Judicial Intern

  Researched legal issues, read court records, conferred with Justice Lang-Miers about pending cases, wrote a legal memo for a pending case, and observed civil, federal, and criminal trials

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  The Honorable Ken Tapscott

  May 2010 - Jun 2010

  Judicial Intern

  Dallas County Court-at-Law No. 4

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  The Honorable Marilea Lewis

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2010

  Judicial Intern

  330th District Court in Dallas (Family Law)

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  The Honorable Reed O'Connor

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Judicial Intern

  Federal judicial internship with U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

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  W.W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Student Attorney

  Guardian ad Litem & Attorney ad Litem for children in Dallas County.

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  Warmbrodt & Associates, PLLC

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Associate Attorney

  Family law associate attorney

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  Pfister, Borserine & Associates

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2013

  Of Counsel

  Family law attorney

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  Law Office of JoAnn Dodson, PLLC

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2018

  Family-Law Attorney

  Worked traditional family-law cases and focused on children's advocacy work representing children in abuse and neglect cases.

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  Criss & Kraft LLP

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Family-Law Attorney

  Represented clients in divorce and custody cases.

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  East Plano Doggie Daycare & Boarding, LLC

  Dec 2014 - Nov 2018

  Owner Operator
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  PetSuites

  Nov 2018 - Feb 2022

  General Manager

  Promoted from Resort Manager to General Manager in January 2020Managed staff of 35 team members, including groomers, trainers, customer service staff, kennel technicians, team leads, and an assistant manager Built client base for this new location from nothing to over 5,000 clients in 4 years with over 4.8 stars on hundreds of Google reviewsSuccessfully met sales and budget goals every quarter and led marketing campaigns on line and in the community

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  On-Target Supplies & Logistics, LTD.

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2022

  Recruiter

  Part time remote recruiter for warehouse positions

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  Self-employed

  Feb 2022 - Mar 2024

  Attorney
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  Holland & Knight LLP

  Mar 2024 - now

  Review Attorney

  Providing litigation support on large, complex document-review projects