Criminal Defense Attorney - Martine Law, PLLC
(2026-03 - 2026-04)
- Represented clients in misdemeanor and felony criminal proceedings from arraignment through disposition
- Negotiated plea agreements with prosecutors, securing favorable outcomes for clients
- Appeared in court for arraignments, bail hearings, omnibus hearings, and sentencing
- Advised clients on case strategy, potential defenses, and collateral consequences of criminal charges
- Identified constitutional and procedural defenses, including issues related to search and seizure and custodial interrogation
Criminal Defense Attorney - BK Law Group
(2024-10 - 2025-11)
- Demands knowledgeable exercise of Minnesota criminal process and procedure
- Handles a large caseload; prioritized, executed, multitasked and met critical deadlines
- Demonstrates skillful ability to relate to a multitude of individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to build strong client relationships
- Ability to emphasize and reassure individuals experience significant emotional crises
- Demonstrates ability to exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgement and discretion
- Regularly engages in negotiation with opposing counsel to provide best favorable outcome for clients
Paralegal - BK Law Group
(2023-05 - 2024-10)
- Coordinates and assists with attorney schedules and all calendaring
- Performs client relation responsibilities
- Maintains files and databases to ensure accurate documentation
- Files all pleadings in court
- Scheduled a variety of hearings and meetings
- Conducts investigations of pre-charged clients, which includes Communication with police detectives and Communication with County/City attorneys
- Sells representation and services
Legal Research Analyst - Thomson Reuters
(2021-09 - 2022-04)
- Identify relationships among legal information sets
- Conduct significant core legal research to identify critical legal authority on specific issues
- Make fine-grain, qualitative judgments of legal content
- Monitor performance of new products and enhancements through testing and grading evaluations
- Collaborate with team members and internal stakeholders to better leverage key legal research information
Certified Student Attorney - Law Offices of Charles H. Johnson, P.A.
(2020-08 - 2021-09)
- Assist in the representation of mass-tort clients in suits against producers of defective devices
- Draft legal documents as it relates to mass-tort litigation
- Conduct legal research prior to, and during commencement of mass-tort litigation to ensure case success
Certified Student Attorney - Dakota County Public Defender
(2019-05 - 2020-07)
- Represent defendants at pre-trial and other preliminary court hearings in a wide variety of cases
- Interview in-custody clients to prepare bail, first appearance, and arraignment hearings
- Research client case information using MN Government Access (MGA) and MN Court Integration Services (MNCIS)
- Negotiate with prosecutors the terms of plea deals
- Advise clients of their rights and negotiate plea agreements with County and Municipal attorneys
Certified Student Attorney - Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners Clinic
(2020-01 - 2021-05)
- Interview incarcerated clients regarding civil and criminal matters
- Represent clients in civil and criminal proceedings
- Represent out of custody clients in expungement cases
White Glove Manager - Best Vendors Management
(2017-01 - 2018-05)
- Manage a team of staff members that exclusively dealt with Best Vendors' growing number of clients requiring detailed and meticulous care
- Monitor requests on multiple platforms for services, orders in progress or needing attention
- Provide exemplary customer service to clients where meticulous and attentive care is necessary
- Follow and ensure service requests thoroughly
