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EDUCATION

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Juris Doctor, expected May 2014

Activities: UNLV Gaming Law Journal, Lead Articles Editor, 2012 – 2014

Boyd Law, Dean Search Committee, Student Member, 2012 – 2013

Boyd Law, Curriculum Review Committee, Student Member, 2010 – 2012

Environmental Law Society, Secretary, 2011 – present

International Law Society, Secretary, 2011 – present

Minority Law Student Association, Secretary, 2011 – present

Public Interest Law Association, Member, 2012 – present

Study Abroad: Hamline Law, Israel, Winter 2013

DePaul Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Winter 2012

Santa Clara Law/Singapore Management University, Singapore, Summer 2012

UNLV MBA, Istanbul, Turkey, Summer 2012

Boyd Law/National Law University, New Delhi, India, Winter 2011

American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA

M.F.A., Cinematography, December 2001

Hope College, Holland, MI

B.A., Business, December 1999

Study Abroad: Hope College (Religion), India, Summer 1999

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

B.A., Film, May 1998

Study Abroad: University Study Abroad Consortium (Economics), Torino, Italy, Summer 1998

University Study Abroad Consortium (Culture), Pau, France, Summer 1996

EXPERIENCE

Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Las Vegas, NV

Civil and Administrative Legal Intern, September 2013 – present

•Business and licensing; researched and drafted memos for the attorneys representing the athletic, taxation, and employment commissions.

Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, The Honorable Douglas E. Smith, Las Vegas, NV

Judicial Intern, June 2013 – August 2013

•Split docket, criminal and civil; murder, medical malpractice, home foreclosure. Researched and wrote legal memoranda for upcoming motions and writs. Observed trials, created daily law and motion calendars. 

Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas, Carson City, NV

Legislative Lobbyist Extern, February 2013 – June 2013

•Tracked legislation; individual bills, subject matter, committees. Assisted in drafting policy statements and bills.  Aided in the lobbying of legislators.  Knowledgeable in legislative history and procedure.

Office of General Counsel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Legal Intern, September 2012 – December 2012

•Researched and drafted memos for attorneys. Assisted in litigation. Subject areas ranged from tort to contract, tenure to privacy. Familiar with federal, state, and administrative law.

Institute of Rural Research and Development, New Delhi/Gurgaon, India

Legal Policy Intern, June 2012 – August 2012

•Produced short documentary film to be used as part of a rural teaching toolkit (topic: good governance and citizen empowerment) for the purpose of implementing India’s federal policies in rural, underserved communities.

Wiener-Rogers Law Library, William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV

Research Assistant, May 2011 – December 2012

•Researched various law professors’ academic papers ranging in topic from Italian Civil Procedure to US Employment Law to Juvenile Justice. Proficient in online legal search engines and traditional print.

William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV

Teaching Assistant to Professor Jean Whitney, August 2011 – May 2012

•Legal Writing I & II. Proofread student memos and briefs. Researched primary and secondary authority to assist professors in troubleshooting writing assignments.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Artist in Residence (Adjunct Professor), October 2010 – December 2011

•Taught narrative-based filmmaking classes including Cinematography and Professional Film Production Method.

Workforce Development Agency / Elasticity, Singapore

Consultant / Education Designer, April 2010 – August 2010

•Created teaching objective template and educational maps for the Singapore government’s foray into “continuing education”. Drafted module descriptions and learning objective documents.

La Salle College of the Arts, Singapore

Visiting Artist (Adjunct Professor), February 2008 – April 2010

•Taught classes including Directing and Cinematography.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

Visiting Lecturer (Full-Time Professor), May 2005 – May 2008

•Taught classes including Cinematography, Directing, and Producing (undergraduate); and Cinematography and Film Finance (post-graduate level).

Filmmaker, Global

Filmmaker, 2001 – 2011

•Worked in fiction and documentary production. From the Democratic National Convention
(Al Gore, nominee) to rural research in India (government and policy); from fiction short films to feature films; my films have played in various festivals across three continents.

INTERESTS

Soccer, SCUBA, Eagle Scout, elected president of homeowner’s association, and extensive world travel (to 45 countries).

LANGUAGE

Limited Spanish with intention to be fluent.