Annie Goldstein
Chicago,IL
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Litigation Associate
Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC
08.2023 - Current
- Draft motions and pleadings.
- Propound written discovery.
- Analyze discovery and determine its impact on the case's outcome.
- Research substantive law and the Seventh Circuit's holdings on relevant procedural issues.
- Prepare for depositions.
- Communicate with co-counsel and opposing counsel about efficiently progressing each case.
- Speak with clients about case status and legal proceedings, and answer their questions about case progress.
Summer Associate
Elk & Elk Co., Ltd.
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Drafted legal memoranda and pleadings for 5 ongoing medical malpractice cases.
- Edited pleadings and written discovery for style, clarity, and effectiveness.
- Prepared visual exhibits and exhibit lists for trial.
- Researched legal issues in potential causes of action and predicted whether clients were likely to prevail on issues.
- Communicated with co-counsel about case strategy and assignment delegation.
Law Clerk
Ritzler, Coughlin, & Paglia, Ltd.
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Drafted pleadings, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and motions to compel discovery.
- Created affidavits to supplement pleadings.
- Reviewed and summarized thousands of medical records to determine liability.
Judicial Extern for the Honorable Judge T. Osowik
Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Drafted 3 judicial opinions for criminal matters.
- Reviewed and summarized trial court proceeding transcripts.
- Analyzed physical and testimonial evidence admitted at trial and determined evidence's admissibility.
- Evaluated appellant and appellee briefs, and discussed the validity of parties' arguments with Judge Osowik.
- Reviewed cases cited in appellate briefs to verify the common law's applicability on the case.
Education
J.D. -
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio05.2019
LICENSES
- Licensed Attorney, Supreme Court of Ohio (Issued November 2023)
- Admitted to Practice, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Issued November 2023)
- Licensed Attorney, Illinois Supreme Court (forthcoming 2024)
Timeline
Litigation Associate
Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC
08.2023 - Current
Summer Associate
Elk & Elk Co., Ltd.
06.2022 - 08.2022
Law Clerk
Ritzler, Coughlin, & Paglia, Ltd.
12.2021 - 08.2022
Judicial Extern for the Honorable Judge T. Osowik
Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
06.2021 - 08.2021
J.D. -
Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
The Ohio State University