FRANK COSTELON
Paralegal/legal assistant
El Paso,TX
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Legal Assistant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Focused former Jailhouse lawyer accomplished in aspects of federal and state laws related to Criminal and Post Conviction law. Proficiency in auditing information pertaining to compliance and regulations, e.g. Administrative Law. PA/FOIA request.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Law Clerk /Paralegal; JailHouse Lawyer
Federal Bureau Of Prisons - Inmate Assignments
07.2011 - 05.2023
- Assisted Inmates with case organization and administrative tasks.
- Managed administrative duties such as filing documents, Case file retrieval, and tracking case statuses, sherperdizing, keeping abrest with Case Law
- Created and prepared legal drafts by organizing and assembling information for legal documents and forms. e.g. Title 28 U.S.C. 2241, 2254 2255, 2255(e), Rule 59(e) motions, Title 18 U.S.C. 3582 Compassionate Release. Coram Nobis, Next Of Kin motions.
- Investigated facts and laws to determine strategies for case preparation on Post conviction remedies
- Facilitated class on the use of the BOP version of Lexis Nexus, and Legal research.
- Assisted Inmates wIth Bureau of Prison Administrative Remedies process.
Education
No Degree - Criminal, Civil Law, Post Conviction, Admin. Law
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS LAW LIBRARY.
USP LEAVENWORTH, FCI FLORENCE, FCI SANDSTONE.High School Diploma -
FootHill High School
New Mexico05.2001
Skills
- Litigation Management
- Office Administration
- Knowledge of Criminal & Civil Procedures
- Lexis Nexus
- Sheprdizing
- Case Law Research
- Administrative Law
- Confidential Document Control
- Legal Analysis
- Legal Terminology and Concepts
- Appeals Support
- Criminal Law Knowledge
Accomplishments
Published Author NYU School Of Law with a 4% acceptance rate.
Pro Se Litigant - showed prima facie showing of Ineffective assistance of counsel, right to evidentiary hearing.
Expunged Prior State Of New Mexico Cannabis Conviction.
Affiliations
National Lawyers Guild Jailhouse lawyer initiative
Toastmaster International
ToastMasters International FOCUS
Was Vis Precedent of Public Relations for FOCUS TOASTMASTER INTERNATION In Sandstone Minnesota.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Law Clerk /Paralegal; JailHouse Lawyer
Federal Bureau Of Prisons - Inmate Assignments
07.2011 - 05.2023
No Degree - Criminal, Civil Law, Post Conviction, Admin. Law
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS LAW LIBRARY.
High School Diploma -
FootHill High School
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