Represented Landlords in Small Claims Court
Managed landlord-tenant cases, from initial filing to final resolution, ensuring adherence to legal standards and timely completion of case proceedings.
Prepared and Managed Case Filings
Drafted, filed, and tracked case documents, including complaints, responses, and motions, to maintain organized and efficient case flow.
Drafted Legal Declarations and Arguments for Court
Developed persuasive legal arguments, drafted declarations, and prepared evidence for presentation in Superior and District Courts.
Served Official Legal Notices
Delivered legal notices per legal requirements, ensuring all necessary documentation was filed and maintained accurately.
Conducted Document Discovery and Analysis
Reviewed, organized, and analyzed discovery materials from both paper and electronic sources to support case strategy.
Collaborated with Clients and Contracted Staff
Worked closely with clients and other professionals to gather comprehensive case data, ensuring alignment with client goals and case objectives.
Writer: News, Policy, Technical
Independent Contractor
Yakima, WA
01.2024 - Current
Client: Top Dollar Investor, Morning Carpool
The client was a primary contractor with Microsoft, and I fulfilled content obligations for the contract as a subcontractor.
Wrote 650 articles in 2024, published on Microsoft's homepage, MSN.com, and morningcarpool.com.
Chose topics of articles, wrote the articles initially incorporating AI technologies as directed by client, and later wrote articles without AI assistance as Microsoft's guidance evolved.
Evolved with the requirements of new publishing norms surrounding emerging AI technologies.
Received hundreds of comments and thousands of views on articles hosted on MSN.com.
Reported on variety of issues of interest to 18-70 year old American demographic including political news, economics, technology, healthcare, and the courts.
2006-2015 Senior Legislative Assistant
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
08.2006 - 06.2015
Congressman Jeff Denham (2011-2015)
Congressman George Radanovich (2006-2010)
Legislative Assistant
Formulated legislative initiatives for assigned issue areas of healthcare, education, law enforcement, foreign affairs, defense, judiciary, small business, financial services.
Represented Congressman at events and meetings.
Worked with Congressional Committees, other offices, and interest groups to pass legislation.
Briefed the Member for Floor work, Committee work, work in the district, and outside House-related activities.
Acted as a liaison with Committee and Federal Agency staff.
Legislative Correspondent
Met with constituents and interest groups.
Provided information on and generated ideas for press, mass mailings, and newsletters.
Drafted press releases and provided background on media inquiries.
Answered constituent letters and helped constituents on federal matters.
Supervised interns with regard to legislative issues and constituent responses.
Staff Assistant
Constituent liaison for tours of the Capitol, White House and other DC attractions.
Performed various administrative and office manager duties.
Wrote constituent correspondence.
Compiled and followed literature on various public policy issues.
Recruited, managed and evaluated interns.
2009-2010 Research and Teaching Assistant
George Washington University - GWU
Washington DC, DC
09.2009 - 05.2010
Taught discussion sections for Masters of Public Administration students, graded term papers.
Monitored and documented geopolitical vulnerabilities of U.S. interests in the South China Sea, especially related to natural resources.
Proficient use of data analysis and econometrics software, specifically STATA and SPSS.
Publication Credit: Aday, S. et al. (2010). Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics. United States Institutes of Peace https://www.usip.org/publications/2010/09/blogs-and-bullets-new-media-contentious-politics.
Education
Master of Arts - American Politics, International Relations
2012 M.A. George Washington University
Washington, DC
01.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy/ Pre-Law
2005 B.A. California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA
05.2005
Timeline
Legal Assistant for Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Independent Contractor/ Cascade Apartments LLC
09.2024 - Current
Writer: News, Policy, Technical
Independent Contractor
01.2024 - Current
2009-2010 Research and Teaching Assistant
George Washington University - GWU
09.2009 - 05.2010
2006-2015 Senior Legislative Assistant
U.S. House of Representatives
08.2006 - 06.2015
Master of Arts - American Politics, International Relations
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