Nisreen Mahesri
Austin,USA
Summary
Creative and driven individual with advanced communication skills. Reliable with deadlines and dedicated to following instructions. Passionate about the law and helping others.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Litigation Attorney
The Law Office of Ilana R. Tanner
Austin, TX
04.2023 - Current
- Ran a solo practice while the attorney was on maternity leave (July 13, 2023-September 5, 2023).
- Work on over (25) active, in litigation, cases including child protective services (CPS), modification, divorce, enforcement, and child support.
- Conduct client interviews and acquired intake information.
- Draft pleadings and responsive pleadings, motions, subpoenas, debt and asset spreadsheets, and witness affidavits.
- Court Appointed List (CPS) for Williamson County, Texas. Attend all hearings including jury trials and final trials.
- Attend mediations, depositions, and private case hearings including temporary orders, final trials, jury trials, default, and motion hearings.
- Analyze legal research through Westlaw.
- Prepare trial notebooks and attend in court hearings.
- Prepare and review discovery packages, including disclosure statements, answers and objections to interrogatories and production requests.
- Represent client at uncontested and contested docket hearings and present stipulations on record before the Court.
Litigation Associate Attorney
Grimes & Fertitta P.C.
Houston, TX
08.2021 - 03.2023
- Work on over twenty (20) active, in litigation, cases including serious personal injury cases, commercial, business, and family law.
- Investigate and develop personal injury cases and negotiate with insurance adjusters. Review and analyze ERISA claims and negotiate ERISA liens with claims adjustor.
- Maintain an active motion practice including drafting motions for summary judgment, motion to compel discovery, and other pre-trial motions.
- Handle all discovery in approximately fifteen (15) active cases. Maintain client relationships, prepare legal reports, memorandums, and pleadings for partners.
- Draft orders and decrees for divorce cases, modification cases with child custody, and property issues.
- Prepare for and attend depositions, mediations, and assist partner at trials.
Property Teaching Assistant for Dean Frank Aiello
Western Michigan College of Law
Auburn Hills, MI
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Tutored students with instructional support on course fundamentals. Reviewed student-graded assessment reports.
Judicial Extern for Judge Gadola
Seventh Circuit Court, Family Law Division
Flint, MI
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Drafted orders and opinions for the judge’s review and signature. Attended virtual hearings (due to COVID-19).
- Researched and analyzed case law, and drafted legal memos on Court of Appeals cases.
Student Volunteer
Auburn Hills, MI
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Read through case files, communicated with parties on the cases, and met with and evaluated current guardians.
- Presented oral argument before a Judge for final consideration on whether the guardianship should continue.
Student Attorney
Auburn Hills, MI
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Met with the attorney and client, informed them in accordance with Section 341 and meeting of the Creditors to represent the client before the bankruptcy trustee.
- Researched and prepared necessary documents to file for bankruptcy.
Table Time Representative
JD Advising, inc.
Auburn Hills, MI
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Spread the word about JD Advising on campus, answer questions students may have, distributing fliers and other marketing materials, and help coordinate schedules and events.
- Attend live, online monthly meetings with lead JD Advising staff.
Legal Intern/Volunteer
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center
Auburn Hills, MI
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Drafted summaries of claims regarding several issues and assist attorney with court preparation and pleadings.
- Researched, analyzed, and prepared paperwork for Asylum cases.
Education
Juris Doctor - Cum Laude
University of Western Michigan
Flint, MI05.2021
B.A. - American Studies, Certified Business Foundation
University of Texas-Austin
Austin, TX05.2016
Skills
- Legal research
- Litigation
- Family law
- Civil law
- Legal writing
- Trial preparation
- Court
- Case Management
- Client Relations
- Mediation
- Discovery
- Legal Documentation
- Personal Injury
- Business Litigation
Affiliations
- Austin Bar/AYLA Leadership Academy, Participant, 2025
- Austin Bar Association, Member, 2023-2025
- Austin Young Lawyer Association, Member, 2023-2025
- Travis County Women’s Lawyer’s Association (TCWLA), Board Member, 2023-2025
- South Asian Bar Association (SABA), Member, 2023-2025
- Ebadi House Council, Vice President, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020
- Ebadi House Council, Secretary & Treasurer, Fall 2018
- Melissa Mitchell Moot Court Competition, Participant, Fall 2018 and 2019
- Student Bar Association, Community Service, Senator, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020
- Student Bar Association Board, Secretary, Fall 2019, Fall 2020
Websites
Awards
- Dean’s List, Fall 2018, Summer 2019, Fall/Summer 2020, Spring 2021
- Honor Roll, Fall 2018, Summer 2019, Fall/Summer 2020, Spring 2021
Languages
- English
- Gujrati
- Urdu
Bar Admissions
- State of Texas
- State of Michigan
- United States District Court for the Southern Districts of Texas
Timeline
Litigation Attorney
The Law Office of Ilana R. Tanner
04.2023 - Current
Litigation Associate Attorney
Grimes & Fertitta P.C.
08.2021 - 03.2023
Property Teaching Assistant for Dean Frank Aiello
Western Michigan College of Law
01.2021 - 05.2021
Judicial Extern for Judge Gadola
Seventh Circuit Court, Family Law Division
06.2020 - 08.2020
Student Volunteer
09.2019 - 12.2019
Student Attorney
09.2019 - 12.2019
Table Time Representative
JD Advising, inc.
09.2019 - 12.2019
Legal Intern/Volunteer
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center
05.2019 - 08.2019
Juris Doctor - Cum Laude
University of Western Michigan
B.A. - American Studies, Certified Business Foundation
University of Texas-Austin
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