Location:
Atlanta, Georgia
Industry:
Investment Banking
Work:
Reichert Armstrong Law - Grand Forks, North Dakota Area Feb 2013 - May 2013
Law Clerk
Housing and Employment Discrimination Clinical Education Program - Grand Forks, North Dakota Area Aug 2012 - Apr 2013
Student Director /Cetified Student Attorney
American Bar Association - Grand Forks, North Dakota Area May 2012 - Apr 2013
Lieutenant Governor of Diversity (8th Circuit)
Thomson Reuters Westlaw - Grand Forks, North Dakota Area Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
Student Representative
Legal Services of North Dakota - Bismarck, North Dakota Area Nov 2011 - Apr 2013
Legal Research Committee Coordinator
Education:
The University of North Dakota School of Law 2010 - 2013
North Dakota State University 2005 - 2009
Washburn Senior High School 2001 - 2005
Skills:
Public Speaking
Legal Research
Legal Writing
Housing Discrimination
Advocacy
Employment Discrimination
Criminal Defense Litigation
Motivational Interviewing
Client Communication
Community Relations
Organizing
Grant Writing
Time Management
Prioritize Workload
Phone Etiquette
Email Clients
Community Education
Advising Clients
Public Interest
Criminal Law
Community Development
Awards:
Lillian Elsinga Outstanding Student Leader of the Year
Student Involvement and Leadership
The award recognize the exemplary student leaders, organization advisors, and student organizations who strive to make a difference in our community.
Gerald Dupre Jr. School of Law Scholarship recipient
UND School of Law
The Gerald Dupre, Jr. School of Law Scholarship shall provide for one or more scholarships to a current University of North Dakota Law student(s). The recipient shall be an African-American student and have a proven record of academic achievement and the strong potential to succeed in the future.
The Keating Law Scholarship Endowment recipient
UND School of Law
As a retired Navy Jag Admiral, Tim Keating has established the Keating Law Scholarship Endowment within the University Of North Dakota School Of Law. Allocations from this endowment will provide for one or more scholarships to a University of North Dakota School of Law student demonstrating financial need.
Stephen Rice Law Book Scholarship recipient
UND School of Law
This scholarship has been established to fund the purchase of books up to $450 for a first year student who is of African-American decent and a member of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA).
http://law.und.edu/news/spotlight/simpson-d.cfm
Kenneth M. and Frances M. Swenson Law School Scholarship recipient
UND School of Law
The Kenneth M. and Frances M. Swenson law school scholarship fund will be awarded to two students in their second or third year of law school with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and must be North Dakota residents with exhibited financial need.
The John Halvis Memorial Law Scholarship recipient
UND School of Law
The John Havlis Scholarship Fund was established by the Class of 1983 to honor their classmate after his untimely death in 1992. This award, a complete set of the North Dakota Century Code, shall be presented annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated a present intention to maintain a rural practice within the State of North Dakota, who demonstrates a high moral character and potential to succeed within the law profession, and who is actively involved in the community, with a particular emphasis on social concerns. Consideration shall be given to scholastic achievement and financial need, but these shall not be over-riding criteria.
Criteria: Graduated Third year student, commitment to a rural practice, demonstrates a high moral character and potential to succeed within the law profession, actively involved in the community, with a particular emphasis on social concerns.
University of North Dakota Nontraditional Student of the Year
Association of Nontraditional Students in Higher Education
"Nontraditional Student Recognition Week” is a national celebration held in the first week of November each year by ANTSHE, Association of Nontraditional Students in Higher Education. In celebration, the Student Success Center and Adult Re-entry program would like to recognize the support many campus departments provide and celebrate nontraditional student success.
Candidates must be considered a non-traditional student, which primarily includes currently enrolled adult learners who may have one or more of the following characteristics: 25 years or older, returning/re-entry student, distance/commuter, student with work/family obligations, transfer, international, or military/veteran student.
http://law.und.edu/news/spring-2013/simpson-award.cfm
