Associate Attorney
Education
Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, Fall 2001-Spring 2004
J.D.- Spring, 2004
Activities: Member of the Washington University Black Law Students’ Association; Washington University Intramural basketball and football.
Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, Fall 1996-Spring 2000
B.A.- Spring, 2000
Major- Government and International Relations
Activities: Executive Board Member of the Clark University Black Student Union; Member of the Caribbean and African Student Association; Member of the Clark University Mock Trial Team; Clark University Intramural basketball, football, and softball; volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program; volunteer for the Memphis Food Bank; volunteer for the National Civil Rights Museum.
Bar Admission
Tennessee, 2005
Experience
The Hardison Law Firm, Associate Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, Fall 2004-Present
Practice Areas: General Litigation; Medical Malpractice/Insurance Defense.
The Cochran Firm, Research Assistant, Memphis, Tennessee, Fall 2003
Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda for the Managing Attorney in an inquiry involving property and estate law.
St. Louis County Public Defenders Office, Intern, St. Louis, Missouri, Fall 2003
Worked in the Public Defenders Office as part of the Washington University School of Law Criminal Justice Clinical Program;
conducted preliminary hearings, arraignments, and initial appearances for clients of the Public Defender under Rule 13 supervision; assisted in crime scene investigations and other pre-trial proceedings; conducted legal research; assisted counsel with probation revocation hearings and negotiations.
Nike, Inc. Legal, Intern, Beaverton, Oregon, Summer 2003
Conducted extensive legal research and wrote memoranda of law, briefs and letters to opposing counsel; drafted memorandum regarding the implementation of a new dynamic approach to sports marketing within the Nike subsidiary Brand Jordan; prepared employment contracts for Nike contracted employees.
Monsanto Company, Law Team Intern, St. Louis, Missouri, Summer 2002
Conducted extensive legal research on topics including bankruptcy, intellectual property, regulatory affairs, commercial law, environmental law, and products liability; wrote inter-office memoranda, briefs, and letters to opposing counsel.
Office of Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., Staff Assistant, Washington D.C. Fall 2000 - Summer 2001
Assisted congressional staff in addressing legislative issues, particularly in the areas of crime and justice, gun control, defense, veterans’ affairs and immigration.
FedEx Legal Department, Intern-Regulatory Affairs Department, Memphis, Tennessee, Summer 2000
Conducted research and prepared documents for FedEx lawyers on topics including FAA regulations, environmental law, trade and transportation issues, and commercial regulations.
FedEx Legal Department, Intern-Litigation Department, Memphis, Tennessee, Summer 1999
Prepared and organized legal documents for FedEx lawyers; conducted extensive research in pending cases.
First Tennessee National Corporation, Intern-Quality Assurance Division, Memphis, Tennessee, Summer 1998
Conducted numerous surveys to monitor customer and employee satisfaction with First Tennessee Bank and its banking products; created spreadsheets to track company productivity and efficiency using Microsoft Excel.
First Tennessee Bank, Intern, Memphis, Tennessee, Summer 1997, Summer 1996
Conducted regular banking transactions, such as depositing and cashing checks, and opening, closing, and modifying bank accounts.
