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0-5 years of experience
- Advocated for and sought resources for indigent defendants in the Anderson County criminal justice system.
- Developed biopsychosocial assessment tool to enhance office awareness of entire person in environment.
- Educated four attorneys, two investigators, and four front-office staff about the utility of Social Work to assist clientele.
10+ years of experience
- Prepared felony criminal cases from start to disposition including cases involving complex litigation issues such as, child and expert testimonies, multiple defendants, technical scientific evidence.
- Tried cases ranging from third-degree to life felonies, including insurance and credit card fraud, forgery and theft, trafficking and possession of drugs, burglary and robbery with a weapon, and capital sexual battery.
- Conducted depositions, attended arraignments, drafted pleadings, negotiated pleas, reviewed warrants and affidavits to determine probable cause, and argue motions for pre and post trial.
- Researched legal issues, drafted and argued motions to suppress, to dismiss, and to vacate, conducted pre-trial hearings, settlement restitution and discovery conferences.
- First chair as a defense attorney in over 30 Jury trials.
6-10 years of experience
Defended indigent persons charged with criminal offenses ranging from misdemeanors to felonies, including capital cases
- Handled a caseload of 80-100 cases at a time.
- Managed cases through all phases of the judicial process from initial interviews with clients and witnesses, preliminary hearings, arraignments, pre-trial proceedings, plea negotiations, trials, sentencing, and appeals.
- Deputized for the Chief Defender in his absence, supervising a professional and administrative staff of eight.
- Represented the Office at various court, county, and community meetings and functions.
0-5 years of experience
- Represented indigent defendants in criminal cases ranging from second degree misdemeanors to felonies punishable by life
- Acted as the lead attorney on over 25 jury trials
- Taken hundreds of depositions of police officers, forensic experts, and other witnesses
- Prepared and given trainings to colleague attorneys on various legal issues
6-10 years of experience
Answered phone calls and directed calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
- Greeted visitors and determined whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
- Performed general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management of database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work
- Inputted Client Information
- Filed and retrieved court documents, records, and reports
- Open, sorted, and distributed incoming correspondence, including faxes and email
- Corresponded with other Public Defender’s Offices, and Client Families
- Typed and e-filed Briefs, and Records
- Set up Files for Court Appearances
- Prepared invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software
6-10 years of experience
Answered phone calls and directed calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
- Greeted visitors and determined whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
- Performed general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management of database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work
- Inputted Client Information
- Filed and retrieved court documents, records, and reports
- Open, sorted, and distributed incoming correspondence, including faxes and email
- Corresponded with other Public Defender’s Offices, and Client Families
- Typed and e-filed Briefs, and Records
- Set up Files for Court Appearances
- Prepared invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software
6-10 years of experience
- Manage all phases of over 500 felony cases and several hundred more misdemeanors and involuntary commitment cases within various courts’ scheduling deadlines
- Extensive courtroom experience including arraignments, probation revocations, orally arguing motions, conducting voir dire, and all aspects of trial
- Thoroughly and efficiently research legal issues, review discovery, analyze facts and writing motions, while using various information technology systems
- Successfully negotiate plea agreements with opposing counsel after communicating with clients
- Consistently established credibility and trust with judges, opposing counsel, experts and clients
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