I am an associate in the Cullen and Dykman LLP’s commercial litigation group, where I focus on providing advice and guidance regarding electronic discovery issues to the Firm and its clients. Some of my duties as a member of the Firm’s e-discovery group include providing case and client-specific advice regarding preservation obligations; creating and maintaining multiple e-discovery databases; and developing strategies for effective and efficient data collecting, culling, review, and production. Likewise, I regularly investigate solutions to complex fact patterns or e-discovery issues in order to advise senior attorneys about the risks associated with the various methods of resolution available to them. I also represents banks in various commercial and residential matters, including foreclosure litigation.
Cullen and Dykman LLP, Garden City, N.Y.
Law Clerk, April 2011 to Present
Performs legal research for employment, labor, foreclosure, public utility, and e-discovery issues. Created and currently maintain the firm’s “Employment Litigation,” “E-Discovery: Avoiding Disaster,” “Education,” and “Foreclosure” blogs. Works on various presentations and content for the firm’s e-discovery, utility regulatory and ratemaking, social media in the workplace, and sexual harassment CLE courses. Designed, implemented, and currently maintain multiple e-discovery-litigation databases and trains staff members on database use, search techniques, and document management. Coordinate with partners and client IT departments to resolve anomalies on e-discovery related projects. Assists in the preparation of documents or exhibits for trial, such as graphical PowerPoint presentations.
Mayer, Ross & Hagan, P.C., Patchogue, N.Y.
Legal Assistant / Litigation Support, May 2008 to Present
Perform legal research for a broad range of issues, including corporate law, criminal law, family law, and elder law. Act as liaison between clients and counsel, and draft legal documents, correspondence, motions, and various other pleadings. Supervise all collection matters at the firm, which includes filing, preparing small claim forms, drafting complaints, and enforcing judgments. Prepare transactional documents including, New York State entity creation, wills and trusts, deeds, copyrights, trademarks, and bills of sale. Accompanied partners to court in order to assist with litigation.
Legal Experience
Tickerville, LLC, Nicholasville, K.Y.
Web Developer, Server Administrator, January 2008 to Present
Developed and currently maintain multiple websites and software for Tatro Capital, LLC and Tickerville, LLC, including a stock trade tracker (risk analyzer), multiple blogs, corporate identity site, subscription based trading service, and two trade training programs.
Skills: PHP, WordPress, ExpressionEngine, CSS, MySQL, C#, and Server Administration
Schoolwide, Inc., Bohemia, N.Y.
Lead Web Developer, January 2009 to July 2009
Programmed and maintained Schoolwide Inc.’s internet projects including, Teacherwide, Schoolwide, SchoolwideBlog, SchoolwideFundamentals, and Schoolwide Network. Helped install, maintain, and upgrade all of the company’s servers, which included both Linux and Windows platforms.
Programming
C.S. Mechanical & Equipment, Corp., East Patchogue, N.Y.
Assistant Manager, May 2004 to November 2007
Completed structural-steel projects, including submitting bids, supervising operations, hiring and training employees, purchasing materials, managing payroll, and maintaining relationships with local inspectors, developers, and regulation enforcement agencies.
Other Experience
Ski’s Open Heart Foundation, East Patchogue, N.Y.
Co-Founder, March 2012 to Present
Helping victims and their families of 9/11. Applied forN.Y.StateandLong Islandbusiness corporation paperwork, including nonprofit, patent, and trademark applications. Helped plan all charity events, such as benefits, walks, parties, blood drives, and much more. Manage website, including installing e-commerce and content management systems. Help manage distribution of marketing material, social media, and press releases.
ArmorCritical / Spark (2D Internet Game), http://www.spark-hq.net and http://www.armorcritical.com
Owner, Developer, September 2007 to Present
Developed and currently operate a free-to-play online game, which presently has approximately five hundred active players.
Skills: Java, Drupal, OpenGL, PHP, CSS, MySQL, and Linux Server Administration