Credentials
Bar Admission
Admitted to the New York Bar 2005; Eligible to waive into DC Bar
Education
Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, Juris Doctor, 2004
Honors: Dean’s List, Journal of International Law and Commerce Notes and Comments Editor, Global Law and Practice Certificate
Activities: International Law Firm, Women’s Law Caucus
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse, New York, Master of Arts in International Relations, 2004
Topical Concentration: International Law and Organizations
Geographic Concentration: Europe
Honors: London Seminar on Peacemaking in Europe, Geneva Internship Program
Thesis: Shattered Innocence: The Problem of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Incest—The Private vs. Public Distinction in International Law
Union College, Schenectady, New York, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Departmental Honors, German Minor, 2001
Honors: Dean’s List, Term Abroad in Freiburg, Germany
Senior Honors Thesis: Gauging the Success of the Feminist Movement: An Examination of the Movement’s Ability to Influence American Society through its Impact on Depictions of Women in the Media, presented at the Steinmetz Symposium May 2001
Experience
Jones &, Morris, Victor, NY, Family Law Associate
Legal Assistance of Western New York (Legal Assistance of the Finger Lakes), Geneva, NY, Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorney, Aug. 2005-July 2007
• Administered Law Students in Action Project coordinating placements for law student volunteers at public interest offices within 14 county LAWNY service area
• Family Law Attorney
International Center for Migration and Health, Geneva, Switzerland, Intern, May 2003- Dec. 2003
• Compiled a report on what is currently known about the issue of trafficking of women and children, areas in which further research is needed and the health effects of trafficking
• Prepared an annotated bibliography on trafficking.
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse, NY, Research Assistant
• Researched topics on the rule of law in China and AIDS in China for Norman Kutcher, Professor of History for an article “To Speak the Unspeakable: AIDS, Culture and the Role of Law in China” published at 30 Syracuse J. Int’l L. & Com. 271 (2003).
Presentations
• Presented at 2005 NLADA Conference in a workshop entitled “The Future is Now: Involving Law Students in the Delivery of Legal Services”
• Presented at the 2006 Equal Justice Pre-Conference Law School Pro Bono Law in a workshop entitled “Effective Practice Tips: Supervision, Monitoring, Quality Control and Tracking”
• Guest taught classes at Syracuse University College of Law on the obligation & need for pro bono work
Presented at the 2006 Equal Justice Works Leadership Development Training in a workshop entitled “Retention of Law Student Volunteers”
• Presented at 2007 Equal Justice Conference in a workshop entitled “Achieving Higher Ground: Increasing Client Services through Student Involvement”
Professional Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
Monroe County Bar Association
Ontario County Bar Association
Yates County Bar Association
New York State Defenders Association
Ontario County Defenders Association