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EDUCATION
Nnw Yonx UNttrBRslry Scgo or otr Lavri, N ev, York, N e,,r, llork
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onr:r:al Jor',rnal of fnternational La""v and Politics , Stafl'Eclitot",2000-2001.; Arlicle dy Nota Editor,2001-2002 Activities: lnternational Human RigJrts Clinic; Battered lTorner:'s Project; Latjnb Law Students Association
Mclntirc Scltool of Contmerce, Bacnlelor of Science i:: Corrunerce, h{ay 1998 Cotlege af Atts & Sciences. I4ajor in English, h4ay 1998
PROFES SI ONAL LEGJ{I EXPERIEN CE

legal teams. Litigation responsibijities jnclude Ceveloping litigation strategies and Iegal theories forr uew,cases, legal reseatclq dt:afting biiefs, conducdng discorrerJ, and depositions, rnbtiol practice, oral argr-rmelt ancl trials, nnd rregotiating settletnent agreements. Advocacy rstr.rtibilities include internatioaal human ughts advocac)r, suclr as runting advocac),letlets and anilut cwdaabtiefs to tf,re Inter-An:erica* Cotrurrissio* for Humau R:gl:ts and u'ritir:g repoxts abotrt t}e Ceuter's U.S,-based huruan rights fact-finding invesrigations; drafting anilru.r uuiaebnefs to U.S. courts; reptesentingthe Center on \ralious issue-specif,c, nationalwodring groups withpartner adrrocacy' organizations; and legislative and poiicy anal1,sis and advocaq,, such as writing fact sheets for distribution to U.3. congressional offlces and r.v:titing adrrocacy letters to state go\rernment,agencies. Addjuonalrespolsibilities include counseling and uaining of adrrocates and health care.prorridets, jnclr,rding iegalpresentotionr.at national

CelirBn ron REPRoDUCTTVE RfcHTS, Ner.v York, Ner;v Yorh Jur:e 20081resent Staff Attomey, U,S. Legal ?rcgram. Manage federal a:rd state litigation and legai advocacy projects conce::ning repr-oductirre rights issues across t1ie.U.S., as lead ,trorrr.y o, o. ,".ood-r"oo nttorrr.y or: leanly staffecl

CNN and jntbrrie-,vs with state and national-lerrel yedia; c[ent development'"vith physicians and national advocacy or,g*ntzations; and hiring]ar:d supervisior: of
conferences; pl:gss corununicatior:, includin$ lirre debates on

jglerns, and staff. ir-rruor atlorne1,5,

NpwYontE Sra.rr Orncn oF THEArronNBv GeNnRA:., New Yorli, New York Nor,, 2006-June 200g Assistant Attoffiey.General, Ciuil Rights Bureau.Investigated and liugated violations of federa! state, and local anti-discrimination larvs, rvifh focus on rhscrirninauon affecdlg irrrruigrant lvoirren anci rvonren of colo::, personswitlr disab:l-rties, and ttre LGBT conrrnuniq,. ltesponsibrlities ir:cludecl derreloping:stlategies and legal theor:ies fot tteu, litigatror: ar:d inrrestigations, Iegal research, anal;,si5 of evidence, witness intewiervs, clepositions, c{r'afting legal n:eruoranda and pleadings, and negotiating settlernent agreements, Regular\, engaged ii conu:runiq, outreacl: and edr.tcation, includrng (Sparush) bilingual legalpresentations, ,r""t*gr rrith.ail,ocac),
groLlps and commu:riq,-based orgar:izations, and drafung and editing of legal informationalrnater.ials, Concluctecl investigatrons and resolutions of cornplau:ts of employrnent disclirnination as elected n:enrbbr jr:telna J Equal Ernpioyr:1ent Opp or runiq, Comrnittee.

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HontzoN DoMESTIC VIoLENCE I-A'w PnoJnct, Brooli\,n, New York Nor,,2003,Nor,. 2006 Staff Attornelr Represeuted low.incorne batteted women in ordel of protection, custody, r"isitation, chrld sLlrporq and n:aujl:onial proceedurgs in Nelv Yorh Ciq Farnity ancl Supreme Coults, as welJ as j:r :r:elated unmigrauon na-tters, Reg,rlar:ly uained clients, lau, students, and advocates ur imuugration and fanrily lav, remedies for battered \vomerl. Coo::dinated 2005 sulrrmex inrernship prograffr Sen'ed as civjl legai services attorney for Nerr Yorli Ciq/s Farn:J1, Jusuce Center.-, launched S"r*r.i ZdO5, and nreruber of ciqivide I-ar.rryer,s Comrnittee Agau:st Domestic Violence. Selected to sellre on Assigned Dornestic \riolence Counsel panel in' r\'r -"-. \/^..1-r. .rn,l L".ii-i^l J..)anar.finatrt \liar.nlr 20()i
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Sept. 2002_Oct, 2003

L,Iay 2001-A,9.2001

all aspects of cornpiex colrunercial Jitigation, includurg internationai and class-action litigitiorr. Itesearched ar:d drafted legal memoranda, pleadings, and br.iefs. Ana11,2sfl evidentiarJ, docr:rnents, rncfiarng confidential rnatetials, Ivlar:aged large-scale fiIings arrd docu:nent prodr"rction. Publisheci article on securiries lar.r,. Engaged ir: significant pru bono legal worh, including political asylu,rn applications, application s to 9 /11 \ricti,:,s Cgmpensacion Fund, and family law and im:r[gratton law applicatrons on behalf oi batt.rec] ir:u:ug::anr uro11e1:

Palricipated

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CounfltffiE FoR CTWLRIGHTS ELECTioN PRoTECTioN CA-\4PAIGN Oct. 2008,Nor,.200g

,'|/okllser. Participated in half-day legal training about rroter protection issues ancl voter rights lau,s. Staffed oonpartisal \roter assistance legal hotlure sen ing Spanish-speaking voters across the U.S.

LecelArp Socletv, Civil Division,

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Yorh, Ner.v Yorh

Pt'o Bono Attomey. Assisted with all aspects of representarion of low-ilconre, Spanishlll;,11l?#;:io' inrmigr-ant $,olrlen in farnill, Jaw and irnmigratioa proceedings, including preparing J:attered spo.ri. ."vairrels anci

self-peutions for.clients. Assisted u,ith training rrolunteets about preparirig batterid spouse *aivers ancl selfpeuUolls.

NnwYonx CrrvBanR-BFUcEEAssIsteNcE PRoJECT, New Yorh, Neu, Yorh Pro Bono Attoffiey. Represented two apglcants fsr political asylurn, RespolsibiJities

Muy zA01- Oct. 2003 ir:cludecl preparing irnrnigratro:: forins, supporring brief and afficlavits, researciri::g coulltry condidons, appearing rr. i*roigrotioo heatilgs, and counseling clienls as to imrn-rgratjon law and procee.liogr,

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1-69 Farn'Wacns caupalcN, Newyork, Neu, spring 2001 Voluzteer,Inten'iewedandwroteaffidavitsforSpanish-speaJarrggIeengIoCerempioyees.

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Division, San Francisco, Califorma Surnmer 2000 :public Law'Clerk. Parucipated iu all aspects of benefi.ts litigation, inctuding wriung motiols ar:d br.iefs, Assisted tn l:earings before dre Social Securiq' Ad::unrstrauon Office of Flearings ,rrd App"n1s. Wrore ar:ticle explaining \/iolence Against \Totnen Act legislation for the Spanish-language daily newspipet La OTtinion,
\Yrat-cH, Asia Division, NewYork, New Yor.li Spring 2000 Legyt Researched and wrote atticles for the IJun:an Rights\Tatch r.veb site conceri:lrfMalaysia,s legai {ntern tesuictions on the lights of free speech, ]>ublic assembll,, and access to uncensored literature ,rr.1 ,r".1i0.

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ANDiTI ONAL INF ORMATI ON

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oreign Larrguage s : Spanrsh (rative), French (corrversant)

Bar Adrnissions: Nerv Yolk State, 2003; U,S, Distlict Court, Southeln Distuct of New yorh, 2008; U,S, Drstrict Coufi, Easlern District of Ner.v Yorh, 2008; U.S, Court of Appeals for the Nintir Cir.cr.rit, 201d.

Professional Memberships: CaferztoNetwor'lung Group forJ-ar:la women atror.neys; Natiorral Ca,rpaign to Resto.r:e CiviJ Rights; ?arucri:ant ur Cs'il fughts Comrnitiee of Hispanic I'Jzrtional Bar.Association. : "
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