EDUCATION
May 2000, JD, The Catholic University
of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC
Moot Court National Team Member 2000; Siegal Cup Competition (Law and Medicine)
May 1994, BSN, Georgetown University,
Washington, DC
The National Dean's List; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
BAR ADMISSION
Admitted to the Maryland Bar; eligible to waive into the District of Columbia in June 2006
EXPERIENCE
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
February 2004 - July 2005, Associate, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC Manage complex medical malpractice cases in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Propound and answer discovery requests. Negotiate discovery disputes. Research case law to prepare and argue motions. Meet with clients and develop litigation strategy. Prepare comprehensive reports analyzing factual and legal issues. Depose and defend depositions of medical experts. Prepare mediation statements for settlement.
September 2000 - December 2001, Associate, Bonner, Kiernan, Trebach & Crociata, Washington, DC Identified and analyzed factual and legal issues in Plaintiffs' Complaints and medical records. Conducted legal research on federal practice and procedure and the tort laws of the District of Columbia and Maryland to develop a reasoned defense for all legal issues in the form of Motions, legal memoranda, and internal memoranda. Interviewed witnesses and assisted in deposition preparation. Consulted with medical experts in assessing and evaluating liability and causation. Participated in litigation strategy and analysis.
August 1999-May 2000, Certified Student
Attorney, Columbus Community Legal Services, Families and the Law, Washington,
DC
Represented clients seeking Civil Protection Orders, child support, and amendments
to visitation orders.
June 1999 - August 1999, Law Clerk, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Washington, DC Researched, analyzed, and drafted legal memoranda on health care law, age discrimination, and employment law issues for both trial and appellate litigation. Verified accuracy of cited authorities in amicus curiae briefs. Wrote case abstracts for the Employment Discrimination Law 1999 Supplement.
May 1998 - August 1998, Legal Extern,
Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, LLP, Washington, DC
Researched applicable tort laws and reviewed medical records to determine possible
legal claims for actions in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful
death.
May 1998 - August 1998, Legal Intern,
United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Federal Tort Claims Act
Section, Civil Division
Analyzed medical records and claims against the United States in preparation
for recommendations for the authorization of administrative claims in personal
injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death actions. Advised agency counsels
on handling administrative claims. Supplemented monographs for Prejudgment and
Postjudgment Interest and FTCA Statute of Limitations.
NURSING EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse. Over nine years of clinical experience in general medicine and surgery, cardiology, neurosurgery, neurology, and ambulatory care.
September 2005 - Present, University
of California Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
September 2003 - February 2004
December 2001 - January 2003
February 2003 - September 2003, Georgetown
University Hospital, Washington, DC
July 1995 - October 2001
October 1994 - July 1995, New York University Hospital, New York, NY
KEYWORDS
RN Expert Witness, General Medicine Expert Witness, Surgery Expert Witness, Cardiology Expert Witness, Neurosurgery Expert Witness, Neurology Expert Witness, Ambulatory Care Expert Witness