Summer 2017 – Under the Third Year Practice Act, I was sworn in and allowed to handle trials in both superior and juvenile court, garnering experience in jury selection, opening, direct, and closing. In superior court I assisted in arraignments, probation revocations, and negotiated pleas. As co-counsel on a child molestation case, I questioned the victim on direct examination and delivered the closing. I assisted in probate court as well.
Summer 2016 – I assisted in trial preparation, including writing briefs, interviewing witnesses, questioning defendants, and reviewing and notating video evidence. I assisted in the courtroom with arraignments, negotiated pleas, indictments, hearings, and trial. Additionally, I wrote a successful appellate brief in a major felony case.
Continuing Legal Education Courses
2017 Prosecutors Association of Georgia Summer Conference - I attended the PAC Summer Conference at Jekyll Island, GA, where I participated in 19 hours of CLE courses that focused on criminal prosecution.
2017 Mercer Law Review Symposium - I attended 6 CLE hours of presentations on the theme of "Disruptive Innovation in Criminal Defense" by nationally recognized criminal law experts.