-- Employment


  • Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office, Milwaukee, WI

    • Assistant District Attorney, 1/2006--Present
    • Community Prosecution Unit, 7/2007-Present
    • General Crimes Unit, 1/2007-6/2007
    • Misdemeanor Unit, 1/2006-1/2007
    Paid Intern, Certified to Practice, 6/1998-8/98


  • Centro Legal por Derechos Humanos, Inc., Milwaukee & Waukesha, WI

    • Bilingual (Spanish) Senior Criminal Division Attorney, 11/2005-1/2006
    Bilingual (Spanish) Managing Attorney, 4/2003-6/04
    Bilingual (Spanish) Staff Attorney, 7/2002-4/03
     trial practice in family, criminal, immigration, civil, landlord-tenant, and guardian ad litem representation of minor parents
    • developed Waukesha-branch office
    • managed, supported, and carried caseloads for First and Third Judicial Districts
    • outreach and organizational development
    • committee of the board attendee and subcommittee member
    • organized judicial candidate forum

  • P.M. Hauer, Attorney at Law, Milwaukee, WI

    • General Practice, 4/2002-6/02, 7/2004-11/2005


  • Howrey, Simon, Arnold, & White, L.L.P., Washington, DC
    Contract Attorney, 3/2001-4/01

    • antitrust/litigation practice
    • reviewed discovery for relevance and privilege in a $13.8 billion merger of two beverage companies to answer a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) second request
    • performed quality control over attorneys' production of documents in same suit


  • Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, DC
    Contract Attorney, 9/2000-12/00

    • antitrust/litigation practice
    • performed quality control over attorneys' production of documents in an unfair competition suit between two major pharmaceuticals
    • reviewed discovery for relevance and privilege in a $15 billion merger of two food companies to answer a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) second request


  • Story County Attorneys Office, Nevada, IA

    • Paid Intern, Certified to Practice, 9/1998-1/99


  • West Des Moines State Bank (West Bank), West Des Moines, IA

    • Law Clerk, 7/1997-5/98


  • Right Image, L.L.C., Wauwatosa, WI
    Biomedical Engineer, 10/1995-6/96
    • rewrote operating systems software for GE Medical Systems' nuclear scanner MAXXUS
    • developed a virtual and industrial device network simulator for Eaton Corporation


-- Community
  • Community Advocates
  • Community Based Organization (CBO) Immigration Collaborative
    • participating groups: Catholic Charities, Centro Legal por Derechos Humanos, Inc., International Institute, Spanish Center, & Esperanza Unida, Inc.
  • In Their Best Interests, Inc.
  • La Casa de Esperanza, Inc.
  • Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
  • Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts
    • Small Claims Committee
  • Next Door Foundation
  • Southside Mediation Center
  • Task Force on Family Violence
  • Waukesha Clerk of Courts
    • Self-Help Program
  • Wisconsin Interpreters and Translators Association
  • Wisconsin Law Foundation
  • Women's Center of Milwaukee
  • Women's Center of Waukesha
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