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MONICA HAMMER
978 Willow Lane
Cheshire, Connecticut 06408
203-555-1212 /
support@resumeedge.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a Corporate Attorney position in
the Entertainment Industry.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
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Proactive and articulate Attorney admitted
to practice before the State Bars of New York and
Connecticut, Connecticut Court of Appeals, Connecticut
Supreme Court, and the US District Court for New York, with
eligibility for membership in the District of Columbia Bar.
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Background includes co-founding a
Connecticut law firm with specializations in employment
litigation and criminal proceedings before the State,
Supreme, and Juvenile courts.
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Additional capabilities in legal research.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
FOUNDING PARTNER, Turner, Everston &
Hammer, Bridgeport, Connecticut (2000-2002)
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Established and operated a general
practice law firm.
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Specialized in all phases of employment
litigation practicing before the US District Court for
Connecticut; mediated cases before the EEOC (Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission).
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Represented clients in every aspect of
criminal proceedings, including probable cause hearings,
arraignments, plea negotiations, and trials.
COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY, Indigent
Defender Program, Bridgeport, Connecticut (2001-2002)
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Represented criminally-charged clients
before the State, Supreme, and Juvenile Courts.
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Vigorously defended clients in all phases
of criminal proceedings.
STUDENT ATTORNEY, Civil Litigation
Clinic, Bridgeport, Connecticut (1993-1994)
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Oversaw all aspects of civil cases,
including client interviews, pretrial discovery,
settlements, and trials; practiced before the Connecticut
State Court and in the US District Court, Eastern Division.
LEGAL INTERN, Law & Social Justice
Center, New York, New York (1993)
EDUCATION
JURIS DOCTOR, Connecticut School of
Law, Hartford, Connecticut, (1994)
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE,
Eastern University, Hartford, Connecticut (1990)
AFFILIATIONS
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