My Resume
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HERSH FAMILYLAW PRACTICE, P.C., San Francisco, California
Associate, April 2005 - September 2005
General family law practice involving work on a variety of issues.
LELAND, PARACHINI, STEINBERG, MATZGER, & MELNICK, LLP, San Francisco, California
Associate, June 2003 - March 2005
General family law practice involving work on a variety of issues with a particular emphasis on child custody disputes. Primary experience in marital dissolutions, pre and post-marital agreements, child custody, and domestic violence. Duties included all aspects of case management including legal research, preparation and drafting legal documents, responsibility for filing initial and responsive papers, negotiating and drafting temporary and final agreements, characterization, valuation, and division of marital property, and preparation of complex support calculations. Daily contact with clients, self-represented parties, court personnel, and other professionals. Attended numerous court proceedings, including a long-cause hearing with witness testimony and cross-examination. Participated in all permissible pro bono opportunities.
LELAND, PARACHINI, STEINBERG, MATZGER, & MELNICK, LLP, San Francisco, California
Law Clerk, September 2000 - June 2003
Research and analysis of legal issues, drafting of memoranda, motions, and agreements for all family and other civil law matters.
BLEY & BLEY, San Francisco, California
Summer Associate, Summer 2000
General legal research and writing duties for family law matters. Drafted numerous motions and memoranda.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE & REGULATORY SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, Dallas, Texas
Investigator, November 1998 - August 1999
Investigated allegations of child abuse and made recommendations regarding child placement and rehabilitative family services.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA), Dallas, Texas
Child Advocate, May 1999 - October 1999
Appointed officer of the court assigned to child custody and dependency cases to evaluate and advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW, San Francisco, California
Juris Doctorate, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Denton, Texas
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 1997
Honors/Activities: Magna Cum Laude, Dean's Honor List, Golden Key National Honors Society, Psi Chi
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of California, admitted June 2003
Bar Association of San Francisco
National Association of Counsel for Children
American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Adoption, Custody & Alternative Families Committee
Volunteer Legal Service Program, Family Law Section
Queen's Bench
Law Office of Jessica Watson
222 Kearny Street, 7th Floor · San Francisco, CA 94108
