ELIZABETH M. TISSOT 401 E. Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA (408) 832-8060 etissot@lawnet.uci.

i.edu EDUCATION University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, CA Juris Doctor expected May 2016 Activities: Public Interest Law Fund, Auction Chair; Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Executive Board Member; Voice (Law School Newspaper), Contributor; The Vagina Monologues, 2014 Cast Member; Criminal Law Society, Member; Womens Law Society, Member; Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, Member; 2014 Animal Law Legislative Lobbying & Drafting Competition, Competitor Pro Bono: Services for Homeless and Those on the Verge; Citizenship Workshop for Union Employees; Crime Permanency Project; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA Bachelor of Arts in Political Science: Public Law and History, cum laude, September 2013 GPA: 3.725/4.0 Activities: Triton Mock Trial, Opening Attorney for Defense Studies Abroad: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Prague, Czech Republic EMPLOYMENT University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA September 2012 May 2013 Research Assistant to Dr. Susanne Hillman, History Department. Researched topics related to Holocaust survivorship for various academic papers. Screened books and academic papers for relevant information. Edited drafts for clarity and transcribed survivor testimony from film into print. Crackers Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN January 2011 December 2011 Cocktail Server. Served guests in high-traffic, high-pace comedy show format. Trained and supervised new employees. Cedar Fair Company: Californias Great America, Santa Clara, CA October 2010 Seasonal Talent, Halloween Haunt. Entertained guests as an actor in a Halloween maze. Recognized for exceptional job performance and perfect attendance. Mega Models Miami, Miami Beach, FL June 2007 September 2009 Model, Womens Division. Attended casting calls for runway and print modeling daily. Clients included Abercrombie and Fitch, Shape Magazine, and Custo Barcelona. SKILLS AND INTERESTS Is published in anthology Women Reinvented. Performed vocal arrangement of George Gershwin's 'S Wonderful in Carnegie Hall with jazz pianist Phil Mattson. Interests include reading crime novels, WWII history, reading and writing music, and posting on personal vegan food blog.