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HONOR ABLE DONALD M.'MIDDI,EBROOKS, U,S. Dishict Court, S.D. Florida 2001 -2002 Drafred opinions on varied federal statutory and constitutional issues iacluding civil rigbts law, crinrinal law and criminal procedure. Elnenth Circ:uit (Sitting'by Designatioz/: Draftgd bench memoranda on priminai and cjvil appeals before the Bieventh Cirouit
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Representedclientsindirectappeals.beforetheD,C.CourtofAppeals. $/.1sfs:appeliatebriefsand presented oral arguments challenging clients' convictions and incarceratron for felony offenses. Cases with favorable.opinions include: Simtno,ns v. U.5.,945 A.Zd 1183 (D;C. 20O8)(challenging eiciusion of bearsay statement of identification); Swintonv.'U.5,,,902 A,\dl7.z (D.C,2006xchalleng1ng sufficiency of aggravated assault conviction); In re A.F,,875 h.2"d 533 (D.C. 2004) (defendir:g suppression of.evidence due to Fourth Amendment violation),
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HARVARD CRIMINAL ruSTICE I{STITUTE, Clinical Student, Cambridge, MA 1999 - 20A0 julenile clients in foiony and misdemeanor cases .fi'om arraignment to final disposition. Conducted investigations of briminalcomplaints filed against clients. Represented client in administrative hearing and appeal, Prepared criminal batiery'case for trial. Negotiated case
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LII{ITED STATES ATTORNEY, P,ilbilic Cort^uption Unir,Boston, MA Spr'ing 1999 Researched issues and wrote legal memoranda pertaining to federal criminal.prosecutions such as the admissibilify of incriminating statements and pennissible challenges in conten:pt cases. AMERICAN CIVL LIBERTIES LINION, New York,IrrY' Sum:ner l,o9B civil libe:ties issues such as lrivacy rights, freadorn of speech and religious liberties; Contributed to brief for Establishment Clause case, Conducted witness inten,iews in prepal'ationfor a civii rights trial aileging Sixth Amendment violations,
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EDUCATION
HARVA.RD LAW SCHOOL, Juris Doctor, June 2000 Harvard Civil Rigltts-Civil Liberties Law Review, Articles Editor Actii,ities:
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RUTGERS LI-1'IIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts jnloliticalscience, May 1995 Eagleton Institute of Politics, Undergraduate Associate, May 1995 Highest ( Rutgers College General Honors Program Hen{y Rutgers Scholar Pi Sigma.Alpha- Politicai Science Honor Socier5,
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.Honors Thesis: Consensual Sod.pmy Laws: the .Place of Morality irt L,aw tuhere Justice is Cancerned (Rutgers Col1ege, Henry Rutgers Scholars Pr-ogram, 1995).
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ContrjbutingAuthor and Researcher onWarning Shot; The D&O Advisor (Spring 2004).
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BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Supreme Court of rhe United States, since 2007 NewYork Bar, since 2001 . District of Colunbiapar, stnce2002 American 3ar Association, since 2001
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