Chris Sleeper - Resume
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This document summarizes an individual's education and professional experience. The individual graduated cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and summa cum laude from Hillsdale College. Their experience includes pro bono work representing domestic violence victims, contract work as an attorney drafting legal documents, volunteering at a low-income taxpayer clinic, working as a law clerk for a city law department and private law firm, managing a gubernatorial campaign, and retail work. They are a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, and American Bar Association.
Chris Sleeper - Resume
- 1. EDUCATION Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.) Cum laude, GPA 3.414 (rank 68 of 233), Deans list Honors Fellow, Legal Writing Cleveland, OH May 2013 Hillsdale College (B.A. History) Summa cum laude, GPA 3.836 Honors Program, Phi Alpha Theta Hillsdale, MI May 2007 EXPERIENCE Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Pro Bono Attorney Atlanta, GA August 2014 Present Represent victims of domestic violence in protective order hearings and negotiating consent orders. Provide brief advice to clients on housing, debt and unpaid wage issues. Negotiate settlements with landlords, creditors and employers. Defend tenants in dispossessory proceedings. The Buck Law Firm Contract Attorney / Counsel on Call Atlanta, GA June 2014 Present Drafted discovery responses, discovery questions, 6.4 letters and 30(b)(6) notices. Reviewed document productions for relevancy and prepared document productions. Drafted first impression appellate brief, appellate motion for reconsideration, Daubert motion, brief in opposition to change of venue, and various discovery related motions. Researched using WestLaw, LexisNexis and other resources. Most recently, prepared lead attorney for oral argument before Georgia Court of Appeals. Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Volunteer Attorney Atlanta, GA August 2013 October 2013 Advised and represented low-income taxpayers in federal tax matters. Analyzed clients legal and financial situations to develop courses of action. Drafted offers-in-compromise. Corresponded with IRS agents and collections officers to place taxpayers in currently not collectible status, create installment agreements and resolve audits. Successfully settled approximately $35,000 debt for $45. City of Parma, Law Department Law Clerk Parma, OH June 2012 April 2013 Researched city ordinances, state statutes and case law regarding such matters as special tax assessments, various zoning issues, nuisances, homestead rule, civil service qualifications, and political speech, and communicated findings either verbally or via official executive summaries. Drafted a successful appellate brief defending the city from a wrongful termination claim and a trial brief defending an officer in a use of force claim. Drafted a motion in opposition to a criminal defendants pretrial motion to dismiss. Drafted an MOU between the Southwest Emergency Response Team and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. Brainstormed creative, non-legal solutions to city disputes. Brought the citys complaint procedure into legal compliance. Schuster & Simmons, LPA Law Clerk Cleveland, OH March 2012 June 2012 Gubernatorial Campaign Campaign Manager Concord, NH January August 2010 Geek Squad Best Buy Counter Intelligence Nashua, NH November 2007 October 2008 Associations: State Bar of Georgia (2013), Atlanta Bar Association, and American Bar Association. CHRISTOPHER SLEEPER 1013 Calibre Springs Way NE Atlanta, GA 30342 770.212.0239 cshappiest@gmail.com