Resume

• 2001

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

  Law

• 1996

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Finance

• Legal Issues

  Commercial Litigation

  Civil Litigation

  Mediation

  Criminal Law

  Leadership Development

  Entrepreneurship

  Government

  Community Outreach

  Editing

  Grant Writing

  Curriculum Design

  Fundraising

  Appeals

  Writing

  Public-Speaking

  Educational and Career Readiness

  Law

  Legal Research

  Due Diligence

  Higher Education

  Legal Writing

  Curriculum Development

  Houston

  Crisarla

  Houston

  Solo Practitioner

  GT Educational Services

  Columbia College of Orlando

  Prairie View A&M University College of Business

  University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

  Texas A&M University-San Antonio

  Houston

  Texas Area

  GT Educational Services

  LLC

  Law Professor and Educational Services Expert

  GT Educational Services

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  Wills and Estate Planning

  Attorney

  Solo Practitioner

  Taught a criminal law course that surveyed the fundamental principles of substantive criminal law. Analyzed and defined crimes such as murder

  rape

  assault

  larceny

  burglary

  robbery

  attempt

  solicitation

  and conspiracy. Examined general principles of criminal liability

  punishment

  and defenses to criminal liability. Explored the rationale for criminal sanctions

  the conduct and mental state required for specific crimes

  and the principles of justification and excuse. Enhanced students’ public speaking and professionalism skills through weekly oral presentation assignments. Created syllabi

  lesson plans

  examinations

  and exercises.\n\nTaught a criminal procedure course that examined the fundamental concepts of procedural criminal law from the police interrogation and investigation process through the appeal process. Explored the interplay between the criminal justice system and the United States Constitution with emphasis on Supreme Court decisions involving the Fourth

  Fifth

  Sixth

  Eighth

  and Fourteenth Amendments. Developed students’ public speaking skills through weekly oral presentation assignments. Drafted syllabi

  lesson plans

  examinations

  and exercises.\n

  Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

  Orlando

  Florida Area

  Columbia College of Orlando

  Houston

  Texas Area

  Teach business law survey courses (beginning-level and upper-level courses) with an emphasis on areas of the law that comprise the legal environment of business

  such as constitutional law

  contracts

  criminal law

  property law

  torts

  intellectual property

  cyberlaw

  labor law

  employment law

  employment discrimination

  agency

  partnership

  corporations

  business organization formation

  Uniform Commercial Code and sales

  negotiable instruments

  secured transactions

  bankruptcy

  and civil procedure. Design curriculum

  exercises

  and examinations that mirror projects and duties in the business industry to build students’ practical skills and prepare them for the global business industry. Combine lecture-driven and application-driven pedagogical techniques in a business law context to provide students with knowledge and skills essential to their success in the global arena. Utilize hands-on learning exercises to help students concretize abstract legal concepts applied in the business industry to identify

  preempt

  and resolve complex

  business-related legal issues like an informed businessperson or attorney. Teach students the processes of legal reasoning and critical thinking to equip students with the problem-solving skills necessary to thrive in the global business arena. Inculcate students with a strong sense of ethical

  social

  and professional responsibility that will remain intact upon students’ graduation and entry into the global business industry. Develop students’ oral presentation skills and professionalism with practical exercises and group presentations.

  Adjunct Profesor of Business Law

  Prairie View A&M University College of Business

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  I teach business law and employment law courses to undergraduate and graduate students in face-to-face

  online

  and hybrid course formats.

  Professor of Business Law

  Texas A&M University-San Antonio

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  designing a practice-ready curriculum to develop students’ skills in basic writing

  legal writing

  legal research

  case analysis

  case synthesis

  rule application

  statutory interpretation

  constitutional analysis

  test-taking

  client interviewing

  client counseling

  client negotiations

  legal citation

  professionalism

  and written and oral advocacy. Effectively managed teaching

  administrative

  and service duties as the sole full-time professor in a primarily adjunct-staffed writing program that provided Day and Evening Program students with three semesters of required legal writing and analysis courses and additional semesters of elective legal writing and analysis courses. Hired and trained approximately fifteen (15) adjunct professors and ten (10) teaching assistants on a yearly basis to ensure that students received quality instruction in all legal writing courses. Taught Lawyering Process course (required two-semester

  first-year legal writing course) that emphasized legal research

  writing

  analysis

  and advocacy skills necessary to prepare office memoranda

  client letters

  client interviews

  client counseling

  negotiation proceedings

  trial briefs

  and courtroom oral arguments. Taught Appellate Litigation course (required

  upper-level appellate advocacy course) that emphasized legal research and persuasive written and oral advocacy skills required for preparation of appellate briefs and appellate oral arguments. Taught Advanced Legal Writing course (elective

  upper-level legal writing course) that taught students the systematic process of writing scholarly papers for seminar classes and law journals. Taught Special Problems in Criminal Law and Criminal procedure course that enhanced students’ writing

  analytical

  and test-taking skills through the use of criminal law and criminal procedure problems and writing exercises. Held bi-weekly team meetings to furnish adjunct professors with training and materials for effective implementation of curriculum.

  Associate Professor and Legal Writing Program Director

  University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law