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Daniel Lee Cornelious Jr.
<br />707 S. Birch St.
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92701
<br />(949)528-9053 (phone)
<br />dlcorneliouslaw@gmail.com
<br />BAR ADMISSIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
<br />•Member, State Bar of California, bar admission December 2012 (#285836)
<br />•Member, United States District Court Central District of California, bar admission December 2012
<br />•Member, Criminal Law State Bar Sections
<br />EDUCATION & TRAINING
<br />•Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C., Juris Doctor, May 2011
<br />•University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Bachelor of Arts; Political Science (Honors), May 2008
<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />Calabria Law Group, Pasadena, CA
<br />Associate Attorney, September 2018 -February 2020
<br />•Multitasked to manage a caseload of approximately seventy (70) active cases
<br />•Responsible for all aspects of client cases: analyzed case documents and evidence, developed case
<br />strategy, conducted legal research and writing, interviewed clients and witnesses, provided legal advice to
<br />clients, and represented clients at all court hearings.
<br />Orange County Clean Slate Legal Clinic, Santa Ana, CA
<br />Lead Attorney June 2013 -August 2018
<br />•Recruited, screened, and interviewed attorneys to meet clinic goals and to ensure clinic functionality
<br />•Developed leads by networking at Bar Association events, and similar attorney organizations
<br />•Trained attorneys in clinic procedures and services
<br />Law Office of Daniel L. Cornelious, Jr., Santa Ana, CA
<br />Lawyer Entrepreneurial Assistance Program Attorney, August 2014-September 2018
<br />•Provide modest means criminal defense services including full representation in misdemeanor and felony
<br />dui, drug possession, assault and battery, traffic, driving with suspended license, expungement, Penal
<br />Code 17(b) felony reduction, and Certificate of Rehabilitation cases.
<br />•Provide modest means civil legal services in the areas of family law, bankruptcy, unlawful detainer
<br />eviction and defense, Probate (guardianship/conservatorship ), including performing all phases of civil
<br />pre-trial discovery, taking and defending depositions, pre-trial court representation, mediation, and trial
<br />representation.
<br />Law Offices of Zulu Ali, Riverside, CA
<br />Junior Associate Attorney, January 2014-August 2014
<br />•Responsible for approximately 75 case files including family law, immigration, criminal law, ssdi/ssi
<br />appeals, and personal injury.
<br />•Represented clients in Immigration Removal Hearings, DMV Administrative Per Se Hearings, and
<br />SSDI/SSI Disability Appeal Hearings.
<br />Law Office of Marion Wheeler, Yorba Linda, CA
<br />Associate Attorney Men tee, July 2013 -January 2014
<br />•Provided legal advice and represented clients in all aspects of criminal law including, interviewing clients,
<br />drafting pre-trial and trial motions and briefs, and appearing in Superior Court
<br />•Gained extensive knowledge of criminal pre-trial procedures, trial preparation, criminal motion practice,
<br />and effective negotiating skills
<br />Oak Tree Law, Cerritos, CA
<br />Associate Attorney, November 2012 -July 2013
<br />•Gained in-depth knowledge of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy law and procedure. Gained intimate
<br />familiarity with bankruptcy petition forms and federal court's electronic filing system.
<br />•Appeared with clients at 341(a) meeting of Creditor hearings and Bankruptcy Adversarial Proceedings
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