EDUCATION             

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY - COLLEGE OF LAW, Salem, OR

Juris Doctorate, Spring 2019

Honors:             

• Second Place - Willamette NAAC Appellate Competition

• Winner - Willamette Intensive Trial Practice Final

Activities:             

• Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, President

• Law Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Chairman

• Moot Court Board, Board Member; 3L Judge

• Environmental Law Journal, Editor

• Business Law Clinic Program, Student Associate

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO, Hilo, HI

B.A. in Political Science, Spring 2013

Honors:             

• Dean’s List

• Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

Activities:            

• Mau Pono Student Organization, Founder/President

• UH Student Caucus, Primary Delegate

• Hawaii County Planning Department, Intern

LEGAL WORK experience

BIG ISLAND LAWYER, LLLC, Hilo, HI

• Founder/Attorney at Law, July 2020 - Present

STATE OF HAWAII - OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Hilo, HI

• Deputy Public Defender, January 2020-June 2020

• Law Clerk/Intern, Summer 2018

HAWAII THIRD CIRCUIT COURT - CHIEF JUDGE GREG NAKAMURA, Hilo, HI

• Law Clerk, August 2019-November 2019

EMERGE LAW GROUP, Portland, OR

• Law Clerk/Extern, January 2019 — May 2019

• Summer Student Associate, May 2017—May 2018

PUBLIC DEFENDER OF MARION COUNTY, Salem, OR

• Court Certified Law Clerk, August 2018 – December 2018

JONATHAN A. CLARK, PC, Salem, OR

• Court Certified Law Clerk, August 2018 – December 2018 

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY - J.W. LONG LAW LIBRARY, Salem, OR

• Student Aide, August 2017—January 2019

PUEO PARALEGAL SERVICES, Hilo, HI                

• Owner/Paralegal, 2013—2016

OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS - STATE OF HAWAII, Hilo, HI            

• Office Aide, 2012—2013

OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR DANIEL AKAKA, Washington, DC

• Legislative Correspondent, 2010-2011

• Legislative Intern, Spring 2008

COMMUNITY SERVICe

NA MAMO O KAWA, Na’alehu, HI

• Founder/Director, 2012 - Present