Mary E. Allen 5530 Riverstone Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70820 | [email protected] | 850.261.3936 EDUCATION Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA J.D./D.C.L Candidate, May 2015 NITA Trial Advocacy Program LSU Arbitration Competition: Semi-Finalist Paul M. Hebert Law Center Student Ambassador Study Abroad: Jean Moulin University Lyon III, France Apprenticeship Week: Selection & Persuasion of Juries Academics Committee: 1L Mentor Program Publication: BOOK OF DIGESTS, p. 54 (2013), (Digest of Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005). Public Interest Law Society: Street Law Instructor, Summer Fellowship Recipient, Dance Marathon Chair Student Bar Association: 1L Class Representative, 2L Class Vice-President, 3L Class President Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL B. S., Media/Communication Studies and Political Science, April 2012 GPA: 3.47 Florida Public Relations Association Delta Zeta Sorority: Panhellenic Delegate; Recording, Corresponding, and Judicial Board Secretary EXPERIENCE LSU Juvenile Defense Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA Student Attorney, January 2015 – Present Provide legal representation to juvenile defendants in criminal proceedings. Law Office of Laura L. Davenport, Lafayette, LA Law Clerk, January 2015 – Present East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, Baton Rouge, LA Special Assistant District Attorney, August – December 2014 Prosecute misdemeanor cases as a student attorney and assist supervising attorneys in ongoing felony cases. Professor Darlene Goring, LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA Research Assistant, August 2014 – Present House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Washington, D.C. Legal Extern, June – July 2014 Assisted legal counsel for the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee on legislative issues pertaining to our nation’s veterans, prepared material for committee hearings, and investigated pending VA benefit and health claims. Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA Law Clerk, August – December 2013 Performed legal research, document drafting, and data input/processing for the Special Litigation Division. Office of the Public Defender, First Judicial Circuit, Pensacola, FL Legal Intern, May – August 2013 Drafted various motions and pleadings, conducted interviews with incarcerated and institutionalized clients, assisted with jury selection and depositions, observed court proceedings, legal research, and trial preparation. Prieguez & Weems, LLC, Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern, January – March 2012 Researched policy issues, attended consultations with clients, drafted legislative updates, and tracked the status of bills. Florida Senate, Senator Greg Evers, Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern, January – May 2011 Researched policy issues, drafted letters to constituents, tracked the status of bills, and attended committee hearings. Executive Office of the Governor, Charlie Crist, Tallahassee, FL External Affairs Intern, August – December 2010 Assisted in planning various events for the Governor’s office throughout the state of Florida. Florida House of Representatives, Representative John Tobia, Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern, March – April 2010 Organized campaign materials, corresponded with constituents regarding current policies, bill tracking, researched legislative issues, and attended weekly meetings and recorded notes for such meetings. ORGANIZATIONS American Bar Association, Law Student Division: ABA Student Liaison for the Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division

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NITA Trial Advocacy Program LSU Arbitration Competition: Semi-Finalist Paul M. Hebert Law Center Student Ambassador Study Abroad: Jean Moulin University Lyon III, France Apprenticeship Week: Selection & Persuasion of Juries Academics Committee: 1L Mentor Program

Publication: BOOK OF DIGESTS, p. 54 (2013), (Digest of Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005). Public Interest Law Society: Street Law Instructor, Summer Fellowship Recipient, Dance Marathon Chair Student Bar Association: 1L Class Representative, 2L Class Vice-President, 3L Class President

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL B. S., Media/Communication Studies and Political Science, April 2012 GPA: 3.47 Florida Public Relations Association Delta Zeta Sorority: Panhellenic Delegate; Recording, Corresponding, and Judicial Board Secretary

EXPERIENCE LSU Juvenile Defense Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA Student Attorney, January 2015 – Present Provide legal representation to juvenile defendants in criminal proceedings.

Law Office of Laura L. Davenport, Lafayette, LA Law Clerk, January 2015 – Present

East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, Baton Rouge, LA Special Assistant District Attorney, August – December 2014 Prosecute misdemeanor cases as a student attorney and assist supervising attorneys in ongoing felony cases.

Professor Darlene Goring, LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA Research Assistant, August 2014 – Present

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Washington, D.C. Legal Extern, June – July 2014 Assisted legal counsel for the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee on legislative issues pertaining to our nation’s veterans, prepared material for committee hearings, and investigated pending VA benefit and health claims.

Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA Law Clerk, August – December 2013 Performed legal research, document drafting, and data input/processing for the Special Litigation Division.

Office of the Public Defender, First Judicial Circuit, Pensacola, FL Legal Intern, May – August 2013

Drafted various motions and pleadings, conducted interviews with incarcerated and institutionalized clients, assisted with jury selection and depositions, observed court proceedings, legal research, and trial preparation.

Prieguez & Weems, LLC, Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern, January – March 2012

Researched policy issues, attended consultations with clients, drafted legislative updates, and tracked the status of bills.

Florida Senate, Senator Greg Evers, Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern, January – May 2011 Researched policy issues, drafted letters to constituents, tracked the status of bills, and attended committee hearings.

Executive Office of the Governor, Charlie Crist, Tallahassee, FL External Affairs Intern, August – December 2010

Assisted in planning various events for the Governor’s office throughout the state of Florida.

Florida House of Representatives, Representative John Tobia, Tallahassee, FL Legislative Intern, March – April 2010

Organized campaign materials, corresponded with constituents regarding current policies, bill tracking, researched legislative issues, and attended weekly meetings and recorded notes for such meetings.

ORGANIZATIONS American Bar Association, Law Student Division: ABA Student Liaison for the Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division