During the past 30 years, I practiced law as a litigating attorney in the areas of civil rights, employment, and health law. I recently retired from the practice of law. I held the position of General Counsel of a state agency for part of the time I practiced law. I have also supervised college-level and graduate-school-level interns in internships involving researching and writing white papers as well as legal interns.
I presently attend graduate school, where am studying to earn an...
During the past 30 years, I practiced law as a litigating attorney in the areas of civil rights, employment, and health law. I recently retired from the practice of law. I held the position of General Counsel of a state agency for part of the time I practiced law. I have also supervised college-level and graduate-school-level interns in internships involving researching and writing white papers as well as legal interns.
I presently attend graduate school, where am studying to earn an advanced degree. I plan to become a psychotherapist. Concurrent with my studies, I have been working this year as a substitute teacher in public schools (grades K-12). I enjoy working with students of all ages and skill levels.
I have worked with individuals with limited English proficiency as well as with native English speakers. Prior to attending law school, I taught English in a private high school. My job as an attorney has required 30 years' of persuasive and careful writing, as well as 30 years of public speaking. I have given public presentations on the local and national level. As General Counsel of an agency, and as Supervising Attorney of a public interest law firm, I have supervised many individuals with subpar writing skills and have taught them how to write well. I have also written many high-level papers in state government and edited others' written work. Some of the papers for which I was responsible were co-written by college students, whom I also taught many writing skills. More recently, I have been substitute teaching in public schools, which has included teaching English classes. I enjoy working with students and helping them improve their written and spoken English.
I have always scored very well on tests, whether they be the SAT, bar exams, or regular testing. I have passed multiple bar exams (in multiple states) and scored in the top 1% on the SATs. I am an excellent, methodical, and patient teacher who understands how to approach the concept of studying for a test and doing well. My own children have graduated from Johns Hopkins University (undergraduate degree in neuroscience) and American University's business school (master's in finance), so I have personally helped my children consider their future colleges. I have also mentored many young people in their college search who have various levels of grades and test scores and who have many different goals (or oftentimes, no idea what their ultimate goal is!).
I would be happy to talk with you if you would like to learn more about me to see if I would be a good fit for you! Please do contact me if you'd like to schedule lessons. My philosophy is to start with you wherever you presently are and help you to become excellent. Everyone has this potential.
