• BAR ADMISSION:
    2011 - Admitted to the Tennessee Bar

• WORK EXPERIENCE:

S. JOSHUA BERGER LAW OFFICE, CNMI,
Freelance Legal Researcher/Writer Oct 2011 ~ present

Conduct extensive legal research on appeal cases and various legal issues

HANDONG GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, UNESCO-UNITWIN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
Researcher and Coordinator, September 2010 ~ December 2011

Direct the planning and execution of the 7 day Global Entrepreneurship Training Program in South Korea and Kenya

Design and implement educational programs and supervises the Regional Center activities in Nairobi, Kenya

PEOPLE’S RECOVERY, EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONS (PREDA), Olongapo, Philippines
Legal Intern, Summer 2009

Performed extensive research and generated a report on trafficking and sexual exploitation of children

Published a research report on the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children (published report accessible at: http://www.preda.org/main/archives/research/documents/r09073101.html)

Drafted individual advocacy letters to the prosecutor’s office and to respective judges to expedite the cases on behalf of the victims

Conducted interviews of children behind bars under the supervision of social workers



THE PERMANENT MISSIONS OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO THE UNITED NATIONS, New York, USA
Economic Cultural and Social Council Intern, Summer 2008

Performed extensive research and generated proposals to actualize the Millennium Development Goals

Conducted interviews and submitted a modest proposal to the UNESCO Programme Specialist for Education and Liaison Officer regarding raising the quality of education by enhancing the quality of textbooks

Attended UN formal and informal ECOSOC meetings and drafted reports on U.N. ECOSOC meetings for the Permanent Missions



OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL CRIMINAL DIVISION, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Island
Legal Intern, Winter 2008

Researched and drafted legal memorandum for criminal cases

Assisted in criminal investigation and interrogation of key witnesses



• EDUCATION:


HANDONG INTERNATIONAL LAW SCHOOL (“HILS” is located in S. Korea offering Masters of Law with concentrations on U.S. (J.D. equivalent) and International Law equipping graduates to become global lawyers) Pohang, South Korea

Masters of Law (Juris Doctorate Equivalent)/ Magna cum laude, Dec 2009

Conducted extensive research on various international issues, wrote legal memorandum, and argued the case before the Jessup Moot Court and placed 2nd in the Korean National Jessup Moot Court Competition, 2009

Conducted extensive research on cases involving parental right and freedom of religion issues, argued the case at the Handong International Law School Competition, and was chosen as the best oralist, 2008

Conducted extensive research on issues involving human rights in North Korea and presented the findings at an annual symposium for the Legal Association for North Korean Human Rights and Development 2007-2009



GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Bachelor of Science in Psychology/ Magna cum laude, Aug 2005

National Dean’s List 2001-2005

Faculty Scholar 2003, 2005