Sameera Navidi, Esq.

[email protected] ● (703) 717-1275 ● 1325 Vintage Place, Reston, VA 20194

Education
New England Law | Boston                                                                                                                             Boston, MA
Juris Doctor                                                                                                                                                         May 2015
GPA:                      3.42        Class Rank:          Top 23%
Honors:                  New England Law Review, Editor, 2013- 2015; Dean’s List, 2012-2015
Activities:             Academic Excellence Fellowship, Spring 2014
Research Assistant to Professor Coulthard, Spring 2015

Business Law Society, Secretary, 2013-2015; International Law Society, 1L Liaison, 2012-2013

James Madison University                                                                                                                              Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and Spanish, Minor in Modern European Studies               May 2012
GPA:                      3.34
Honors:                  Dean’s List, Fall 2009, Spring 2011
Activities:             Phi Sigma Pi, National Honor Fraternity, 2010-2012
Study Abroad:     University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, Courses in Spanish, January – May 2011

Legal Experience
Orlans P.C.                                                                                                                                                          Leesburg, VA
Bankruptcy Attorney                                                                                                                                           September 2016 – Present

·         Review and file proofs of claims, motions for reliefs, and other bankruptcy documents

·         Advise mortgage lenders on different jurisdictional local bankruptcy practices

·         Attend motion for relief hearings and bankruptcy litigation hearings

LDiscovery, LLC                                                                                                                                               McLean, VA
E-Discovery Attorney                                                                                                                                         January 2016 – September 2016

·         Review discovery documents for responsiveness and privilege on complex cases

·         Utilize Relativity to scan and redact documents, including emails, contracts, spreadsheets, and other financial documents

·         Responsible for 1st Level Review and quality control, including reviewing and analyzing content for responsiveness to requests for production and redacting documents for relevance, privilege, and privacy content

Robert Half Legal                                                                                                                                             Washington, D.C.
Temporary Professional                                                                                                                                    October 2015

·         Reported significant documents for large title insurance company to the Project Manager and determined reason for potential significance

·         Responsible for reviewing and analyzing content and reporting findings to supervisory attorneys

·         Examined life insurance policies for missing documents

Law Office of Robert Allen Jr., LLP                                                                                                           Brookline, MA
Law Clerk                                                                                                                                                             May 2014 – April 2015

·         Prepared memoranda on residential and commercial Zoning Board of Appeals hearings and decisions

·         Drafted appeal documents including building permit and special permit applications

·         Drafted and filed business license applications to Massachusetts’ Secretary of State’s Office

Boston Municipal Court                                                                                                                                  Boston, MA
Honors Judicial Intern                                                                                                     January 2014 – April 2014
·         Prepared memoranda on civil and criminal motions to suppress and dismiss heard by the judge

·         Observed civil and criminal sessions including arraignments, bail hearings, trials, motion sessions

Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP                                                                                                                        Boston, MA
Law Clerk                                                                                                                      June 2013 – August 2013
·         Prepared pleadings and motions and drafted discovery documents for personal injury cases

·         Drafted correspondence to clients

BAR ADmissions
Virginia, December 2015
Maryland, June 2017
Washington, D.C., June 2017