Erick Rhoan

Current

• Law Clerk at United States Attorney's Office

Past

• Administrative Assistant at C.L. Wills
• Webmaster at California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley
• Delivery Person at Bullard Pharmacy

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Education

• San Joaquin College of Law
• California State University-Fresno
• California State University-Fresno

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Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• Strict Liability in Blog

Erick Rhoan’s Summary

Currently a third year law student at San Joaquin College of Law hoping to one day enter into private practice in one (or more) of the following fields: Labor, Employment, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Wills, Trusts, and Estates; and Business. I enjoy legal research and am proficient in leading web-based research software such as WestLaw and Lexis Nexis. I am also just as proficient in book and paper based research such as using hardbound California Reporters, Federal Supplements, West's Annotated Codes, Witkin, California Jurisprudence, and various Lexis publications.

Erick Rhoan’s Specialties:

WestLaw legal research

Erick Rhoan’s Experience

• Law Clerk

  United States Attorney's Office

  (Government Agency; Law Practice industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Conduct legal research on Westlaw & LexisNexis as well as on print resources such as Moore's Federal Practice, Witkin Summary of California Law, and California Jurisprudence.
  
  Also draft various motions to dismiss and summary judgment. Draft memorandums (neutral and P&A) as well.
  
  I work on Federal Tort Claims Act cases, which include qualified immunity defenses, discretionary function exception, medical malpractice and Bivens actions. I also work on Title VII cases concerning racial discrimination. Some work on False Claims Act cases too.

Erick Rhoan’s Education

• San Joaquin College of Law

  J.D. , Law , 2007 — 2011 (expected)

  Publications:
  Encyclopedia Article, “Hamdan v. Rumsfeld,” to be published in the Encyclopedia of Global Terrorism & War on Terror.
  
  Awards:
  American Indian Graduate Center Grant
  Delta Theta Phi Continuing Student Scholarship

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Theta Phi, LawSUIT, Student Body Association

• California State University-Fresno

  M.A. , History , 2006 — 2007

  6 Units Completed (History 200A, Intro to Graduate Reading & Historiography; History 200B, Intro to Graduate Research & Historiography)

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Alpha Theta, History Graduate Students Association, and Senior Editor of Hindsight Graduate History Journal.

• California State University-Fresno

  B.A. , History , 2003 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Alpha Delta

Additional Information

Erick Rhoan’s Websites:

• Strict Liability in Blog

Erick Rhoan’s Interests:

legal research, legal technology, video games, creative writing, blogging, and generally finding time to sleep.

Erick Rhoan’s Groups:

Walker River Paiute Tribe, San Joaquin College of Law, Republican Party

•    Fresno State Alumni
•    Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
•    San Joaquin College of Law

Erick Rhoan’s Honors:

American Indian Graduate Center Grant
Delta Theta Phi Continuing Student Scholarship

Erick Rhoan’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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