Trevor Carson

Past

Legal Intern at Department of Real Estate
Legal Intern at Planning and Conservation League
Account Executive/Marketing Consultant at Ward Associates

Claim Adjuster II at Sedgwick CMS
Information Technologist at Dunmore Homes
Information Technologist at La Sierra University

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Education

University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law
La Sierra University
Sacramento Adventist Academy

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Trevor Carson’s Summary

Currently attending McGeorge School of Law for a Juris Doctorate. Finished my first year in the top 20% and on Dean's Honor List. I am now soliciting for Law Review, starting 2L, and hunting for the perfect 2010 Summer Associate Position.

During Summer 2009, I worked at the Department of Real Estate where I prepared and litigated disciplinary cases relating to licensing.

During the Spring 2009 1L school year, I worked at the Planning and Conservation League drafting legal memoranda and a bill on environmental law.
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Prior to attending McGeorge:

Assisted in the expansion of a small Advertising Agency ($2.2 million in net sales for 2007) through increasing clientele and consulted the Vice Presidents in areas of ascertaining new business.

Certified to administer workers' compensation claims in the state of California and worked in the industry for approximately 1 year. Received top audit scores while managing over 1500 uniquely different litigated WC claims.

Information Technologist / Consultant for approximately 2 years and performed miscellaneous duties surrounding the areas of computers, networking and servers.

Trevor Carson’s Specialties:

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc), legal research, legal writing, negotiation, organization, oral advocacy, creativity, communication, detail-orientated, problem solving and detection skills, litigation, workers’ compensation, business plans and analysis, paperless system ACS, JURIS, cost analysis, multi-tasking, basic HTML and Java.

Trevor Carson’s Experience

Legal Intern

Department of Real Estate

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)

•Litigate disciplinary case files regarding the licensing of real estate brokers and salespersons.
•Perform trial litigation regarding “RAP” cases on behalf of the California Department of Real Estate.
•Prepare large real estate transaction cases for litigation alleging fraud and dishonesty by a licensee.
•Collected and evaluated information from discovery and formulized action plans from legal issues spotted.
•Research and draft legal memoranda regarding case law and CA codes.
Legal Intern

Planning and Conservation League

(Public Policy industry)

January 2009 — April 2009 (4 months)

• Research and draft legal memoranda in the area of environmental law (energy regulations).
• Assist in the drafting of a bill regarding solar panels on municipal buildings and schools in California.
Account Executive/Marketing Consultant

Ward Associates

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2008 — April 2008 (3 months)

• Extensive communications with clients.
• Developed business marketing plans for companies through branding, broadcast production, illustration, brochures, renderings, and web development.
Claim Adjuster II

Sedgwick CMS

(Privately Held; Insurance industry)

January 2007 — November 2007 (11 months)

•Managed over 1,500 uniquely different workers’ compensation cases, each with their own action plans, financials, and investigations.
•Day-to-day communications with store managers at Fortune 500 companies, attorneys, medical personnel, investigators, witnesses, and injured workers about facts of case, alleged injury, course of treatment, and amount of settlement.
•Evaluated claims for work place discrimination and safety compliance.
•Spoke with injured workers and witnesses about alleged injuries and recorded their statements.
•Negotiated settlements and methods for alternative dispute resolution.
•Received top marks on all audits: state audits, client audits, and internal audits.
•Trained colleagues and staff on company’s guidelines and new reporting software.
Information Technologist

Dunmore Homes

(Privately Held; Construction industry)

June 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 4 months)

• Troubleshooting computer problems
• Reformatted housing plans
• Built, developed, and maintained various databases
Information Technologist

La Sierra University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2002 — June 2003 (11 months)

• Organized and managed School of Business Computer Lab with approximately 40 computers.
• Fixed computer errors in both Mac and PC operating systems; errors ranged from network connections to viruses to complete computer crashes
• Created user databases/accounts
• Developed a limit on printing per account in order to cut down costs
• Helped clients with problems and explained the function of applications such as SQL

Trevor Carson’s Education

University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

Juris Doctorate , 2008 — 2011 (expected)

Dean's Honor List, Top 20%

Staff Writer on Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal

Capital Commendation for Public Service, Extraordinary Commitment (150+ hour)

Advanced Westlaw Certifications in Research

Academic Achievement Scholarship

Public Service Scholarship

Activities and Societies:

Phi Delta Phi (International Legal Fraternity); Environmental Law Society; Latino Law Students Association
La Sierra University

BA , Management , 2002 — 2006

Dean's Honor List

Family Group Leader – assisting Freshmen and new students in their orientation to La Sierra University, this involves going to a three day camping session with them and organizing meetings, games, and other fun activities (272 hours)

SIFE - Assisted in multiple projects; example, helped organize the collection of computers from local residents for recycling and donated useful computers to needy schools in Mexico. SIFE places students into business related extra-curricular activities that helps the community. These projects are judged each year in front of a panel to determine the best. The La Sierra University’s SIFE team has won the SIFE National and International championship five times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, and 2006).

Pre-Law Club - assisted in the creation of the club my senior year and helped plan events.

Activities and Societies:

SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), Pre-Law Club
Sacramento Adventist Academy

High School Diploma , 1998 — 2002

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Trevor Carson’s Interests:

Running/jogging, local music (jazz, acoustic), farmer's market, environmental issues (energy regulations), soccer (English Premier League, La Liga), local and national politics, community service and pro bono work.

Trevor Carson’s Groups:

SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), Phi Delta Phi (International Legal Fraternity, Honors), Latino Law Students Association, Environmental Law Society