Sample Lawyer Resume

It is job of a lawyer to help the wrongly accused, those in the clutches of the law and set them free from all the blames. Alternatively, he is responsible for the punishment of the guilty ones. Ultimately, he has to serve his client to the best of his abilities and convince the members of the jury about his convictions and beliefs. Along with a deep know how of all the sets of laws, the lawyer also needs to be aware of the regulations and rules in practice in each part of the country and be able to use them to his advantage with regards to the case in hand. He needs to be aware how to bend the law to benefit him and the client.

Gavyn Owens
547, Kirchoff Drive,
Nampa, ID, 54872
(362) 283- 5498
gavyn.owens@email.com

Personal:

• Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law 1994-Present
• Associate Professor at Wake Forest 1991-1994
• Visiting Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, Fall 1990
• Practicing Attorney, 1970-90
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
• Admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1969

Education:

• A.B., summa cum laude, University of the South, 1964
• J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina, 1969
• Chief Justice Walter Clark Award
• Order of the Coif
• M.A., Political Science, University of Chicago

Courses Teaching at Wake Forest:

• Constitutional Law I and II
• American Legal History (with an emphasis on civil liberties)
• Freedom of Speech and Press, and Agency

Courses Taught at Guilford College:

• Criminal Law
• Evidence
• Selected constitutional topics concurrent with law practice.

Practice:

• Civil Liberties, free speech, litigation under 42 USC sec. 1983
• Torts and products liability
• Criminal law
• Employment discrimination cases
• Selective service law
• Some environmental law in addition to a general trial practice.

Awards & Honors:

• Named Donald L. Smith Professor of Constitutional and Public Law, Wake Forest University, 2002.
• Awards for Free Speech. See, Free Speech., 2000
• Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999
• Student bar Excellence in Teaching Award, 1997
• Frank Porter Graham Award from the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union for achievement in defending and advancing civil liberties in North Carolina (based both on my pro-bono and scholarly work), 1985.

Professional Activities:

• Chair, Constitutional Law Section, Association of American Law Schools, 2001-2002. Member of Wake Forest University Senate; Executive Committee Member 2002
• Member, American Society for Legal History; Constitutional Law Section, AALS; North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Employment and Activities:

• Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1994 to present
• Associate Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1991-1994
• Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1990
• Lawyer in Residence, Francis Lewis Law Center, Washington and Lee University, May 1985
• Partner at Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, James, Harkavy & Lawrence, 1971-1991, general trial practice: tort, libel, products liability, environmental, civil liberties and constitutional law. Co-operating attorney, North Carolina Civil Liberties Union. Representative pro-bono cases:
  • man threatened with jail if he criticized a judge's decision in the media
  • preacher arrested for preaching on a downtown sidewalk to protest a semi-nude stroll
  • high school students who wanted to print an article on birth control in the school newspaper
  • member of the Black Panther party arrested for selling a newspaper in downtown Burlington, NC
  • amicus brief against an effort to declare "The Curious Eye," which was a high school literary reader obscene
  • motorists who taped over the slogan "First in Freedom" on North Carolina license plates.
• Instructor at Guilford College teaching Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Evidence, 1974-1977 (concurrent with law practice)
• Member 1977-1985 and Chair, 1978-85, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Review Board (concurrent with law practice)
• Law Clerk to Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1969-1970
• Summer associate, Lewis Roca, Phoenix, AZ, summer 1968
• Mediator, Dispute Settlement Center
• Past board member, chair of the amicus committee, and Vice President for Legal Affairs, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.