Fay Meng-Fung Lee
Education
Northeastern UniversitySchool of Law, Boston, MA
Candidate for Juris Doctor, May 2001
Selected Course Work: Administrative Law; Advanced Income Tax; Bankruptcy; Civil Procedure; Constitutional Law; Contracts; Corporations; Criminal Justice; Estate Planning; Evidence; Family Law; Intellectual Property; Introduction to Income Tax; Law, Culture and Differences; Legal Practice; Negotiations; Payment Systems; Property; Professional Responsibility; Torts; and Trusts and Estates
Activities: Secretary of Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Youth Advocacy Caucus
Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, NY
B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, May 1998
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
LEE, LEVINE & BOWSER, LLP, Boston, MA Present
Law Clerk: Researched and wrote in-house memoranda on discrete family law issues in divorce, property distribution, and custody. Second-chaired under a Partner on a trial involving modification of child support and alimony. Wrote closing argument, drafted pleadings, and assisted in trial preparation of depositions and exhibits on cases.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT COURT
THE HONORABLE MARK S. COVEN, Quincy, MA Fall 1999
Judicial Intern: Researched and drafted judicial opinions and bench memoranda on various civil and criminal cases, one of which was selected and published by Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly as an "Important Opinion of the Week"; Topics included contract construction, landlord/tenant, consumer protection statute, waivers of liability, search and seizure, and fresh pursuit statute. Assisted Massachusetts Appellate Division three-judge panel in drafting decisions of civil litigation appeals.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Shiseido America Inc., Export Group, Oakland, NJ Summer 1998
Shipping and Trucking Coordinator: Served as a liaison with overseas customers, coordinated shipping/trucking agendas, and prepared customs documents.
SKILLS
Excellent Legal Research Skills - Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, and traditional methods
Computer Skills - MS Word, MS Excel, Proficient on Macintosh and PC platforms
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Familiarity with Spanish
References
William M. Levine, Esq. Judge Mark S. Coven
Lee, Levine & Bowser, LLP Massachusetts District Court
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