Marcia Gray West

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Drafted an appellate brief dealing with First Amendment issues to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals; Met with misdemeanor defendants before arraignment and entered their pleas on the record.

Drafted a Disgorgement Order in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case Drafted a Summary Judgment Order in a personal injury case Updated case law for the "Privileges" chapter in ...

Tried three misdemeanor cases before a jury in the 70th District Court with all three resulting in guilty verdicts Tried eight misdemeanor cases in bench trials before the the 70th Distric...

Drafted memorandums and proposed orders in a conspiracy to commit carjacking case; Performed legal research and writing on two petitions for habeas corpus.

Conducted legal research related to family law and civil procedure Discussed findings with staff attorneys Filed pleadings in the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan.

Reviewed and submitted Personal Injury Protection forms; Advocated on behalf of clients while communicating with insurance companies.

Obtained Data for a microfinance progress report by conducting interviews in Chinese; Copy-edited supervisor's weekly column in South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper.