Daniel P. Heilbrun
dan.heilbrun@gmail.com | 858.869.9404
Experience
Carey & Danis, LL.C. San Diego, CA
Independent contractor, Document Reviewer, September 2008 to present
● Worked on a full time, document review for a toxic tort class action suits from a satellite location
● Traveled for work for focus groups and prepared presentations for litigation
Real Estate San Diego, CA
Real Property Broker, 2009 to present
● Marketed and negotiated for short sales and equity sales, dealt in bulk REO purchase and large investments, one off buys, ihousesandiego.com
● Started locally recognized real property blog, iupdatesandiego.com
● Published several real property articles online, ezinearticles.com
● Closed 50 mortgage transactions, 2002 to 2004
Law Office of David J. Gallo, Esq. San Diego, CA
Law Clerk, Fall 2006 to Summer 2007
● Researched legal issues in evidence, civil procedure, property, bankruptcy, and secured transactions
● Oversaw depositions for employment litigation, class actions certifications
John E. Choate, Attorney at Law Houston, TX
Legal Intern, Summer 2005
● Drafted and filed petitions and orders and researched legal issues for a criminal and civil law practice
● Assisted in voir dire and trial work by tracking prejudicial strikes, noting juror information to establish cause, notifying lawyer of evidential issues, note taking, and preparing legal strategy
Judge K. Michael Mayes of the 410th District Court Houston, TX
Clerkship, Summer 2005
● Examined pre-trial files and prepared judge for hearings by presenting him with file history and discussed possibility for judgments prior to arguments
Licenses
CA Real Estate Broker: Licensed in 2009.
Waiting for CA Bar Exam Results (sat July 2011)
Pro Bono Work
Organized blood drives for American Red Cross, Helped with Community Gardens – San Diego Community Garden Network, political fund raisers, campaigns, started a charity and designed site for fruitforfamiliessandiego.org, and participate in various other charitable assistance in the community, write for University Heights Community Association, Assistant football coach
Education
University of San Diego School of Law San Diego, CA
Masters in Comparative Law, Diploma in Taxation Law, Spring 2009
● Merit Scholarship winner, LLMC Representation to Student Bar Association, Pro Bono award, VITA tax volunteer, HOME clinic to help people prevent foreclosure
University of Leeds School of Law Leeds, England
LL.B. Law Conversion with Honors, 2006
● Upper Second Class degree, (2nd in class), 5A rated research school, top 10 law schools in England
● Finalist in Leed’s first year mooting competition concerning Tort, Contract and Criminal issues, Mooting assistant, conducted moot exercises and judged first year moot
● President and Founder of Leeds Court Society
University of North Texas Denton, TX
BBA Finance, 2001
● Presidential Scholarship, Dean’s List Fall 1998, Summer 2000