Policy Analyst @ Research and review pending state-level legislation; liaison with state elected officials and Capitol staff regarding policy proposals; draft op-eds, bill analyses, voting recommendations, and policy white papers. From January 2015 to Present (11 months) Austin, Texas AreaAssociate @ Practice focused on administrative and regulatory litigation involving state government agencies. From September 2013 to January 2015 (1 year 5 months) Austin, Texas AreaJudicial Clerk @ Wrote formal bench memoranda and assisted judge in preparation of published opinions. From 2012 to August 2013 (1 year) Jackson, Mississippi AreaLaw Clerk @ Managed campaign election law and ballot access initiatives in 10 states during Republican presidential primary. From August 2011 to May 2012 (10 months) Summer Law Clerk/Policy Adviser @ Worked with senior budget advisor on public and private finance and state budget process (including debt allocations, bond issues, federal and state tax policy, appropriations, and strategic fiscal planning); wrote formal memoranda for Governor's General Counsel regarding legal issues facing State of Texas. From May 2010 to August 2011 (1 year 4 months) Austin, Texas AreaSummer Associate @ Completed substantive projects for Mergers & Acquisitions and Appellate practice groups; drafted legal memoranda and closing materials for corporate mergers and stock financings involving various private equity and venture capital clients; assisted in brief writing for cases set to be argued before U.S. Courts of Appeal; performed legal analysis for University of Texas Vice Chancellor and General Counsel. From May 2011 to July 2011 (3 months) Law Clerk @ Performed appellate research and drafted formal memoranda for cases set to be argued before the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Texas. From May 2010 to August 2010 (4 months) Student Fellow @ Researched classical/Austrian Economics, assisted with logistical planning of conference series for federal judges. From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months) Language Consultant and Legal Translator @ Based for 6 months in Mexico City office, facilitated integration of De Ovando y Martinez del Campo into Jones Day From August 2008 to February 2009 (7 months) Mexico City Area, MexicoUrban Planning Intern @ Piloted initiative sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focused on urban planning and economic development strategies for post-Katrina rebuilding efforts. From 2007 to 2007 (less than a year) Legislative Research Intern @ Researched legislative issues for D.C.’s then highest-grossing political consulting firm; analyzed and synthesized legislation and political materials to draft formal, written reports for clients. From 2006 to 2006 (less than a year)

Doctor of Law (J.D.) @ Harvard Law School From 2009 to 2012 Portuguese Language and Literature @ Idioma Escola do Portugues -- Salvador, BrazilA.B., Public Policy Studies, Spanish @ Duke University From 2004 to 2008 High School @ Cistercian Preparatory School From 2000 to 2004 Frank Cartwright Weiland is skilled in: Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Research, Spanish, International Relations, Legal Writing, Appellate Practice, Litigation, Speech Writing, State Policy, Strategic Policy Development, Latin America, Courts