“Exceptionally thorough, attentive to detail, and committed to producing only high-quality work product.”
-Attorney Kristen Hunter Randall
Along with having strong academic and professional credentials, I am proficient in legal research, analysis, and writing, and have extensive experience in serving in the judiciary. I have served as a law clerk at both the federal appellate-court and lower-court levels as well as at the state lower-court levels in both Michigan and Ohio. As a result of these diverse clerkships, I gained not only rare insight into the inner workings of each of these segments of the judiciary, but the invaluable opportunity to expand my legal knowledge and become well-versed in a wide range of legal matters—from matters of federal law to state law and from civil law to criminal law. Over my nine years of service as a law clerk, I wrote hundreds of draft opinions and orders, and believe that each one evidenced my commitment, as a matter of both professional and personal integrity, to producing only high-quality, thorough work product that reflected well on me, the judge for whom I was working, and the justice system in general.
As an attorney in private practice specializing in legal research and writing, I apply all the skills that I honed and all of the knowledge and experience that I obtained during my service in the judiciary for the benefit of our clients. Just as I was as a law clerk, I am exceptionally thorough, attentive to detail, and committed to producing only high-quality work product. I also strive to ensure that this work product zealously advances the interests of our clients.
Education
- Central Michigan University, B.S., honors program, summa cum laude, English, 1999
- Boston University School of Law, cum laude, 2003
Bar Admissions
- State of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2006
Practice Areas
- Legal Research and Writing
- Document Review
Honors & Awards
- Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar (Top 10% of 3rd year class)
- Paul J. Liacos Scholar (Top 25% of 2nd year class)
- Professional Responsibility Dean’s Award recipient (Top student)
- Employee Benefit Plans Dean’s Award recipient (Top student)
Education
- Central Michigan University, B.S., honors program, summa cum laude, English, 1999
- Boston University School of Law, cum laude, 2003
Bar Admissions
- State of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2006
Practice Areas
- Legal Research and Writing
- Document Review
Honors & Awards
- Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar (Top 10% of 3rd year class)
- Paul J. Liacos Scholar (Top 25% of 2nd year class)
- Professional Responsibility Dean’s Award recipient (Top student)
- Employee Benefit Plans Dean’s Award recipient (Top student)
Examples of Excellence
- Conducted legal research for, drafted various filings in, and assisted in oral-argument preparation in several cases seeking federal criminal restitution on behalf of our victim clients
- Conducted legal research for and assisted in drafting a facilitation summary in a serious personal-injury case, which resulted in a favorable settlement for our client
- Conducted legal research for and otherwise assisted in oral-argument preparation in a high-profile criminal appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals, which affirmed the dismissal of our client’s felony charges
- Conducted legal research for, drafted various trial-court and appellate court filings in, and assisted in oral-argument preparation in a novel criminal case under the Michigan Tobacco Products Tax Act, resulting in the Michigan Supreme Court quashing our client’s bind over
- Handled a massive document-review and production project in response to federal grand jury subpoenas in a complex criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, which, ultimately, never brought any charges against our client
- Conducted legal research, drafted various filings, and assisted in oral-argument preparation related to challenging a district court’s bind over in a felony DUI case and a related Secretary of State license suspension based on the unconstitutionality of the underlying traffic stop, resulting in the dismissal of our client’s criminal charges and the reinstatement of his/her driving privileges
- Handled a large document review and production project in response to a third-party document subpoena inahigh-profile and complex civil case while also having successfully negotiated the scope of such review and production and considerable cost-shifting concessions in the first instance
- Drafted and filed,with the S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a position statement on behalf of our client opposing a former employee’s charge of gender/pregnancy discrimination, and conducted the requisite legal research and factual investigation for purposes of doing so, with the agency subsequently issuing a decision dismissing the charge
Former Legal Positions
Judicial Service & Clerkships
- 53rd District Court, Howell, MI, Attorney Magistrate/Law Clerk, April 2015 – April 2016
- Judge Gary G. Cook, Lucas County Common Pleas Court, Toledo, OH, Staff Attorney, March 2009 – November 2015
- Judge Paul D. Borman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Law Clerk, September 2004 – September 2005
- Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, Law Clerk, June 2003 – June 2004
- Judge Gerald E. Rosen, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Judicial Intern, June 2002 – August 2002