Layla Fawn Morgan Attorney and Mediator Texas State Bar No. 24075968 Oregon State Bar No. 202334 1800 Crescent Street Denton, TX (956) 346-9045 laylafawnmorgan@gmail.com EXPERIENCE Denton County District Attorney’s Office, Denton, Texas Assistant District Attorney OCTOBER 2018 - OCTOBER 2019 Represented the State of Texas and County of Denton in the prosecution of misdemeanor criminal cases by jury trial (first and second chair experience), presentation of protective orders for victims of domestic violence, and termination of parental rights in CPS/DFPS cases. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Denton, Texas Staff Attorney AUGUST 2016 - JULY 2018 Provided low-income individuals with legal representation on civil matters spanning family law, consumer, employment, landlord-tenant, probate, guardianships, and expunctions and non-disclosures. Evaluated applications and conducted initial client interviews, drafted and filed pleadings, maintained regular client contact, and communicated and negotiated with opposing counsels and pro-se parties. Participated in mediation and attended hearings in Denton, Wise, Montague, Jack, and Cooke counties. Family Violence Prevention Services, San Antonio, Texas Staff Attorney OCTOBER 2015- AUGUST 2016 Provided victims of domestic violence in the greater San Antonio area with free legal assistance, primarily in obtaining protective orders, divorces, and child custody. Handled all aspects of family law caseload from application evaluation to initial interview, through final judgment. Represented the agency at monthly meetings of the San Antonio Domestic Violence Task Force, and monthly meetings of the San Antonio Police Department and Child Protective Services (CPS). Law Office of Layla Garcia, San Antonio, Texas Attorney & Mediator JUNE 2014- SEPTEMBER 2015 Practiced as a solo-practitioner handling a variety of civil matters as lead counsel, providing mediation services, and making appearances as local counsel in Bexar and surrounding counties exclusively since April 2015, and simultaneously (while at my previous firm) since June 2014. Fridge & Resendez, LLC, San Antonio, Texas Associate Attorney NOVEMBER 2013- APRIL 2015 Handled all aspects of commercial banking litigation for client with over $28 billion in assets as of 2015. Drafted and filed pleadings and motions, regularly communicated with client, opposing counsels and pro-se parties, negotiated routine and complex settlement agreements, conducted legal research and prepared memorandums, attended hearings weekly on pre-trial matters and dispositive motions in county and district court, and drafted post-judgment discovery and conducted depositions. EDUCATION The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas Doctor of Jurisprudence AUGUST 2010 - MAY 2013 Health Law & Bioethics Society: President (2012-2013), Co-founder and Vice-President (Fall 2011); Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law: Associate Editor (Spring 2013), Staff Editor (Spring 2012-2013); Assault and Flattery: Member and Main Show Participant (2010-2013) AWARDS Speaker, State Bar of Texas CLE Poverty Law Conference, April 2017 Best Memorandum, The L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Transactional Health Law Competition, March 2013
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