Representative Legal Work And Writing Samples

This publicly filed appellate brief is presented as a representative example of my substantive paralegal work while employed by the Law Office of Rodney R. Moody.

Working under attorney supervision, my role included substantive assistance with legal research, analysis, appellate brief preparation, organization of the record, citation and authority review, and preparation of the matter for filing.

The brief addresses significant issues involving 42 U.S.C. § 1983, qualified immunity, negligent supervision, civil conspiracy, tortious interference with a business relationship, summary judgment standards, and constitutional claims involving the right to pursue an occupation.

The filed document identifies Rodney R. Moody and Mark G. Olson as counsel for the appellants. The declaration of service included with the filing identifies John Catanzaro as Paralegal to Rodney R. Moody. 

This sample is provided solely to demonstrate the type, complexity, and scope of legal research, writing, appellate support, and document preparation experience I have developed during my paralegal career.

• Appellate brief preparation

• Complex legal research

• Case-law analysis

• Constitutional and civil-rights research

• Washington statutory research

• Federal authority research

• Record and citation analysis

• Summary-judgment issues

• Persuasive legal writing

• Court-document preparation

• Appellate procedure

• Complex litigation support