Elizabeth Noreen Niemi
Experience
JAY-ALLEN EISEN LAW CORP., Sacramento, CA
Senior Associate May 2008 - Present
Practice family law and appellate law.
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA
Adjunct Professor August 2008 - Present
Workshop leader for Appellate and International Advocacy class.
DOWNEY BRAND LLP, Sacramento, CA
Family Law Associate October 2005 - May 2008
SWANSON & ANTOGNINI, Sacramento, CA
Associate January 2003 - February 2004
Served as coverage counsel to the construction defect unit of a major insurer.
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, Reno, NV
Law Clerk to the Honorable Steven Elliott January 2002 - August 2002
WASHOE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Reno, NV
Deputy District Attorney January 2001 - November 2001
Represented the Social Services Department, including Child Protective Services.
SPARKS CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Sparks, NV
Senior Assistant City Attorney January 1997 - January 2001
Served as agency attorney to the Planning Commission. Represented the Community Development, Public Works, and Purchasing Departments.
BECKLEY, SINGLETON, JEMISON & LIST, CHTD., Reno, NV
Appellate Division Associate August 1995 - December 1996
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, Reno, NV
Law Clerk to the Honorable Brent Adams September 1994 - August 1995
Education
NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL, Notre Dame, IN
Juris Doctorate, 1994
National Moot Court Team
A. Harold Weber Award for Oral Advocacy
Am. Jur. Award for Moot Court
William T. Kirby Award for Legal Writing
Dean's List
Robert Gaynor Berry Scholarship
RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX
B.A. English, 1988
Admitted
State Bar of California, 2003
State Bar of Nevada, 1994
United States Supreme Court, 1999
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1995
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, 1995
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2003
Published
Nevada Lawyer, May 2000, "A Primer on the Open Meeting Law."
Nevada Lawyer, November 1997, "Going Public."
Activities
Accomplished Toastmaster
Past President, Washoe Zephyrs Toastmasters
Former Court-Appointed Special Advocate ("CASA")
Former Secretary and Member of Public Lawyers of Nevada
Former Sponsor, Rite of Christian Initiation as Adults ("RICA")
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