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EDUCATION

Texas A&M University School of Law

 

Juris Doctrate

 

December 2016

University of the Ozarks

Bachelors of Science in Political Science & Strategic Communications

May 2013

LEGAL

Michelle Simpson Law, PLLC

  Post Bar Internship      March 2017 - Present

  • ​Estate Planning 

    • Drafted documents including: Last Will and Testament, Powers of Attorneys, Declaration of Guardian, HIPAA Releases, and Transfer on Death Deeds​

    • Filed Transfer on Death Deeds in the Tarrant County Real Property Records

  • Uncontested Divorces

    • Drafted documents including: Petition for Divorce, Waiver, and Divorce Decree​

  • LLC Formation 

    • Assisted in the formation of LLC and Series LLC​

Law Office of George J. Petrovich, Jr.

  Internship                    March 2014 - July 2016

  • Estate Planning

    • Drafted documents including: Last Will and Testament and Powers of Attorneys

  • Probate

    • Drafted documents including: Application to Probate, Inventory and List of Claims, ​and Account for Final Settlement

    • Assisted in settlement negotiations between estates and family members

  • Family Law

    • Drafted documents including: Petition for Divorce and Rule 11 Agreements​

Wills & Estates Legal Clinic

 Internship                  Fall 2015

  • Estate Planning 

Battleground Texas

 Internship                  Fall 2014

  • Voter Protection

    • Statutory Research 

    • Citation according to Bluebook Rules

    • Assist Texas voters by helping in the setup of Voter Protection Hotline and answering questions

PROFESSIONAL

The Fund for American Studies

​Summer 2012

  • Interned at home office for the YMCA of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area

  • Took six hours of classes at Georgetown University

  • Attended a variety of professional seminars

Lifting Leaders: Young Women in Politics

​2010 - 2011

  • Chosen to represent University of the Ozarks

  • Met with a variety of Arkansas political leaders for seminars and meetings

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 

​Spring 2016

  • Volunteered in an office preparing income taxes for low income individuals and families

Catholic Charities Immigration Workshop

October 2015

  • Assisted legal immigrants in filling out and completing Applications for Citizenship

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