Michelle Harrison Resume 28

							                             MICHELLE CHANCE HARRISON
                              304 14th Street, NW, #23, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
                                        mch9rr@virginia.edu | 703.801.0051
EDUCATION
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
J.D., Expected, May 2012
   JOURNAL: Virginia Journal of International Law, Editorial Board Member
   AWARD: Patton Boggs LLP Foundation, Public Policy Fellow (Summer 2010)
   PRO BONO PROJECTS: Status of environmental and human rights in Central Asia and the Middle East;
       adequacy and discrepancy of international tribunals case-law as related to documented occurrences of sexual
       violence in the former Yugoslavia; research, writing and investigation for the Innocence Project Clinic
   VOLUNTEER WORK/ACTIVITIES: Action for a Better Living Environment, “big sibling” volunteer; Virginia
       Innocence Project Student Group, Vice President (2011-2012); Peer Advisor (2011-2012)
   CLINICS: The Innocence Project (Fall 2010-Spring 2011); International Human Rights Law (Spring 2012)
   RELEVANT COURSE WORK: International Law; International Human Rights Law; Ethical Issues in Foreign
       Policy; Rule of Law; Legal and Policy Issues: Indochina War; Foreign Relations Law; National Security Law;
       National Security Detention; Law of War; Immigration Law; Anti-terrorism, Law and Intelligence; Presidential
       Powers; Comparative Human Rights Law; Refugee Law and Policy; Oceans Law
McIntire School of Commerce Business Institute, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Certificate, Summer 2009
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
B.A., Political Science & Environmental Science, magna cum laude, May 2009 | GPA: 3.8
   AWARDS & RECOGNITION: Phi Beta Kappa, Atlee Pomerene Senior Prize for Outstanding Scholarship in
       Political Science, Top Junior Political Science Scholars Award for Academic Excellence, Murray Sheehan
       Memorial Scholarship for Academic Excellence
   STUDY ABROAD: Dijon, France (Summer 2007); Costa Rica (Summer 2008)
EXPERIENCE
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, District of Columbia
Law Clerk, Felony Major Crimes, Superior Court, Summer 2011
   Researched and wrote motions and memoranda on various criminal law matters, including aiding and abetting
     liability, other crimes evidence, prosecutorial disclosure obligations, double jeopardy and pretrial detention
   Assisted attorneys in preparation for trial, attended court proceedings, went on police ride-along
The Innocence Project Clinic, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
Clinic Student, August 2010 – May 2011
   Extensive investigation of suppressed evidence in capital murder case; outlined specific prosecutorial
       misconduct and applicable law to prepare for federal habeas evidentiary hearing; assisted in drafting proposed
       findings of fact and conclusions of law to be submitted to the court
   Researched and wrote memoranda; wrote a motion for retesting of DNA evidence in decades-old murder case;
       conducted interviews with witnesses and clients
United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Arusha, Tanzania
Legal Intern, Office of the Prosecutor, Summer 2010
   Researched and wrote memoranda on various international criminal law issues, including concurrent superior
      command responsibility and rape as an element of genocide; assisted with and attended Chambers proceedings
   Assisted attorneys in preparation for oral argument; categorized and analyzed witness testimonies
Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, District of Columbia
Summer Program Associate, Governmental Affairs, Summer 2006
   Researched and wrote educational material on environmental legislation
   Drafted talking points for members of Congress on issues such as drilling for oil in the Arctic Refuge
LANGUAGE
  French (conversational)