Brian G. Walton5225 Pooks Hill Road #1703N * Bethesda, MD, 20814 * 541.913.6901

bw2491a@student.american.edu

EDUCATION

American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. Juris Doctor Candidate, May 2016 (Evening Division) 3.70 GPA, Top 20% Class Ranking Relevant Coursework: Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure 1 & 2; Criminal Trial Advocacy;

Evidentiary Foundations and Objections; International Criminal Law; Plea Bargaining; Family Law; Constitutional Law; Evidence; Professional Responsibility

University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL Attended 08/2012-05/2014 Merit Scholarship recipient Collegiate Recovery Community Scholarship Member of the Farrah International Law Society

Pomona College, Claremont, CA Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 2008 Activities: Member varsity football team; member club rugby team

EXPERIENCE

Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Clerk, 01/2016-Present, Rockville, MD Researched case law and the factual background of cases to help prepare for trial, participated in client

interviews and accompanied my supervising attorney to various proceedings in court.

Pattillo Law LLC, Clerk, 06/2014-08/2014, Tuscaloosa, AL Researched relevant statutes, regulations and case law then applied this information to the client’s case

files to determine if they were receiving as much compensation as they were due under the benefits schedule.

AAC Immigration Law LLC, Intern, 09/2011-08/2012, Salt Lake City, UT Coordinated communication between Utah County Jail and the firm, created and distributed informational

brochures about then newly enacted Utah immigration laws.

EXTRACURRICULAR AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Committee to Retain Sitting Judges, 2014, Bethesda, MD Informed voters about the endorsements for and experience of the sitting circuit court judges.

Free Legal Advice Clinic, 2014, Tuscaloosa, AL Performed intake interviews with potential clients of the clinic, and helped to pair them with attorneys

who had experience in fields relevant to the client’s situation.