Melissa Duvall Becker
420 East Park Ave.
#23
Tallahassee, FL
32301
melissaduvallbecker@gmail.com
Education:
Florida State
University College of Law
Askew School of
Public Administration and Policy
JD/MPA
Dual Degree Candidate Spring 2015
Law
GPA: 89/100 MPA GPA: 3.7
Law
Class Rank: Top 20%
Honors:
Book Award for Legislation and Regulation (highest grade in the class)
Experience:
The Children’s
Campaign
September 2014-May2015
Public
Policy Apprentice
·
Researched
juvenile justice issues and explained state of current law.
·
Met
with stakeholders to determine issues that needed to be addressed.
·
Led
legislative drafting team that wrote model juvenile expungement legislation.
·
Talked
with the press and lobbyists about the bill and how it would function.
·
Took
notes on committee hearings and gave public testimony.
·
Used
lobby tools to track legislation.
Executive Office
of the Governor
Spring 2014
Office of Budget
and Policy
Policy
Analyst
·
Went
to committee meetings to record comment on bill progress.
·
Tracked
progress of legislation. Offered draft proposals for amendments to make them
acceptable to the office.
·
Wrote
Legislative Bill Analysis for Executive Office.
·
Answered
emails and letters from constituents concerning local bill process.
US Department of
Justice
Summer 2012
Tampa US
Attorney’s Office Criminal Division
Legal
Intern
·
Completed
legal research projects on unfamiliar topics. Needed to quickly learn and understand
the background rules and then apply it to the facts of the case.
·
Wrote
memorandum, sentencing recommendations, and answers to motions.
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