Jamie Brinkmeyer
e-mail:
jb4057a@american.edu
3L, JD Full-time Candidate
Florida State University
Class of 2004
Bachelor's in Social Work; Master's Degree in Social Work (2005)
Courses Taken:
Fall 2007
Civil Procedure - R. Vaughn
Contracts - J. May
Torts - S. Carle
Legal Rhetoric - P. Figley
Spring 2008
Constitutional Law - L. Dodd
Criminal Law - C. Jones
Property - E.
Rosser
Women & the Law (elective) - T.
Phelps
Legal Rhetoric - P. Figley
Fall 2008
Business Associations - M. Seigel
Civil Rights and Remedies - M. Gross
Criminal Procedure - C. Jones
Medical Liability and Public Health - S. Pavsner
Spring 2009
Evidence - D. Aaronson
Government Litigation Externship seminar - A. Popper
Legal Ethics - S. Carle
Women, Crime, and the Law - B. Smith
Summer 2009
Intro to Medicine for Lawyers - C. Parver and S. Pavsner
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse - C. Parver
Fall 2009
Criminal Trial Advocacy - Algeo & Woodward
Advanced Topics in Criminal Procedure - Newton
Role of the Federal Prosecutor - Robinson
Domestic Violence Clinic
Activities:
- Criminal Law Society, Past Secretary
- Dean's Fellow, Professor S. Carle
- Dean's Fellow, Professor D. Aaronson
- Equal Justice Foundation, Selection Chair
- Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law
- SBA Finance Committee, past member
- Women in the Law Mentorship Program
- Women’s Law Association, Past President
Jobs:
- Summer 2008: US Attorney, Washington, DC - Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Division
- Spring 2009: Montgomery County State Attorney, District Court Screening Unit
- Summer & Fall 2009: Montgomery County State Attorney, Gang Prosecution Unit
Best Advice about Law School:
You can have fun and still do well! It’s probably not healthy to spend all day every day worrying about law school, so get out of the library and make time to enjoy your surroundings. If you can find a balance of fun and hard work, your law school experience might actually be enjoyable!
