LINDSAY KEARNS

6088 Orion CT., Golden, CO 80403 C: 720-469-1802 lkearns22@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Experienced Family Law Attorney seeking the opportunity to help a firm expand its client base, and achieve
excellent results for its clients.
SKILLS
Excellent at counseling family law clients.

Excellent negotiator.

Competent and confident litigator.
Experienced at managing client expectations.

Committed to continually developing an understanding of
emerging law.
WORK HISTORY
Associate Attorney, 05/2007 to 05/2012
Beckett & Webber, P.C. Champaign-Urbana IL
Managed a high-volume family law case load from client intake to case completion.

Litigated in ten different counties throughout the State of Illinois.

Assisted clients in negotiating and drafting a wide variety of domestic relations agreements.

Managed all trial preparation to include drafting pleadings, handling discovery, litigating motions, and preparing for
and executing litigation.

Managed clients post-divorce trust, estate and property matters.

Handled secondary legal matters to include civil litigation, small claims, municipal law, traffic law, and estate matters.

Assisted with litigation in United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Law Clerk, 10/2006 to 05/2007
Beckett & Webber, P.C. Tuscola, IL
Conducted legal research for ten attorneys in a variety of different practice areas.

Drafted legal memorandum to direct understanding of relevant law, and application of case facts.

Drafted legal pleadings.

Assisted in the execution of and response to discovery requests.

Assisted in interviewing witnesses and gathering information from clients in preparation for trial.
Law Clerk, 07/2004 to 01/2006
Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. Champaign, IL
Prepared memorandum of explanation to report on new laws for a widely distributed member attorney newsletter.

Conducted legal research, and prepared associated memorandum for managing attorneys on a wide variety of
property issues.

Assisted member attorneys in interpreting laws, rules and regulations.
Legal Intern, 06/2004 to 09/2004
Judge Robert J. Stiegman Champaign, IL
Reviewed Illinois Appellate Briefs and prepared memorandum reporting on argument and cited law.

Conducted legal research to verify the relevance and accuracy of law cited in appellate briefs.

Drafted Illinois Appellate Opinions incorporating the decision of the managing appellate judge.
EDUCATION
J.D.: Cum Laude, 2006
University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana IL
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism, 2000
Illinois State University - Bloomington, IL
AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association

Illinois Bar Association

Colorado Bar Association
CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed in the State of Illinois

Licensed in the State of Colorado

Licensed in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois