Lynette Boggs Law & Mediations, P.C., San Antonio, Texas

EDMC Brown Mackie College, San Antonio, 

Texas Adjunct Instructor, December 2012 – December 2014

Taught constitutional law, family law, and police investigations and criminal procedure to students pursuing bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in criminal justice, legal studies and paralegal studies

Judson Independent School District, Live Oak, 

Texas Substitute Teacher, May 2008 – December 2012 

• Worked as a middle school and high school substitute teacher. Taught primarily history, English, advanced mathematics (algebra II, trigonometry and calculus) and science. Fourth Court of Appeals, San Antonio, Texas Judicial Intern to the Honorable Rebecca Simmons, September 2011 – December 2011 
• Drafted memoranda and opinions for civil and criminal cases appealed to the Fourth Court of Appeals
• Conducted research and prepared a report for Justice Simmons in her capacity as Chairman of the Judicial Committee on Information Technology (JCIT). The report was submitted to the Texas Supreme Court in December 2011 and aimed to establish standards and guidelines for the systematic implementation and integration of information technology into the trial and appellate courts throughout the Lone Star state  

Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

Washington, DC Law Clerk, Trial Division, May 2011-August 2011 

• Assisted two attorneys in the criminal trial division, representing low income residents of the District of Columbia charged with felony I crimes 
• Prepared pretrial motions on such issues as expert testimony under Daubert, misjoinder, competence to stand trial, Brady disclosures, and numerous Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment legal questions 
• Assisted with discovery and a wide range of research and case preparation, including jail visits with clients and witnesses
• Received extensive trial advocacy training in direct and cross-examination of witnesses and delivering opening and closing statements 

St. Mary’s University Center for Legal and Social Justice, San Antonio, 

Texas Student Attorney, Civil Justice Clinic, 2010-11 Academic Year

• Provided pro bono legal services to clients in a variety of civil justice matters
• Assisted clients on such diverse issues as family law, social security disability appeals, foreclosures, protective orders for domestic violence, and landlord tenant disputes 
• Successfully argued a Social Security disability appeal before an administrative law judge; argued and won a child custody and support case before a District Court judge; renegotiated a mortgage for a family on the Texas-Mexico border facing foreclosure  

Professor William Piatt, Former Dean and Professor of Law, St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas Research Assistant, 2010-2011 Academic Year 

• Assisted in research for law review articles and other scholarly publications utilizing such resources as Lexis Nexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline 
• Focused research primarily in the areas of Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, and Immigration issues