1. Andrew V. Kostro
611 W. Patterson Ave. Apt. 214
Chicago, Illinois 60613
akostro47@gmail.com / kostroa@cooley.edu
(321) 591-6357
EDUCATION Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley LawSchool,Lansing, Michigan
Juris Doctor,expected May 2017
Columbia College Chicago,Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in Entertainment, and Media Management, December 2013
LEGAL Washtenaw County Office of the Public Defender, Ann Arbor, Michigan
EXPERIENCE Student Attorney,May 2016 – December 2016
Advocated for defendants in misdemeanor and felony proceedings
Appeared on the record for pretrial hearings, sentencing hearings, probation violations
and felony probable cause conferences
Conducted in-custody interviews and communicated with clients over the phone
Conducted legal research
Drafted motions and pleadings
Negotiated plea agreements and sentencing guidelines with prosecutor and probation
officers
Communicated with judges in chambers regarding case status
Honorable Rosemarie E. Aquilina
30th Judicial Circuit Court of the State ofMichigan,Lansing, Michigan
Judicial Intern, May 2016 – Present
Review advocate briefs and research caselaw
Prepare Memorandums
Child and Family Charities Juvenile Justice Division,Lansing, Michigan
Ingham Teen Court
Volunteer, May 2016 – Present
Teen Court Peer Jury instructor/moderator
Provide assistance in general program activities (accountability hearings)
OTHER Levy Restaurants for the Chicago Cubs,Chicago, Illinois
EXPERIENCE Concession Manager, April2014 – September 2014
Controlled money, supervised the cash registers
Delegated duties to cashiers and cooks
Ordered food and other items when necessary
Dealt with customer concerns
Cheesies Pub & Grub, Chicago, Illinois
Cook, Cashier, Bar-back, 2013
Created the pizza menu
Trained employees on making pizzas
AFFILIATIONS American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
FOREIGN Bilingual – Fluent in Spanish
LANGUAGES Computer Assisted Legal Research – Thomas Reuters Westlaw
& SKILLS Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
