1. Ms. Holly Hobart
hollyshino@yahoo.com
Current Address (Valid until August 2016): Permanent Address:
Via San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, 4 678B Old Barn Rd.
Turin, Piedmont, 10152 ITALY Barrington, IL 60010 USA
+39 327 825 1995 +001 646 797 0583
EDUCATION
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute), Turin, Italy
Master of Laws, Expected July 2016
Focus: International Law, International Courts & Tribunals, International Humanitarian Law & Procedure
CUNY Law School (City University of New York School of Law), Flushing, NY
Juris Doctor, May 2009
Honors: Dean’s Scholar (Merit-based scholarship), 2009 NYS Bar Law Student Achievement Award
Activities: CUNY Law Review, Criminal Law Teaching Assistant, OUTLaws
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies, May 2000 – Distinction in the major
Thesis: Japanese Women in Politics: Instituting Change to Keep Things the Same
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
US Fulbright Grant Recipient, Istanbul, Turkey 9/04 – 5/05
September 2005: Turkish Women in Civil Society & the Significance of KA.DER
Population Council, New York, NY 1/03 – 8/04
Staff Assistant II: Administered 60 international, reproductive health projects funded by a 5-year, $50 million
USAID grant. Ensured compliance with US federal regulations regarding award money expenditures.
Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan 9/98 – 8/99
One-year, university-level program. Classes conducted in English & Japanese
Illerzell Gymnasium, Illertal, Germany 9/95 – 6/96
One-year, foreign exchange program. Classes conducted exclusively in German
CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERIENCE
Nassau County Legal Aid Society, Hempstead, NY 1/10 – 6/13
Staff Attorney: Provided comprehensive legal representation to hundreds of indigent clients arrested for crimes,
including arraignment, investigation and discovery, plea bargaining, motion practice, pre-trial hearings, and
trials. Educated clients, judges, and other attorneys of collateral consequences of criminal convictions.
INTERNSHIPS
Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY 9/08 – 3/09
Investigation, theory development, cross-examination prep and legal research for a twelve-count felony trial.
Office of the Appellate Defender, New York, NY 5/08 – 8/08
Researched, wrote and filed a direct appeal brief and argued the case before the 1st
Dep’t Appellate Division.

2. JUDICIAL & POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Chief United States Magistrate Judge Ronald Ellis, S.D.N.Y, New York, NY 9/07 – 12/07
Legal Intern: Analyzed extensive court submissions, testimony and case law to provide reports and
recommendations for habeas corpus petitions.
Office of US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York, NY 9/05 – 6/06
Intern: Conducted constituent casework on healthcare issues. Represented the Senator’s Office at legislative
events.
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Rapaport Brothers, P.C., New York, NY 10/13 – 11/15
Associate Attorney: Negotiated contracts & leases for clients in fast-paced, dynamic residential and
commercial real estate transactions. Counseled clients on all facets of estate planning including wills, trusts,
health care proxies, powers of attorney.
LICENSE/BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Connecticut Bar, Admitted to practice law, January 2010
New York State Bar, Admitted to practice law, March 2010
New York City Bar Association, Corrections Committee Member 9/08 – 3/10
LANGUAGES
English – Mother Tongue
German – Advanced level speaking/understanding, reading, writing
Japanese – Proficient level speaking/understanding
Turkish – Basic level speaking/understanding
Italian – Basic level speaking/understanding
REFERENCES
Mr. Nobuo Hayashi - nhayashi@outlook.com
Senior Legal Advisor, International Law and Policy Research Institute; Visiting Lecturer, UNICRI
Mr. Chris Fabricant – cfabricant@innocenceproject.org
Director of Strategic Litigation, The Innocence Project; Former Defense Attorney, Bronx Defenders
Ruth Weinstein, Esq. – rweinstein@rbattorneys.com
Partner, Rapaport Brothers, P.C.
** I consent to this CV (submitted April 2016) being kept on file for future openings **