1. IVETTA AVANESOV
5355 White Oak Ave Unit A, Encino, CA 91316 (818) 398-4446 avanesovivetta@gmail.com
BAR ADMISSION
California State Bar (admitted June 2014)
EDUCATION
Arizona Summit Law School, Phoenix, AZ
Juris Doctor, May 2013
GPA: 3.02
Honors: CALI Award for Excellence: Torts; Civil Procedure; Pretrial Practice; Family
Law
Activities: Marshall-Brennan Fellowship, (2 semesters)
Student Speaker at Lawyers in the Healing Process Conference, 2012
Delta Theta Phi
Antioch University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing with distinction in Fiction and Writing for Young People
expected, December 2015
Activities: Assistant Editor and Copywriter of Lunch Ticket Literary Journal
University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
Bachelor of Arts, with distinction in Political Science and Journalism, June 2010
GPA: 3.33
Honors: Dean’s List (Spring 2010)
Activities: Model United Nations, Top Candidate Award; Secretary (2 semesters)
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Law Offices of Anthony Radogna, Pomona, CA.
Attorney (Under Contract), June 2014 - Present.
Contract-based attorney for a general practice law office. Tasks include document review,
preparing pleadings, briefs, requesting and responding to written discovery, drafting
interrogatories, depositions, corresponding with clients and opposing counsel, appearing at
arraignments and hearings, and working through arbitration. Cases worked on include business
litigation, criminal, and personal injury. Prior to contract-based attorney work, provided legal
assistance to the firm as a law clerk from October 2013-May2014.
Dyer & Ferris, LLC., Phoenix, AZ.
Law Clerk Extern, June 2012 - May 2013.
Law clerk for an estate litigation firm. Conducted legal research on procedural and substantive
law, worked on document review, provided formally drafted memorandums, helped prepare
attorneys for litigation, and joined attorneys at depositions and hearings.
2. Probate Lawyers Assistance Project, Phoenix, AZ.
Law Clerk Extern, August 2012 - May2013.
Law clerk for a volunteer lawyers program for community legal services. Contacted individuals
who sought free legal advice, gathered facts on each individual’s matter to prepare attorney for
meetings, prepared intake forms for volunteer attorneys, reviewed documents, and assisted
volunteer attorneys with consulting individuals.
Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Cohen, Woodland Hills, CA.
Summer Extern, May 2012 - August 2011.
Legal research assistant for a probate litigation firm. Assisted attorney with preparation for
litigation by researching property disputes and drafting memorandums, and reviewed court
documents before submission.
Law Offices of Alice A. Salvo, Woodland Hills, CA.
Summer Extern, June 2011 - August 2011.
Law clerk for an estate-planning firm. Assisted attorney with research, as well as drafting court
documents.
The Honorable Stephen G. Larson, Federal District Court, Riverside, CA.
Judicial Intern, March 2009 - June 2009.
Created trial preparation binders, communicated with parties in cases regarding deadlines,
reviewed and processed motions and complaints, and assisted law clerks in legal research.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Tarzana, CA.
Costumer Service Sales Associate, April 2007 - July 2010.
Processed common banking transactions, including setting up private and business accounts and
loans, met quarterly sales goals, provided award-winning customer service, and trained
approximately twenty employees.
SKILLS
Expert with Westlaw and LexisNexis. Exceptional writing skills. Proficient with computer
programs and software, including, but not limited to, kCura Relativity, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
and WordPerfect. Fluent in Russian.