1. Evan J. Spano
1213 Benicia Street #5 • San Diego, California 92110 • (805)-215-8467 • evanjspano@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
Juris Doctor: expected May 2016
Honors: Law Faculty Outstanding Scholar; top 7% of class
Law Faculty Achievement Scholarship
Phi Delta Phi Member
San Diego International Law Journal (graded on; declined position)
Activities: Health Law Society (HLS); Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD); Lexis/Westlaw Certified
Research Assistant, Professor Dov Fox – Health Law & Bioethics; SBA 2L and 3L Representative
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration, summa cum laude, June 2012
Concentration: Entrepreneurship Minor: Ethnic Studies
Class Rank: 1
Honors: Commencement Speaker (entrepreneurship and industrial technology)
Dean’s List (all quarters except first)
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society member (top 10% of undergraduate class)
Orfalea College of Business Scholastic Achievement Award (given senior year for highest GPA)
National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Golden Key Honor Society
Disability Resource Center Honorarium Scholarship recipient
Orfalea College of Business Leadership Workshop (selected applicant and program graduate)
Activities: Orfalea College of Business “Greenlight Program” for academically talented students
Mascot - “Musty” the Mustang (sophomore year)
Founder/President – Rally Against Diabetes (R.A.D.) – Cal Poly university club
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:
Judicial Extern, Hon. M. James Lorenz, U.S. District Court, Southern District CA January 2015 – May 2015
 Reviewed pleadings, conducted in depth legal research, and drafted court orders.
 Attended court proceedings, and held discussions with clerks and judge.
Law Clerk: Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, San Luis Obispo, California March 2013 – Present
 Quickly promoted from volunteer to paid employee.
 Analyzed and reviewed files, drafted and submitted mediation briefs, complaints, answers, form interrogatories,
special interrogatories, demands, RFPs, RFAs, other discovery and pleadings under attorney supervision.
 Attended mediations, depositions, and client meetings.
 Tracked down and sorted through discovery including medical bills/records, police reports, policy limits .
Legal Assistant & Office Manager: Alton & Allen Inc., San Luis Obispo, California June 2008 – August 2013
Criminal and Family Law, Contracted Public Defender and Private Attorneys
 Promoted from unpaid intern to paid assistant & office manager.
 Drafted and filed motions, discovery requests and other court documents.
 Read, researched, reviewed and verified correspondence, reports and legal documents. Drafted
correspondence, filed and served letters and documents. Organized client conferences and meetings;
scheduled court reporters, expert witnesses and special functions.
 Prepared photographs, videos, charts, graphs and other courtroom visuals.
 Screened, hired, trained, mentored and led incoming interns.
 Reviewed cases, police reports, videos, discovery, discussed with clients and drafted memoranda to attorneys.
 Attended court to gain knowledge of proceedings and assist attorneys.
Legal Intern: Law Offices of Steven L. Saldo, San Luis Obispo, California June – September 2010
Significant Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury
 Read, analyzed and summarized depositions to brief lead counsel; drafted correspondence; watched to learn.
INTERESTS & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
 Clean Slate Clinic San Diego volunteer
 Certified Motorcycle Repair Technician; played hockey for 12 years and raced motocross for 7 years
 Growing Grounds Farm – a nonprofit mental health work through farming organization
 Maxine Lewis Homeless Shelter and Johnson Avenue Church of Christ – volunteered 14 hour overnight shifts