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Michael W. Leach, M.S., J.D. 5821 La Vista Ct., Dallas, TX 75206 ● [email protected] ● Cell: (917) 498-0382
Experience: May 2007-Present STORM LLP, Dallas, TX Licensed Texas and New York Attorney -Handle litigation matters -Handle prosecution matters -Admitted to the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas -Member, Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Assocation May 2006-Aug. 2006 Mexican Foreign Ministry (Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores), Mexico City, Mexico Summer Litigation Intern -Drafted memoranda on international criminal law to assist the litigation department with the 54 cases of Mexican nationals on death row in the United States -Analyzed U.S. case law and translated case briefs to Spanish to assist in the litigation process -Organized and presented U.S. Supreme Court case analysis to litigation department Sept. 2005-Jan. 2006 Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory, Houston, TX Criminalist II (Part-time while in law school) -Directed DNA case reviews for forensic DNA cases tested in-house and by contract labs -Maintained forensic DNA testing certification by undergoing laboratory training programs Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005 Harris County Medical Examiners Office, Houston, TX Forensic DNA Analyst II -Performed forensic DNA testing on evidence, such as sexual assault and violent crime evidence -Served as expert witness providing testimony to the criminal courts July 2003-May 2004 Identigene, Inc., Houston, TX Forensic DNA Analyst -Performed forensic DNA testing on evidence, such as sexual assault and violent crime evidence -Coordinated all training for DNA analysts May 2000-July 2003 The Office of Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York, New York, NY Criminalist II, Forensic Biology -Served as voluntary crime scene reconstruction team member -Consulted and testified as an expert for the criminal justice community of New York City May 1999-June 2000 Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Senior Research Technician, Developmental Genetics -Performed research in the developmental genetics of the eye lens -Assisted with the drafting of a scientific manuscript June 1997-May 1999 University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT Laboratory Technician II, Biochemistry -Experimented with proteins involved in the biochemistry of blood clotting -Assisted with clinical research on directed research projects
Education: 2005-Present University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX Juris Doctorate -Houston Business and Tax Law Journal -Interscholastic Moot Court Team -Semifinalist, Newhouse Mediation Competition/Quarterfinalist, John Black Moot Court Competition -Intellectual Property Student Organization (IPSO), Head Representative -Patent Bar Eligible 2001-2003 John Jay College of Criminal Justice The City University of New York, New York, NY Master of Science-Forensic Science, thesis on physical chemistry 1993-1997 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Bachelor of Science-Premedicine, Spanish minor -Scholarship recipient/science reporter for Daily Collegian -Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician for campus ambulance service
Skills, Interests, and Volunteerism: -Proficient in written and spoken Spanish -Presenter at numerous seminars on subject of forensic DNA testing -Professional tenor saxophonist in two Houston-based bands -Hospital Emergency Room Volunteer and Spanish Translator, Bellevue Hospital, New York City
Experience: May 2007-Present STORM LLP, Dallas, TX Licensed Texas and New York Attorney -Handle litigation matters -Handle prosecution matters -Admitted to the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas -Member, Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Assocation May 2006-Aug. 2006 Mexican Foreign Ministry (Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores), Mexico City, Mexico Summer Litigation Intern -Drafted memoranda on international criminal law to assist the litigation department with the 54 cases of Mexican nationals on death row in the United States -Analyzed U.S. case law and translated case briefs to Spanish to assist in the litigation process -Organized and presented U.S. Supreme Court case analysis to litigation department Sept. 2005-Jan. 2006 Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory, Houston, TX Criminalist II (Part-time while in law school) -Directed DNA case reviews for forensic DNA cases tested in-house and by contract labs -Maintained forensic DNA testing certification by undergoing laboratory training programs Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005 Harris County Medical Examiners Office, Houston, TX Forensic DNA Analyst II -Performed forensic DNA testing on evidence, such as sexual assault and violent crime evidence -Served as expert witness providing testimony to the criminal courts July 2003-May 2004 Identigene, Inc., Houston, TX Forensic DNA Analyst -Performed forensic DNA testing on evidence, such as sexual assault and violent crime evidence -Coordinated all training for DNA analysts May 2000-July 2003 The Office of Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York, New York, NY Criminalist II, Forensic Biology -Served as voluntary crime scene reconstruction team member -Consulted and testified as an expert for the criminal justice community of New York City May 1999-June 2000 Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Senior Research Technician, Developmental Genetics -Performed research in the developmental genetics of the eye lens -Assisted with the drafting of a scientific manuscript June 1997-May 1999 University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT Laboratory Technician II, Biochemistry -Experimented with proteins involved in the biochemistry of blood clotting -Assisted with clinical research on directed research projects
Education: 2005-Present University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX Juris Doctorate -Houston Business and Tax Law Journal -Interscholastic Moot Court Team -Semifinalist, Newhouse Mediation Competition/Quarterfinalist, John Black Moot Court Competition -Intellectual Property Student Organization (IPSO), Head Representative -Patent Bar Eligible 2001-2003 John Jay College of Criminal Justice The City University of New York, New York, NY Master of Science-Forensic Science, thesis on physical chemistry 1993-1997 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Bachelor of Science-Premedicine, Spanish minor -Scholarship recipient/science reporter for Daily Collegian -Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician for campus ambulance service
Skills, Interests, and Volunteerism: -Proficient in written and spoken Spanish -Presenter at numerous seminars on subject of forensic DNA testing -Professional tenor saxophonist in two Houston-based bands -Hospital Emergency Room Volunteer and Spanish Translator, Bellevue Hospital, New York City
