Tara L. Tighe

Archives Technician National Archives and Records Administration

Year: 2010 - 2012

Description: Assisted customers with research and textual record services, including record retrieval and processing of documents as it is necessary.

Legal Intern National Archives and Records Administration – Controlled Unclassified Information Office

Year: 2011 - 2011

Description: • Researched applicable laws and created a registry identifying dissemination and safeguarding controls for sensitive information in the executive branch. Please see www.archives.gov/cui. • Participated in interagency working groups with representatives from federal agencies including the Departments of Justice, Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation, Energy, Commerce, State, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Legal Intern United States Department of State – Embassy Madrid

Year: 2012 - 2012

Description: • Conducted legal research on various issues related to citizenship including current status, eligibility, and grounds for rescission and international family law related to child abduction • Informed Spanish judges about U.S. laws in various family and victim’s assistance matters • Analyzed the Geneva and Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic in preparation for treaty negotiations between Spain and the U.S. • Researched federal laws defining “parent” and “child” in cases of assisted reproductive technologies for U.S. citizens and visa applicants

Intern PKH Enterprises

Year: 2012 - 2013

Description: • Provide support to and collaborate analyzing technology policies, particularly related to privacy protection, with recommendations to improve policies to keep up with changes in technology and law. • Research available technologies for the Department of Homeland Security to automate information privacy protection • Analyze big data usage for personalized learning in public schools

Law Clerk P.K. Hammar Legal, P.C.

Year: 2012 - 2013

Description: • Assist small businesses with civil matters in DC, Maryland, and Virginia • Draft motions including guardianship, mandamus, breach of contract, and personal injury • Conduct client interviews and participate in client intake in matters including breach of contract, wills disputes, guardianship, and computer hacking • Draft interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and responses to discovery requests propounded by the opposing party • Conduct legal research on substantive legal matters including the viability of potential claims • Assist in developing trial strategies and preparing exhibits for trial

Litigation Associate Cohen & Cohen, P.C.

Year: 2013 - 2015

Description: • Associate for plaintiff-focused personal injury firm working on cases including medical malpractice, automobile accidents, slip and falls, and wrongful death in DC, Maryland, and Virginia • Independently manage own case load including negotiating settlements, filing Warrants in Debt and Complaints, preparing clients for trial, participating in mediation, and trying cases • Draft complaints, motions, and oppositions thereto in DC, Maryland, and Virginia • Conduct legal research for interoffice memoranda, court pleadings, motions, and oppositions thereto • Write motions and oppositions such as Summary Judgment and Motions in Limine • Serve and respond to Requests for Admissions, Interrogatories, Requests for Document Production • Conduct own and assist with trial preparation including witness preparation, exhibit preparation, and depositions • Communicate with clients in English and Spanish

Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Member (2014 - Current)

District of Columbia Bar Association Member (2014 - Current)

Maryland State Bar Member (2014 - Current)

Virginia State Bar Member (2013 - Current)

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Member (2013 - Current)